Medical Animation Drugs

Rite Aid Agrees To Pay $1 Million To Settle Medical Privacy Questions
The Wall Street Journal: "Rite Aid Corp. agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of government privacy rules after regulators said it failed to protect customers' and employees' financial and medical information...

Dispensary Of Hope Welcomes Sanofi-Aventis U.S. As Latest Participant In The Continued Access Program
The Dispensary of Hope is pleased to announce that sanofi-aventis U.S., the U.S. affiliate of sanofi-aventis, a leading global pharmaceutical company, has become the latest pharmaceutical company to participate in the Dispensary's Continued Access Program, which provides uninsured patients with access to medicines that they otherwise couldn't afford...

What Are Side Effects (Adverse Effects)? What Causes Side Effects?
A side effect, also known as an adverse effect, adverse event, or undesirable secondary effect is when a treatment goes beyond the desired effect and causes a problem; the treatment, which may be a medication, surgical procedure or some kind of therapy has an undesirable secondary effect which occurs in addition to the desired therapeutic effect...

Pharmacy Practice Model Summit Participants Announced
ASHP and the ASHP Foundation announced the participants in the upcoming Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative Summit, which will be held November 7-9, 2010, in Dallas as part of the ASHP and ASHP Foundation's Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative. The attendee list, which includes participants and observers, is available online...

FDA And Academic Pharmacy Create A Groundbreaking Study To Improve Patient Health Outcomes
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Office of Pharmacy Affairs in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has completed a baseline evaluation of the integration of the "Science of Safety" into the curriculum of the Doctor of Pharmacy degree at accredited colleges and schools of pharmacy...

Wellcome Trust Grant To King's College London To Combat Counterfeit Drugs, UK
The Wellcome Trust has awarded £473,000 to a team of King's researchers, to be led by Dr Kaspar Althoefer, Reader in Sensing and Embedded Systems, for the creation of a system that can identify counterfeit and substandard drugs...

State Of Iowa Launches New Medication Therapy Management Program
Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care® (Outcomes®) has been selected by the State of Iowa Department of Administrative Services to administer a Medication Therapy Management (MTM) program for the state employee health plan...

Cardinal Health Introduces New Features To Tool That Has Recovered Nearly $20 Million In Prescription Reimbursements For Retail Pharmacies
Since launching its Reconciliation service in 2006 years, Cardinal Health has helped independent pharmacies recover nearly $20 million in pharmaceutical reimbursements. With new service features announced this week at the company's annual Retail Business Conference in Denver, Reconciliation 2.0 is easier to use than ever before, and is now able to reconcile claims from all insurance companies...

Cardinal Health Helps Independent Pharmacies Target Fast-Growing Long-Term Care Segment
Delivering on its commitment to helping independent retail pharmacies diversify revenue and improve profitability, Cardinal Health announced that it has partnered with the American Society of Consultant Pharmacies (ASCP) to offer retailers training, tools and guidance that will help them tap into one of the fastest-growing markets in health care: long term care (LTC). The number of U.S...

Cardinal Health Launches New, User-Friendly Online Ordering System At Its Annual Trade Show For Independent Pharmacies
To kick off its annual retail pharmacy trade show, Cardinal Health launched Order Express, a completely new, user-friendly online ordering system for independent pharmacies...

Federal Government Seizes Cyanide Antidote Kits From California Company
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals seized $39,000 worth of products labeled as cyanide antidote kits from Keystone Pharmaceuticals in Laguna Hills, California. The seizure warrant was issued by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California...

What Do Pharmacists Want From Supervision? Society Asks Pharmacists To Shape Thier Own Future
Supervision of professional activity by pharmacists is a topic that raises strong feelings within the profession. Current practice around supervision guarantees the universal availability of professional advice from a pharmacist in a community pharmacy - one of the unique benefits that pharmacy offers the public...

APhA Seeks Nominations For Practitioner Awards And Honors
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the national professional society of pharmacists, announces that nominations are now being accepted for the Association's practitioner awards and honors. Presentation of these awards is scheduled for the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Seattle, WA, March 25-28, 2011. Nominations must be received at APhA headquarters by September 15, 2010...

Wash. State Pharmacy Board Backs Pharmacists Who Refuse To Dispense Emergency Contraception
Reversing a 2007 decision that barred pharmacists from refusing to dispense a legal drug due to moral or religious objections, the Washington State Board of Pharmacy said it will allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense emergency contraception or other drugs for such reasons, as long as they refer patients to a pharmacy where the drugs are available, the Olympian reports...

FDA Warns Consumers, Pharmacists, And Wholesalers Not To Use Stolen Advair Diskus Inhalers
The FDA is warning the public that certain Advair Diskus inhalers stolen from a distribution warehouse in 2009 have been found in some pharmacies. The safety and effectiveness of the stolen inhalers cannot be assured and they should not be used...