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The cases of five children receiving improper medicine at a county-run clinic for the uninsured is being reviewed to see if the incidents are criminal,..."The matter is being reviewed by our office to determine if the conduct rises to the level of a crime," according to Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan.

..virtual clinic launched by 1-800-Pharmacy and the Independent Pharmacy Cooperative aims to assist pharmacists at independent community pharmacies…benefits include free health care information produced by physicians, around-the-clock video urgent care, and unlimited video consultations with physicians…Community pharmacists can leverage all of these features in their practice,…

...encouraging pharmacists to own their careers. If your store cannot turn a profit, this economy simply cannot sustain a loss-leader of that magnitude… what should pharmacists do? Here are few thoughts,…1. Be valuable 2. Be vocal 3. Be versatile...the "product-focused" model of the past is slowly dying, the "patient-focused" model of the future is developing before our eyes.

..the biotech sector is volatile, with the fortunes of a stock rising and falling on the latest test and drug trials results. Some have done particularly poorly. losing nearly all their value in the first half of the year. Here are the ten worst.

1. Celladon Corp. (CLDN)
2. Avalanche Biotechnologies (AAVL)
3. Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AERI)
4. AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACRX)
5. Pernix Therapeutics Holdings (PTX)
6. Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INFI)
7. Versartis (VSAR)
8. Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (RGLS)
9. XenoPort, Inc. (XNPT)
10. Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN)

U.S. government will pay $1.3 million to the family of a baby who died at a Hawaii military hospital (Tripler Army Medical Center), according to a settlement announced Monday in a medical malpractice lawsuit.

Anne Burns RPh Vice President of Professional Affairs at the American Pharmacists Association talks how the pharmacist's role has evolved.

Affordable Care Act continues to drive changes in...providers' strategies for treating and managing chronic conditions....shifts to value-based payments...focus on preventive care and early detection for those chronic conditions... providers now...address sociodemographic factors such as food and housing access, tobacco use and substance abuse, and transportation access to manage population health..

five children received improper immunization shots from a clinic in New Jersey,..two children who were injected with expired vaccines; one child who received the flu mist dose but was under the recommended age; one boy who received the Gardasil injection; and one child who received a vaccine that officials have not yet determined…

Pharmacists must remember that patient lives are at stake, and resolving and reporting mistakes takes an incredible amount of time. So, regaining focus is not optional; it’s an obligation!

Step 1: Take a walk.

Step 2: Strike up interesting conversations with customers.

Step 3: Use a different part of your brain.

Step 4: Eat a healthy snack and drink a lot of water.

Step 5: Turn up the music.

..biotech sector has been one of the best performing sectors this year. While the Nasdaq Composite rose 5.3% for the first six months of the year, the Nasdaq Biotech Index rose a whopping 21.6% as of June 30. In comparison the S&P 500 Index barely eked out a positive return for the first two quarters

1. Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SGYP)
2. Retrophin, Inc. (RTRX)
3. Horizon Pharma plc (HZNP)
4. Exelixis Inc. (EXEL)
5. Prothena Corporation plc (PRTA)
6. Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ANAC)
7. ImmunoGen, Inc. (IMGN)
8. Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (HALO)
9. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (RARE)
10. Kythera Biopharmaceuticals (KYTH)