- Verde Technologies debuts Rx disposal system (drugstorenews.com)
Verde Technologies....is debuting its Deterra Drug Deactivation System, a self-contained pouch used to dispose of prescription medications....deactivate unwanted and unneeded opioids, antibiotics, transdermal patches and other prescription drugs, rendering them ineffective for misuse and safe for the environment,...
- IACP Files Formal Comments on Proposed FDA Memorandum of Understanding (iacprx.org)
International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists has raised serious concerns about patient access to vital medications..."FDA’s draft guidance overreaches far beyond the intentions of Congress and contradicts the clear language of the DQSA and previous federal legislation....it will hinder patient access to compounded medications, limit patient choice of their pharmacist, and disrupt the essential physician-patient-pharmacist triad relationship,"
- ASHP survey: Hospital pharmacists taking greater role in patient care (drugtopics.modernmedicine.com)ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: Dispensing and administration—2014 (ajhp.org)
Hospital pharmacists are taking a greater role in patient care, performing more medication-related patient transition-of-care interventions, 24/7 medication order review, and medication counseling, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists survey…
- NCPA cites real-world examples of generic pricing pain (drugstorenews.com)
National Community Pharmacists Association is ramping up its support of the MAC Transparency Act with real-world examples of how independents are suffering from below-cost generic drug reimbursements…"Independent community pharmacies should not be consistently underpaid for the products and services they offer,"..
- Sales edge up in 2Q at Shoppers Drug Mart (chaindrugreview.com)
Shoppers Drug Mart saw revenue and same-store sales climb in the fiscal 2015 second quarter...sales totaled $2.689 billion, up 3.1% from $2.476 billion a year earlier. In the front end, sales rose 3.2% to $1.415 billion. Pharmacy sales edged up 2.9% to $1.274 billion.
- The Pharmacies of the Future (pharmacytimes.com)
Daniel Kraft, MD, chair of medicine at Singularity University....discusses the pharmacies of the future.(video)
- New Spark Health app links pharmacist to patient (drugstorenews.com)
Creative Pharmacist…unveiled the new Spark Health app, which provides community pharmacists weekly updates from their patients regarding lifestyle modifications and potential side effects of medications, among other notifications. . pharmacists can assist patients living with chronic disease by providing the information, encouragement and accountability it takes to achieve their health goals,..