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September 27th 2024
The estimated vaccine efficacy was approximately 58%, with only 21 patients in the vaccinated group being diagnosed with mpox.
Patients Want to Interact with Their Pharmacists on Social Media
October 5th 2017Social media has become a crucial tool for organizations and businesses to interact with their customers and discuss the services they offer. Many Americans look to social media for recommendations and to build stronger relationships with the brands they use.
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FDA OKs Third Indication for BOTOX Cosmetic
October 4th 2017FDA officials have approved onabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX Cosmetic, Allergan) for its third indication for the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate-to-severe forehead lines associated with frontalis muscle activity in adults.
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FDA Officials Warn About Compounding Risk
October 4th 2017According to an "FDA in Brief" report, officials with the FDA received an adverse event report on August 14, 2017, from a physician concerning a patient who was diagnosed postoperatively with bilateral hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis (HORV).
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More Than One-Third of Older Adults Use Sleep Medications
October 3rd 2017Most older adults don’t talk to their health care provider about sleep difficulties, even though more than one-third reported using some type of medication to help them sleep at night, according to results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging.
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Pharmacy Times Takes to Social Media to #ThankAPharmacist During American Pharmacists Month
October 3rd 2017Each October, APhM encourages consumers to “Know Your Medicine, Know Your Pharmacist,” highlighting the important role pharmacists play as they offer assistance with prescription and over-the-counter medication choices.
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ASHP to Create Pharmacy Technician Forum
October 3rd 2017On September 29, 2017, the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve the creation of an enhanced membership home for pharmacy technicians — the ASHP Pharmacy Technician Forum.
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Merck Discontinues 2 HCV Clinical Programs
September 30th 2017This decision was made based on a review of available phase 2 efficacy data and in consideration of the evolving marketplace and the growing number of treatment options available for patients with chronic HCV infection, including elbasvir and grazoprevir (Zepatier).
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New Search Tool Enables Better Access to Adverse Drug Reaction Information
September 29th 2017While the FAERS dashboard now offers stakeholders many more ways of searching for and organizing data on adverse events reported to the FDA for many drug and biologic products, there remain limitations to the data.
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Study Finds Medicare 'DIR Fee' Legislation Would Save Government Billions
September 29th 2017Eliminating retroactive pharmacy payment reductions — or post point-of-sale pharmacy "DIR fees" — in Medicare Part D would save the federal government $3.4 billion over 10 years, according to a Wakely Consulting Group study released today by the National Community Pharmacists Association.
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FDA Approves Continuous Glucose Monitoring System for Diabetes
September 28th 2017Officials with the FDA have approved FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System (Abbot Diabetes Care Inc.), the first continuous glucose monitoring system for adult patients that reduces the need for fingerstick testing.
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Beauty Product Manufacturer to Cease Distribution of Unapproved Drugs
September 27th 2017A New Jersey company that sold injectable skin whitening and other beauty products has been ordered to stop selling and recall some of its products because they are unapproved new drugs that are potentially unsafe to consumers, according to the FDA's press release.
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