The debate about morning after contraception is unlikely to be resolved soon. Court cases are still pending for pharmacists who object to selling the morning after pill because they believe it to conflict with their religious and/or ethical beliefs. In the mean time, a new morning after pill has been made available in Europe that […]
With the health care debate on hold for the time being drug makers are facing the uncertainty of the impact that the lack of reform will have on their collective futures. As part of the expectation that a health care bill would pass, pharmaceutical companies agreed to provide the government $80 billion in rebates over […]
Omnicell of California has made a recent debut of its new Mobile Medication System to aid hospitals in patient medication delivery. Traditional methods require nurses to transport medications from locket cabinets on the floor to each patient’s room. The new system will keep medications in a mobile cart in locked cabinets to streamline the handling […]
Inventor Patrick Adams is looking forward to the 2010 ship dates for the first in his line of PharmaSafes. Adams is a pharmacist who recognized the need for a pharmacy safe/dispensing unit that would take the security of the medications out of the hands of pharmacists. He reasoned that if pharmacists are unable to provide […]
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is continuing the development of “recommended” and “not recommended” lists for online prescription drug sales. In December of 2009 the list of “not recommended” online drug sellers passed the 5,000 mark. The “not recommended” retailers are those that meet any one of or a combination of the […]
As of January 1, 2010, low-income seniors who use Medicare part D coverage are now eligible for additional help purchasing prescription drugs. The changes impact low income seniors by adjusting the way assets are evaluated to determine low-income eligibility. Previous calculations required seniors to include the value of life insurance policies in order to determine […]
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is examining evidence to issue recommendations that health care workers that are trying to conceive, pregnant, or breastfeeding be relocated to areas that limit contact with potentially hazardous drugs. The organization has completed the collection of information and suggestions from industry workers and employers and is […]
In 1938 federal law began requiring that new drugs be approved for safety prior to marketing. In 1962 the laws required that drug makers also prove the effectiveness of new drugs before they could be introduced to the market. The FDA reported in 2006 that several thousand drugs are available that preceded these laws and […]
