Pharmacists Encourage Patients To Seek Their Guidance When Choosing OTC Medications According to the most recent
Pharmacy Today Over-the-Counter Product Survey conducted by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), pharmacists believe that 83 percent of consumers purchase over-the-counter products that were recommended by their pharmacist.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEthex Corporation Product Recall UPDATE - Nationwide recall expanded to include various
prescription prenatal vitamin and iron supplement products.
Source: www.fda.govNPA Welcomes Increased Clarity On CPD Recording Reacting to the recently published RPSGB Code of Ethics - CPD, the NPA welcomed both the removal of restraints on the recording format which a pharmacist can use and additional clarity on the amount of CPD to be recorded.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDecember 2008 Safety Labeling Changes Summary of safety-related revisions to the BOXED WARNING, CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, and ADVERSE REACTIONS sections of drug Prescribing Information, plus Patient Package Inserts and Medication Guides.
Source: www.fda.govVIVUS Initiates Avanafil Phase 3 Trials For Males With Erectile Dysfunction VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic products, today announced it has initiated the first of several pivotal phase 3 studies of avanafil, our investigational product for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Avanafil is a next-generation, fast-acting, selective, investigational oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCommunity Pharmacy Fairness Act Of 2009 Introduced In House, USA In an effort to permit community pharmacies to negotiate fairer contracts that benefit their patients, Reps. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced H.R. 1204, the Community
Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009. They are joined by 32 other bipartisan original sponsors.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comResearchers To Ask FDA Panel To Require Rx Drug 'Fact Boxes' On Some Advertisements Two researchers from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice on Friday plan to push an
FDA advisory panel to adopt a "drug fact box" labeling system for print
prescription drug advertisements that quantifies the benefits and risks of taking a drug, the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBe Aware Of Limitations In Clinical Software Systems Research conducted by the National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS) has found that while most clinical software systems pick up important drug interactions, improvements need to be made to ensure doctors and pharmacists do not become desensitised to prompts and alerts.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comConsumers Spending Less On Prescription Drugs Consumers say they are spending an estimated 3% less on
prescription drugs this year versus last year thanks, in part, to the economic downturn, according to Kurt Salmon Associates' recent evaluation of more than 8,000 shoppers' opinions. The decline is likely the result of a continued shift towards lower-cost generic drugs and an increasing number of consumers who are looking to save money by self-medicating or simply reducing overall drug consumption.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRPSGB Launches New Report And Award On Medicines Safety, UK The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) publishes a report calling for action on medicines safety and launches a new award which recognises significant achievement in improving medicines safety in Great Britain. The report, The Contribution of
Pharmacy to Making Britain a Safer Place to Take Medicines, calls for a five to 10 year action plan to be drawn up by pharmacists and other key healthcare providers to improve medicines safety.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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