UroToday.com - Currently, the most common curative treatment options for men with localized prostate cancer are radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy and interstitial permanent brachytherapy and radical prostatectomy. Treatment decisions should particularly consider the specific risk and toxicity profile of a treatment method.
Wal-Mart officials on Monday announced the company will expand its discount program for generic drugs to offer three-month supplies for $10, the AP/Google.com reports (Harris, AP/Google.com, 5/5).
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released its professional guidelines, standards and associated training materials for pharmacists that underpin the new Patient Medication Profile (PMP) Program. The PMP Program is the next professional pharmacy service to roll out as part of the Better Community Health Initiative of the Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) published the profession's first textbook on cultural competence this month. Essentials of Cultural Competence in Pharmacy Practice is designed to help pharmacists and student pharmacists improve their cultural competence and excel in today's multicultural world.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is pleased to announce that Lisa Michelle Scholz, PharmD, MBA, has joined the association to lead the HRSA Pharmacy Services Support Center (PSSC) as its Senior Director. PSSC is a program established by a contract between APhA and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Pharmacy Affairs.
Pharmacists are urged to keep consumers' health and wellbeing and Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) in the front of their minds while pharmacies adjust to the changes resulting from implementation of the PBS reform package.CEO National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS) Dr Lynn Weekes emphasises that "brand switching should occur only when it is safe and appropriate".Only medicines that have been proven to be bioequivalent can substitute for one another.
Pharmacies are invited to register before 30 June 2008 for the Patient Medication Profile (PMP) Program to receive maximum registration payment of $1,200. This Program is the next professional pharmacy service to roll-out as a part of the Better Community Health Initiative of the Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement.
ASD Inc. introduces the RxSpec® 700Z anti-counterfeit drug analyzer , a lightweight fully-portable lab-quality system contained in a rugged aluminum briefcase. For the first time in history, field agents from industry, government, and law enforcement have the ability to test drugs on the spot, anywhere, anytime, to determine whether the actual pill, rather than the packaging, is authentic or counterfeit.
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), on the heels of the first annual "Protect Your Pharmacy Week" to highlight the issue of pharmacy robberies and burglaries, has partnered with the United States Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property Center to combat counterfeited and pirated prescription drugs. "Counterfeit drugs negatively impact the US economy, the pharmacy industry, and most importantly, public health.
The Missouri Senate on Tuesday rescinded its vote on a bill (HB 1619) intended to create a statewide electronic drug-monitoring system to track the sale of certain controlled substances and over-the-counter medications because it mistakenly included the abortion drug mifepristone, also known as RU-486, in the same restricted category as heroin and marijuana, the
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