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Draft Guidance Establishes Generic Application Performance Goals
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Microtags Allow Medication Identification and Authentication
MS Patients Receiving Dimethyl Fumarate See Better Quality of Life Scores Than Those Receiving Placebo
Treatment with dimethyl fumarate improved or stabilized health-related quality of life scores in patients with relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis compared to placebo.
Bill Proposes Removal of Medical Marijuana from Controlled Substance Lists
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives would exclude medical marijuana products from the Controlled Substances Act's definition of marijuana.
Surgeon General Calls Skin Cancer a Major Public Health Problem
A Call to Action emphasizes the importance of health care providers in promoting skin cancer prevention practices.
FedEx Indicted for Role in Illegal Online Pharmacy Shipments
The DEA alleges that the shipping company knowingly delivered controlled substances from illegitimate online pharmacies.
Lost in Translation? Drug Label Translation Proposal Presents Problems for Patients, Pharmacists
Proposal would require California pharmacists to dispense medications with labels translated into languages they cannot read.
HPV Vaccination Rates Low for Another Year
HPV vaccination rates remained low for the second consecutive year, the CDC reports.
Pharmacists Fighting Tobacco Use? CDC Launches Website Targeted at Most Accessible Provider
A new website created by the Centers for Disease Control offers resources for pharmacists to help patients quit smoking.
HIV in the Crosshairs: Researchers' Tool Targets and Removes Virus from Cell Genome
Temple University researchers' tool requires further investigation, targets virus cells specifically.
Retail Business Conference Encourages Pharmacists to Lead Change
Cardinal Health and the National Community Pharmacists' Association host the Retail Business Conference in Washington, DC.
Tracking Tool Harnesses Social Media to Monitor Illicit Drug Use
A National Institutes of Health"funded project aims to identify emerging drug trends to aid in public health response efforts.
Legislative Update: Generic Reimbursement Rates Remain Battleground for Community Pharmacies
Proposed Generic Labeling Rule Would Cause Confusion, Industry Group's Study Says
Massachusetts Institutes Stricter Compounding Law
New legislation comes 2 years after contaminated steroids from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy cause meningitis outbreak.
Can Targeted Therapies and Chemotherapy Offer a Treatment Option in Triple-Negative Breast Cancers?
Targeted therapies used in conjunction with chemotherapy may offer benefits to patients with triple-negative breast cancer.
Electronic Health Record Adoption Soars, but Physicians Opt for Simpler Systems
Will Lagging Generic Approval Rates Increase FDA Backlog?
ADT Compromises Disease Control in Patients with Diabetes
Diabetes control worsened for patients with diabetes who received or were receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
Questionnaires Point to Need for Psoriatic Arthritis Evaluation
Questionnaires given to patients with psoriasis predicted probable psoriatic arthritis in a significant number of patients.
Hodgkin's Treatment Increases Secondary Breast Cancer Risk
Patients treated for Hodgkin's disease during childhood or adolescence have a greater risk of developing secondary breast cancer later in life, particularly if they receive radiotherapy during puberty.
GIs Say OTC Generics Effective, But Still Recommend Brand Name Laxatives and PPIs
Although gastroenterologists believe store brand products are as effective as their brand name counterparts, many still recommend the brand name products.
EMRs, EHRs, PHRs: Meshing Systems Key to e-Health Records
For Psoriasis or Psoriatic Arthritis Patients, Symptom Severity Relates to Quality of Life
Patients with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, or both conditions felt that their quality of life decreased if they experienced condition symptoms in more parts of their body.
Vanity Trumps Health in Sun Protection Education
Prostate Cancer Patients Have Higher Osteoporosis, Osteopenia Risk
Patients with prostate cancer may benefit from bone mineral density screenings prior to initiation of therapy, researchers concluded.
More Meds, More Problems in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Taking more than 5 medications was associated with fatigue and memory problems in multiple sclerosis patients, a new study reports.
Medical Directors Anticipate ACOs Will Have Moderate Impact on Specialty Medications
ACO focus on efficiency and quality metrics rather than pharmaceutical access cited in new survey.
Sofosbuvir Therapy Affects Hepatitis C Patients' Health-Related Quality of Life Less
An analysis of several phase III clinical trials suggests that health-related quality-of-life scores decrease less when patients receive sofosbuvir therapy than interferon therapy.