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Schnucks adds EyeSite kiosks to pharmacies
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Schnucks Markets plans to get customers into its pharmacy departments with the addition of EyeSite
vision-screening kiosks. Thirty kiosks were recently added to its grocery stores in the St. Louis
area. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - November 4, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rx copay cards: There's an easier wayEmail this article to a colleague.
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Instead of giving out cards that reduce the copay of a prescription, why not just decrease the price
per bottle of medication? (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - November 3, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Healthcare Reform: Drug Topics readers speak outEmail this article to a colleague.
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With the subject of healthcare reform on the front burner in Washington and across the country, Drug
Topics invited members of its Frontline editorial advisory board to share their thoughts. A selection of their
responses is presented here. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - November 3, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Drug prices can't depend on who's buyingEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the prescription drug market, discriminatory pricing is common for independent community pharmacies
and their patients. This fall, a Federal District Court in New York will consider a critical case: Drug Mart
Pharmacy Corp. et a. v. American Home Products Corp. et al. The outcome of the case may determine whether
discriminatory pricing techniques are illegal. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - November 3, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Minority students explore pharmacy careersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Express Scripts Inc., and The St. Louis College of Pharmacy are giving 35 high
school students their first look at pharmacy careers in the BESt Summer Pharmacy Institute program. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - November 3, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Walgreens buys South Dakota pharmacyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Graham Pharmacy in South Dakota was acquired recently by Walgreens, which will absorb Graham's staff
and patient records. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 14, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Supply of heparin further securedEmail this article to a colleague.
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A second round of revised quality standards for heparin became effective recently, the U.S.
Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention has announced. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 9, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Biogeneric drugs and brands: The future market shareEmail this article to a colleague.
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When manufacture of biogenerics is a legal reality, brand manufacturers will still retain a strong
market share for several years. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 8, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mefloquine has a three-week half-lifeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The FDA recently alerted pharmacists to medication error reports about mefloquine (Lariam)
prescriptions calling for 250 mg daily rather than the recommended dose of 250 mg weekly for malaria
prophylaxis. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Financial planning for pharmacistsEmail this article to a colleague.
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requires a basic understanding of types of financial professionals,
fee structures, and values. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA issues guidance on REMSEmail this article to a colleague.
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The FDA has announced the availability of the first draft guidance for industry on Risk Evaluation and
Mitigation Strategies. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mefloquine medication errors elicit FDA advisoryEmail this article to a colleague.
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The FDA recently alerted pharmacists to medication error reports about mefloquine (Lariam)
prescriptions calling for 250 mg daily rather than the recommended dose of 250 mg weekly for malaria
prophylaxis. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Health system pharm tech roles expandEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hospitals and health systems have taken the lead in expanding the role of pharmacy technicians.
"The better educated techs are, the more they can support pharmacists," says Mary Mohr, RPh, MS, of
Clarian Health. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
West Virginia charity pharmacy expandsEmail this article to a colleague.
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With a mail-order pharmacy license granted by the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy, West Virginia Rx
becomes the largest charity pharmacy in the nation. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Superstars of community pharmacyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Each year, pharmacists who offer special services are recognized by their peers and wholesalers
through nominations for Drug Topics' annual Top Independent Pharmacists awards in categories pertaining to service,
competition, crisis response, and merchandising/promotion. This year's awards honor pharmacists in Washington
State, North Carolina, Illinois, and New York. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Letters: September 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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Pharmacists speak out about radio broadcasts, name-calling, generics, and chronic pain (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Independent pharmacies: Good partners for vendors and wholesalersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The CEO and COO of American Associated Pharmacies, the product of the merger between Associated
Pharmacies and United Drugs, talk about the new pharmacy cooperative and the future of community
pharmacies. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA-mandated REMS now in force in pharmaceutical industryEmail this article to a colleague.
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The FDA can require risk evaluation and mitigation strategies for certain prescription drugs and
biological products, to ensure that the benefits of such products outweigh the risks. The effect of REMS ripples
down through the supply chain to affect how pharmacies dispense medication. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pharmacists vital to specialty-drug infusion centersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pharmacy should be part of any team evaluating an outpatient center. Effective communication between
physicians, hospital administrators, pharmacists, and nursing staff is crucial to whether the infusion center will
succeed. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Business Roundtable's Partnership for Disaster Response releases survey resultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Business Roundtable?s Partnership for Disaster Response today released the findings of its 2009 Flu
Season Survey, which provides insights on how companies are preparing for H1N1 Influenza. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 7, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CVS celebrates opening of 7,000th storeEmail this article to a colleague.
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CVS recently celebrated the grand opening of its 7,000th store in Little Canada, Minn. Continue
reading for the full story. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 4, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Walgreens opens 7,000th store in Brooklyn, New YorkEmail this article to a colleague.
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On October 1, the 7,000th Walgreens store opened in Brooklyn, N.Y., amid festivities that included
free health screenings and speeches from Walgreens CEO Greg Wasson and Borough President Marty
Golden. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - October 1, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Maryland pharmacists receive H1N1 training opportunityEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the most accessible members of the healthcare team, pharmacists in Maryland are being offered an
opportunity to train in preparation for a predicted H1N1 flu pandemic. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 30, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Md. Pharmacists get chance for H1N1 trainingEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the most accessible members of the health care team, Pharmacists in Maryland are being offered an
opportunity to get training in preparation for a predicted H1N1 flu pandemic. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 30, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pharmacy groups file lawsuits over Medicaid cutsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pharmacy groups have filed three lawsuits that argue that California, New York, and Washington have
not met their legal requirements to assure Medicaid patients receive access and quality care at least equal to
patients in the general public. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 30, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CVS and Microsoft expand partnershipEmail this article to a colleague.
