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Daily Edition: Jan 16, 2018
Drugs & Diseases
CEO Blog: Influenza widespread in most states
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
CDC officials reported Friday that influenza is widespread across the continental United States. The H3N2 subtype appears to be the most predominant...
CDC officials reported Friday that influenza is widespread across the continental United States. The H3N2 subtype appears to be the most predominant strain, said Daniel Jernigan, MD, director of CDC's influenza division. "Flu is everywhere in the U.S. right now," Jernigan said during a conference call with reporters.
CEO Blog: Problematic stoppers replaced for BD syringes used to store compounded or repackaged drugs
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
Becton-Dickinson (BD) reported to FDA that it has replaced the rubber stopper material associated with a loss of drug potency in its general use...
Becton-Dickinson (BD) reported to FDA that it has replaced the rubber stopper material associated with a loss of drug potency in its general use syringes with a rubber stopper it previously used in the syringes.
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
FDA expanded on January 12 the approved use of olaparib (Lynparza—AstraZeneca) tablets to include the treatment of patients with certain types of...
FDA expanded on January 12 the approved use of olaparib (Lynparza—AstraZeneca) tablets to include the treatment of patients with certain types of breast cancer that have spread and whose tumors have a specific inherited genetic mutation.
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
HIV patients who suspend daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) in order to participate in clinical trials will inevitably experience viral load rebound...
HIV patients who suspend daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) in order to participate in clinical trials will inevitably experience viral load rebound and expansion of the HIV reservoir, but NIH researchers say the effects are only temporary.
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
Antifibrinolytics can prevent death from severe bleeding, but new evidence from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine shows the...
Antifibrinolytics can prevent death from severe bleeding, but new evidence from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine shows the agents are less effective if they are not administered at once.
Practice & Trends
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
Medication synchronization programs improve patients' adherence to cardiovascular medications, according to a study published in Health Affairs. The...
Medication synchronization programs improve patients' adherence to cardiovascular medications, according to a study published in <i>Health Affairs</i>. The researchers examined synchronized programs offered by two regional pharmacies, Thrifty White Pharmacy in the Midwest and Publix Super Markets in the Southeast.
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
CVS Health reports that beginning in April, it will stop "materially" altering the beauty imagery in its marketing materials that appear in its...
CVS Health reports that beginning in April, it will stop "materially" altering the beauty imagery in its marketing materials that appear in its stores and on its websites and social media channels. CVS is also asking brand partners—including Revlon, L'Oréal, and Johnson & Johnson—to join the effort.
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
A shortage of small-volume parenteral (SVP) solutions is having a significant impact on daily operations and patient care in most hospitals...
A shortage of small-volume parenteral (SVP) solutions is having a significant impact on daily operations and patient care in most hospitals nationwide, according to a survey released by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Laws, Regs & Rulings
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
A bill that would allow birth control to be dispensed by pharmacists without a prescription will reduce unintended pregnancies and health care costs...
A bill that would allow birth control to be dispensed by pharmacists without a prescription will reduce unintended pregnancies and health care costs, according to a range of speakers at a New Hampshire State House public hearing.
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
A letter signed by more than 115 health care organizations, including APhA, backs pharmacy provisions in CMS's proposed Medicare Part D rule....
A <a href="http://www.ncpa.co/pdf/part-d-rule-dir-stakeholder-letter.pdf" target="_blank">letter</a> signed by more than 115 health care organizations, including APhA, backs pharmacy provisions in CMS's proposed Medicare Part D rule.
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled that the Cherokee Nation cannot sue pharmacies and distributors of opioid analgesics in its own tribal court. The...
A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled that the Cherokee Nation cannot sue pharmacies and distributors of opioid analgesics in its own tribal court. The decision stalled the first attempt by a Native American tribe to recover damages for the widespread harm resulting from prescription drugs.
January 16, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 09:00
At least 39 states are now insisting that health professionals use their prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to analyze each patient’s...
At least 39 states are now insisting that health professionals use their prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to analyze each patient’s prescription drug use before writing another prescription for highly addictive drugs. In Missouri, the only state without a monitoring program, St.
