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A Premature Death? KV Pharma And Makena Make An Unexpected Comeback

Ever since the scandal erupted over compounding pharmacies and a national outbreak of fungal meningitis, KV Pharmaceuticals has been telling the FDA ‘we told you so.’ Now, the drugmaker, which landed in bankruptcy after a pricing controversy...Show More Summary

National Briefing | Health: Abscesses Reported After Steroid Injections

3 weeks agoHealth : NYT: Health

At least seven people have reported complications after being injected with a potentially contaminated medication made in a pharmacy in Tennessee, federal and state health officials said.

National Briefing | Washington: Senate Committee Approves Bill on Compounding

3 weeks agoHealth : NYT: Health

A Senate committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would give the Food and Drug Administration greater authority over compounding pharmacies.

St. Louis Health Care Students Win National Award

Team made up of students from St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Washington University in St. Louis.

PharMerica to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference

PharMerica to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PharMerica Corporation ( NYS: PMC ), a national provider of institutional pharmacy, specialty infusion and hospital...Show More Summary

Daughter of Lesbian Moms Petitions Hallmark to Create Gay Mother's Day Cards

last monthLGBT / Lesbian : SheWired.com

A 23-year-old pharmacy technician from Lexington, South Carolina is challenging the nation's largest greeting card manufacturer to recognize her two moms, and gay and lesbian parents around the country. read more

Easier Access to Plan B: Bad for Black Girls?

(The Root) -- If Susannah Baruch were in charge of the nation's biggest chain pharmacy stores, she'd issue orders today. They would read: Make room on store shelves, somewhere between the pregnancy tests and the condoms, for anotherShow More Summary

Here Is An Opportunity To Possibly Make A Difference To Australia’s E-Health Future. Grasp It.

After a little hunting around I have confirmed that there is definitely a revamp of the National E-Health Strategy being undertaken - as mentioned by the Pharmacy Guild President last week See here: http://www.pharmacynews.com.au/opinion/future-of-e-health-hinges-on-election-result Word...Show More Summary

UIC students in SXSW startup contest

Two students from UIC's College of Pharmacy will travel to Austin, Texas, this weekend to compete against seven other teams from universities such as Stanford and MIT in the national finals of the Student Startup Madness competitionShow More Summary

PharMerica to Present at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference

PharMerica to Present at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PharMerica Corporation ( NYS: PMC ), a national provider of institutional pharmacy, specialty infusion and hospital pharmacy management services, today announced that Michael J. Show More Summary

Pharmacy trade group shifts position on federal oversight

4 months agoHealth : The Checkup

The head of the nation’s largest trade group for the specialty pharmacies known as compounders said he will support legislation requiring pharmacies that operate like drug manufacturers to register with the Food and Drug Administration and be subject to stricter standards enforced by the agency. Read full article >>

Walgreen: Sales Growth Continues With Focused Strategies

ByNick Chiu: Walgreen Company (WAG) is the nation's largest retail pharmacy with 8,524 locations in the United States. WAG went ex-dividend on February 13, 2013 with a cash dividend of $0.275 per share, payable on March 12, 2013. WAG had gained 12% YTD as of February 13, 2013. Show More Summary

Rodriguez de Bittner Receives National Excellence in Pharmacy Practice Award

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy professor is an innovative leader in community and ambulatory pharmacy.

Brit Book Reviews: The Oddball English by Annie Harrison

  viagra pharmacy I recently had the pleasure of reading the e-book The Oddball English by Annie Harrison.   The book is a no-holds-barred and cheeky explanation of British society and culture, covering such topics as national obsessions, things that perplex foreigners about the English, the English class system, and English slang.   As an [...]Show More Summary

Disappointing Numbers, But Walgreen Is Turning Around

ByNick Chiu: Walgreen Co. (WAG) is the nation's largest retail pharmacy with 8,516 drugstores in the United States. While Walgreen is expected to have a healthier 2013 as reviewed in my last article of "Walgreen Is Recovering And Will...Show More Summary

F.D.A. and States Meet About Regulation of Drug Compounders

6 months agoHealth : NYT: Health

The meeting with state health officials was aimed at determining how to strengthen rules governing compounding pharmacies in the wake of a national meningitis outbreak.

Pharmacy Profits Over the Generic Life Cycle: Explaining the NARP-NADAC Data

Tuesday’s article—Surprise? CMS Computes and Publishes Pharmacy Prescription Profit Margins—generated a lot of email about the new National Average Retail Prices (NARP) and National Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) data sets. In particular,...Show More Summary

Walgreen Is Recovering And Will Be Healthier In 2013

ByNick Chiu: Walgreen Co. (WAG) is the nation's largest retail pharmacy with 8,516 drugstores in the United States. Prescription drugs account for about two thirds of WAG's sales. WAG had been suffering from a sales decline until Sep. Show More Summary

FedEx, UPS Investigated for Online Drug Shipments

(SAN FRANCISCO) — The nation’s two largest shipping companies said they are targets of a criminal probe related to their dealings with online pharmacies at the center of an international crackdown on prescription drug abuse. FedEx Corp. Show More Summary

F.D.A. Asking for More Control Over Drug Compounding

7 months agoHealth : NYT: Health

Pharmacy compounding has come under a spotlight in recent months, after a center produced pain medicine contaminated with fungus that caused a national meningitis outbreak.

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