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CVS and Microsoft announced recently that it is expanding a partnership to allow for customers to
download their prescription histories. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 30, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche addressed Tamiflu dosing discrepanciesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Roche Laboratories recently released a statement to healthcare professionals regarding Tamiflu
(oseltamivir phosphate) recommendations. Specifically, the company said there have been cases where the units of
measure in the instructions on the prescription label have not matched the units of dosing devices. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 29, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Walgreens announces 90-day prescription initiativeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Walgreens recently launched an initiative for 90-day prescriptions that promotes delivery of
maintenance and chronic care medication through its national network of more than 7,000 pharmacies and employer
worksite centers. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 29, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
NCPA urges IRS to act on FSA rulesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is urging the IRS to quickly act on flexible
spending account (FSA) regulations that are disrupting pharmacies? FSA debit card transactions. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 28, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Wedgewood Pharmacy CEO receives award from Philadelphia College of PharmacyEmail this article to a colleague.
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George J. Malmberg, RPh, FACA, FACVP, the pharmacist president and chief executive officer of
Wedgewood Pharmacy was the 55th recipient of the Annual Alumni Award from the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 27, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cardinal Health expands services for hospital pharmaciesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cardinal Health is hoping that its newly expanded services offered to hospital pharmacies helps
customers to make improvements to their work flow. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 24, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Controversy stirs over mail-order drugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Controversy is in the mix after two mail-order prescription surveys with conflicting results were
released within two days of each other. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 23, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Controversy stirs over mail order drugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Controversy is in the mix after two mail-order prescription surveys with conflicting results were
released within two days of each other. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 23, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Healthcare groups ask Congress to block cutsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A coalition of healthcare industry groups has sent a letter to the bipartisan leadership in Congress
seeking to delay pending Medicaid cuts. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 21, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
NCPA: Wal-Mart order program won't benefit patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new, nationwide WAL-MART mail order prescription program raises several troubling issues that could
negatively affect patients. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 20, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Joint Commission targets safety failuresEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Joint Commission is targeting patient safety failures with a new program that will directly affect
pharmacy operations. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 17, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
J.D. Power and Associates releases pharmacy studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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While pharmacy customers with prescription drug coverage are more satisfied with their pharmacy
experience, customers with public-private plans are just as satisfied as those with wholly private insurance,
according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 National Pharmacy Study released today. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 16, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
BREAKING NEWS: J.D. Power and Associates releases pharmacy studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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While pharmacy customers with prescription drug coverage are more satisfied with their pharmacy
experience, customers with public-private plans are just as satisfied as those with wholly private insurance,
according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 National Pharmacy Study released today. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 16, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pharm tech sues employerEmail this article to a colleague.
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A New Jersey pharmacy technician who claims to have been traumatized after a "masked
gunman" burst into her store is suing her employers. Find out why, keep reading. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 14, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
University of Buffalo pharmacy breaks groundEmail this article to a colleague.
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he University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences held a ceremonial
groundbreaking recently for pharmacy school's move back into the City of Buffalo. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 11, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
University of Buffalo pharmacy school breaks ground for new buildingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The SUNY Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences held a ceremonial groundbreaking
recently for a new building that will bring the school back into the city of Buffalo. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 10, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ohio community pharmacists say mail-order policies hurtEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some school districts in Ohio are creating policies that force employees to get prescriptions from
mail order programs ? a move pharmacists say is costing them business. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 10, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Two Missouri universities combine to offer pharmacy doctorate programEmail this article to a colleague.
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The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and Missouri State University (MSU) in Springfield, Mo.,
have entered into an agreement that will allow students on the Springfield campus to earn a doctor of pharmacy
degree from UMKC. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 9, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pro-life pharmacists win preliminary injunctionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two Illinois pharmacy owners have gained a temporary victory in their effort to conduct their practice
according to their pro-life opinions. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 9, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ohio community pharmacists say mail order policies hurtEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some school districts in Ohio are creating policies that force employees to get prescriptions from
mail order programs ? a move pharmacists say is costing them business. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 9, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
University of Missouri-Kansas to offer pharmacy doctorate programEmail this article to a colleague.
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The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and Missouri State University (MSU) in Springfield, Mo.,
have entered into an agreement that will allow students on the Springfield campus to earn a doctor of pharmacy
degree from UMKC. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 9, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA advisory committee recommends CervarixEmail this article to a colleague.
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GlaxoSmithKline has announced that the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory
Committee voted that clinical data support both the efficacy and safety of Cervarix, the company's candidate
cervical cancer vaccine. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 8, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Hospital drug costs keep going upEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hospital drug costs will increase by up to 3 percent this year, but spending on anti-infective agents
is nearly triple the overall increase. Hospitals with high infection rates should prepare for higher drug
budgets. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 3, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Walgreens releases specialty pharmacy reportEmail this article to a colleague.
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Walgreens recently announced the release of its Specialty Pharmacy State of the Industry report. Keep
reading to find out more. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 3, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
September 26 rollback of wholesale drug prices approaching fastEmail this article to a colleague.
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With the settlement of the class-action lawsuit brought against First DataBank and McKesson by
third-party payors accusing the companies of conspiring to inflate average wholesale prices (AWP) of hundreds of
drugs, AWP values will roll back from 1.25 to 1.20 times the drugs' wholesale acquisition cost (WAC). (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - September 3, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
