FDA Issues Rule to Improve Manufacturer Notifications Regarding Potential Drug Shortages
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an interim final rule that will require manufacturers that… more »
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Legislation to Require Valid Prescription for Non-CS Prescription Drugs Ordered Online Introduced to US Senate
Topics: Controlled Substances
The Online Pharmacy Safety Act (S 2002), a bill developed to protect consumers from Internet… more »
NABP PMP InterConnect Successfully Meets 2011 Development Timeline; More States to Go Live in Early 2012
Topics: Prescription Monitoring Program
Originally published in the January 2012 NABP Newsletter Successful implementation of the NABP PMP InterConnectSM… more »
CPE Monitor Provider Pilot Approaching Completion; Additional ACPE-Accredited CPE Providers to Transition to Service Soon
Topics: Continuing Education
Originally published in the January 2012 NABP Newsletter The CPE Monitor™ provider pilot is nearing… more »
NABP Legal Briefs: Boards Are Employers Too
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By Dale J. Atkinson, JD Originally published in the January 2012 NABP Newsletter Sometimes lost… more »
Regulators Review Reverse Distribution Process to Prevent Diversion, Environmental Hazards
Topics: Controlled Substances
Originally published in the January 2012 NABP Newsletter. Regulators have renewed focus on the reverse… more »
Pharmacists Rated High for Honesty and Ethical Standards in Gallup's 2011 Poll
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Pharmacists ranked number 2 in the 2011 Gallup Poll that asked consumers to rate 21… more »
Ephedrine Products Seized By US Marshals
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More than 4,000 pounds of raw material – Cissus quadrangularis and Cassia angustifolia extracts –… more »
DEA Final Rule Places Carisoprodol in Schedule IV
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a final rule, placing carisoprodol into Schedule IV of the… more »
Nevada Supreme Court Rules State's Pharmacists Have Duty to Warn in Cases of Known Patient-Specific Risks
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Based upon a ruling issued by the Nevada Supreme Court, November 23, 2011, it is… more »
Governors Petition DEA to Reclassify Marijuana as Schedule II
Topics: Medical Marijuana
A petition to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II controlled substance with accepted medical use… more »
Counterfeit Phentermine HCI Tablets Found in United States
Topics: Counterfeit Drugs
Actavis Elizabeth LLC is warning consumers and health care providers that counterfeit phentermine HCl Tablets… more »
Law Enforcement in China Break Up Expansive Counterfeit Drug Network
Topics: Counterfeit Drugs
Chinese law enforcement arrested 1,770 suspects and seized $315 million worth of counterfeit drugs and… more »
FDA Takes Actions Against Dietary Supplement Manufacturers Due to GMP Violations and Misbranding
Topics: Patient Safety
FDA has taken actions against two manufacturers of dietary supplements due to violations of current… more »
Senate Bill Aims to Deter Counterfeit Drug Traffickers
Topics: Counterfeit Drugs
A bill aimed to prevent trafficking in counterfeit drugs was introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy… more »
Providers and Patients Should be Cautious When Ordering Vaccines Online, Study Concludes
Topics: Internet Pharmacy, Patient Safety
Web sites marketing certain biologic vaccines to providers and consumers were analyzed in a recent… more »
European Health Care Providers Collaborate on Plan to Reduce Counterfeit Drug Dangers
Topics: Counterfeit Drugs
The World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) Prague Call to Action (PDF), a plan developed to… more »
NICHD Encourages Pharmacists to Educate Patients on SIDS Risk Reduction
Topics: Patient Counseling
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) encourages pharmacists to educate parents… more »