Copyright 2010 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/pharmacy/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xpBhttp://mnt.to/f/3xpBGovernments are under increasing pressure to provide access to expensive new drugs. Canadian patients who want access to drugs that are not publicly insured are seeking to pay for these drugs within public hospitals, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) This analysis by Colleen M...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xmWhttp://mnt.to/f/3xmWAPCER Pharma announced that LPC Pharma Group is outsourcing its http://www.pharmacovigilance/drug safety operations to APCER. APCER is a leading global provider of comprehensive drug safety, regulatory services and risk management programs for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and consumer products companies...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xmJhttp://mnt.to/f/3xmJTeva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced that several of its subsidiaries in the United States reached a settlement in principle to resolve claims brought by Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, Inc. on behalf of the United States, Texas, Florida, and California under federal and state False Claims Acts...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xjRhttp://mnt.to/f/3xjRThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is calling on the Government to take seriously the impact on patient safety because of a shortage of hospital pharmacists. Inaction is no longer acceptable to our profession or the patients they care for in hospitals...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xfYhttp://mnt.to/f/3xfYResearch presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine's 26th Annual Meeting provides early published data analyzing information gathered from California's prescription monitoring program, known as the Controlled Substances Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES)...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xfwhttp://mnt.to/f/3xfwWendy Harris, Deputy Registrar and Director of Regulation at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB), will be leaving in mid-March to take up a new position as Transitional Director of Policy at the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator (OHPA)...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xd4http://mnt.to/f/3xd4AMA Vice President, Dr Steve Hambleton, said today that calls by the self-medication industry for pharmacists to treat so-called 'minor ailments' such as coughs, colds, sore throats and back pain instead of doctors could put people with these ailments at risk of more serious health problems. Dr Hambleton said that minor ailments are not always minor...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xdvhttp://mnt.to/f/3xdvCardinal Health announced enhancements to its broad suite of managed care services, which provide the industry's most comprehensive array of tools to help pharmacies improve prescription reimbursements. Nearly 3,000 independent pharmacies participate in Cardinal Health's managed care network, making it one of the largest in the industry...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x9Qhttp://mnt.to/f/3x9QDrug information published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is now available for use by health professionals in Haiti at no charge, as part of an arrangement with the National Library of Medicine. The Society's AHFS Drug Information is included in medical reference materials available for free through the NLM's Emergency Access Initiative (EAI)...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x9bhttp://mnt.to/f/3x9bThe Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Ohio's seven Medicaid managed care plans this month will make changes in the prescription drug plans that cover about 1.5 million people, although many of those beneficiaries will not face increased costs. The changes are expected to save the state about $243 million...Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x7Vhttp://mnt.to/f/3x7VThe unified voice of almost 4,000 pharmacists has given the Society a powerful mandate for action when they gave their views in a survey on dispensing medicines to patients in original packs...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x7Whttp://mnt.to/f/3x7WThe first partnership agreement between the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Harper Adams University College has been signed to provide pharmacy graduates with specialist courses in veterinary pharmacy and to enable their continuing professional development...Veterinary Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x7Xhttp://mnt.to/f/3x7XLast Monday the House of Lords approved the draft Pharmacy Order following the approval from both the Scottish Parliament last year and the House of Commons in January. Jeremy Holmes, Chief Executive of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said: "I am delighted that we have taken this significant step forward on the road to creating a professional leadership body for pharmacy...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x6Nhttp://mnt.to/f/3x6NThe Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, T.D., said she was pleased that the drugs companies who are members of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association have responded to her request, on behalf of the Government, to reduce costs this year by a substantial amount...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x5whttp://mnt.to/f/3x5w "State and local efforts to thwart methamphetamine production by further limiting consumer access to a popular decongestant are pitting law enforcement against pharmacists and patients," USA Today reports...Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x3xhttp://mnt.to/f/3x3xOn January 26, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a key draft guidance document, Guidance for Industry Assessment of Abuse Potential of Drugs. When finalized, this guidance will represent the FDA's current position on the abuse potential of drugs...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x2Khttp://mnt.to/f/3x2KTo further protect the safety of patients taking individually prepared medications, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has developed new and revised quality guidelines for pharmacists who compound - or individually prepare - these life-saving drugs...Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wZ9http://mnt.to/f/3wZ9The future direction of pharmacy education will be the hot topic at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's annual education-themed conference on Wednesday March 24 at the University of Reading...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wZbhttp://mnt.to/f/3wZbThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain is delighted to announce the appointment of Nina Barnett who will take up a one year secondment working on projects within the Professional Development and Support team, in a consultancy role. This will be an important part of the Society's move towards becoming a dedicated professional leadership body...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wYqhttp://mnt.to/f/3wYqThe Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has joined the ACT Division of General Practice ( ACTDGP), the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Pharmacy Guild in opposing the establishment of stand alone nurse practitioners working from pharmacies in the ACT...Nursing / Midwifery Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wTkhttp://mnt.to/f/3wTk"Health care stocks lagged the broader market's recovery in 2009," Forbes reports. "The possibility of a public option or any other legislation that might squeeze corporate profits 'scared the dickens out of people' in 2009, says Peter Tuz, president of money manager Chase Investment Counsel...Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wPLhttp://mnt.to/f/3wPL A team of pediatricians writing in a leading journal this week suggest that a condition not seen for a long time in the US, toilet seat dermatitis, where skin irritations develop on the buttocks and posterior thighs from contact with toilet seats, could be making a comeback...Dermatology Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wP9http://mnt.to/f/3wP9Members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have now elected representatives to the national Pharmacy Boards for England, Scotland and Wales. The ballot was the highest turnout for Board elections in recent years, with 21% of members voting for their national candidates...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wPdhttp://mnt.to/f/3wPdHalf of GPs believe the UK's libel laws are stifling debate about drug safety, according to a Pulse survey. Asked if libel laws were 'restricting open discussion of the potential risks of drug treatment', 48% of GPs polled agreed and just 12% disagreed. The rest were undecided. The survey, of almost 600 GPs, was conducted on Pulse's website - http://wwww.pulsetoday.co...Primary Care / General Practice Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wNYhttp://mnt.to/f/3wNYThe Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) and Dymaxium Healthcare Innovations, Ltd. have launched the AMCP eDossier System Pilot Program (see http://www.amcp.edossiers.com). This powerful electronic dossier system promises to revolutionize the way health care decision makers (HCDMs) access and evaluate information needed to make evidence-based formulary decisions...Pharmacy / Pharmacist