Eileen Oldfield

Choosing the right sun protection option can be more complicated than it was in the past.

A track-and-trace law that will go into effect on July 1, 2015, will hold pharmacies responsible for more data about their pharmacy shipments, as well as their process of managing illegitimate or suspect products.

In an effort to prevent the transfer of stolen or counterfeit drugs, a new law will require pharmacies to supply more data about pharmaceutical shipments moving through the supply chain.

The FDA has published 60 product-specific recommendations outlining its attitudes and expectations for developing therapeutically equivalent generic medicines.

The lack of generic insulin may keep patients from using the medicine, even though they risk life-threatening complications, new research from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine suggests.

The FDA's March 6, 2015, Zarxio approval brought biosimilars into the spotlight once again, although Zarxio and other biosimilars continue to face hurdles. Community pharmacists should remain aware of the therapies in order to better assist their patients.