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 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3zcXhttp://mnt.to/f/3zcXPeople with chronic illness often struggle to manage several prescribed drugs at a time. It's overwhelming when the vials, bottles and inhalers bulge from your medicine cabinet and you're confused about which drug is which, or when to take what. More medications seem to come with the territory as people get older...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3z9Whttp://mnt.to/f/3z9W ABC News: "A four month 'Nightline' investigation into Medicare fraud makes one thing perfectly clear: this is a crime that pays and pays and pays. The federal government admits that a staggering $60 billion is stolen from tax payers through Medicare scams every year. Some experts believe the number is more than twice that...Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3z8Bhttp://mnt.to/f/3z8BTeva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq:TEVA) announced today that the parties to the patent litigation regarding Barr's U.S. generic version of Schering's Temodar® have entered into an agreement pending resolution of Schering's appeal to the Federal Circuit of the U.S. District Court's decision holding the '291 Patent unenforceable...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3z85http://mnt.to/f/3z85The Royal Pharmaceutical Society responded to the Department of Health's consultation on the draft regulations under the Health Act 2009: Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNAs). The draft Health Bill proposes that the Primary Care Trusts develop and publish Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNAs)...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3z8phttp://mnt.to/f/3z8pAs drug makers around the world continue to navigate the complex and ever-changing landscape referred to as the New Health , many companies are flocking to Asia-Pacific for better access to patients, improved operational efficiencies and increasingly, pharmaceutical innovation. In a new report released today, Ferzaan Engineer, Ph.D...Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3z4mhttp://mnt.to/f/3z4mThe American Pharmacists Association's (APhA) incoming President Harold N. Godwin of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, spoke to APhA2010 Annual Meeting attendees during the second general session. The meeting drew nearly 7,000 attendees from all practice settings to Washington, DC,March 12-15...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yWhhttp://mnt.to/f/3yWhThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Lion Television are working together on a new BBC 2 documentary series called Victorian Pharmacy. Victorian Pharmacy will be a living history series and comes from the makers of Victorian Farm, also shown on BBC 2...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yWjhttp://mnt.to/f/3yWjThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) announced the establishment of the Pharmaceutical Science Expert Advisory Panel to serve as the key advisory resource for the professional body on scientific strategy, leadership, advocacy, assessment and review...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yTLhttp://mnt.to/f/3yTL "Gov. Brian Schweitzer [D-Mont.] said Thursday that he is seeking federal permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for use in state insurance programs," The Associated Press/The New York Times reports...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yQKhttp://mnt.to/f/3yQK Medill Reports: "Unless federal legislation closes the Medicare coverage gap colloquially known as the 'doughnut hole,' seniors may opt for online drug imports to alleviate steep prescription costs. ... 'As seniors start falling into the doughnut hole, they are going online to find deals on prescription drugs, whether they're based in the U.S...Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yPThttp://mnt.to/f/3yPTTerry Burnside, general manager and senior vice president responsible for Medicine Shoppe and Medicap Pharmacy operations, today issued the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed in U.S...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yPyhttp://mnt.to/f/3yPyA package of tough new actions to ensure that NHS patients can get the medicines they need was agreed at a summit to discuss concerns about current difficulties with the supply of medicines, hosted by Health Secretary Andy Burnham and Health Minister Mike O'Brien yesterday...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yM3http://mnt.to/f/3yM3An analysis of comparative effectiveness studies finds that few compare medications with nonpharmacologic interventions, and few examine safety or cost-effectiveness, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yMbhttp://mnt.to/f/3yMbIs it time for all community-based doctors to turn to e-prescribing to cut down on the number of medication errors? According to Rainu Kaushal and colleagues from the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, electronic prescriptions can dramatically reduce prescribing errors up to seven-fold...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yLChttp://mnt.to/f/3yLCThe Government's new hospital funding package is a welcome first step in the health reform process, but will be better served when complemented through implementation of a preventive health strategy to help minimise hospitalisations, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yLLhttp://mnt.to/f/3yLLA research team from the Laval Centre de santé et de services sociaux, Université de Montréal and the McGill University Health Centre has examined the benefits of greater collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists for select patients...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yKthttp://mnt.to/f/3yKtHelping a man to stop smoking after 43 years and supporting a woman to quit cigarettes following 15 previous relapses are just two examples where a local pharmacy made the difference of a life time...Smoking / Quit Smoking Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yJVhttp://mnt.to/f/3yJVThe American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) announces that April M. Shaughnessy, RPh, CAE, of Alexandria, VA, is the recipient of the 2010 Linwood F. Tice Friend of APhA-ASP award. She was chosen to receive the award in recognition of her more than two decades of dedication to the development of student pharmacists and new practitioners...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yJShttp://mnt.to/f/3yJSThe American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has announced that VaxServe, a sanofi pasteur company is the recipient of the 2010 APhA H.A.B. Dunning Award, the most prestigious award bestowed upon a member of the pharmaceutical industry by the profession of pharmacy...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yHBhttp://mnt.to/f/3yHBPharmacy's increasing contribution to the NHS and easing health inequalities in Scotland was high on the agenda at the Scottish Liberal Democrat Conference in Perth (5 - 7 March 2010)...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yH3http://mnt.to/f/3yH3The Royal Pharmaceutical Society today announced the appointment of Helen Gordon as Chief Executive of the new Professional Leadership Body. Mrs Gordon will join the Society on the 1st of July. Mrs Gordon comes to the Society from her current position as Chief Executive of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yGQhttp://mnt.to/f/3yGQA research team from the Laval Centre de sante et de services sociaux, Universite de Montreal and McGill University Health Centre has examined the benefits of greater collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists for select patients...Primary Care / General Practice Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yFDhttp://mnt.to/f/3yFD Poughkeepsie Journal: A new report on New York drug prices, "issued by the New York Public Interest Research Group, Consumers Union, the Center for Medical Consumers and AARP, looked at the price of the 10 most popular drugs found in the state's pharmacies provided through a Freedom of Information Law request...Pharmacy / Pharmacist Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yG6http://mnt.to/f/3yG6The use of a physician-pharmacist collaborative care plan to manage lipid control in patients with high cholesterol does not have significant clinical impact, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The role of community pharmacists is expanding worldwide...Primary Care / General Practice Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:00:00 PDThttp://mnt.to/f/3yxNhttp://mnt.to/f/3yxNThe same drugs that are used effectively to treat diseases in millions of people around the world can sometimes be the cause of disease themselves. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has just released the 2nd edition of Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection and Management, edited by James E. Tisdale, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP and Douglas A. Miller, Pharm.D...Pharmacy / Pharmacist