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Beware of drug names that look, sound alike

Celebrex or Celexa? 1,500 common meds have caused mix-ups, study says

Date: 09/01/2008 , Publication: MSNBC , Author: LURAN NEERGAARD AP

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26497545/

Five ways to avoid medication mistakes

Institute of Medicine: Medication errors harm at least 1.5 million people annually...Know exactly what your doctor is prescribing, its dosage and frequency...

Date: 11/29/2007 , Publication: CNN , Author: Elizabeth Cohen

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/29/ep.medication.mistakes/index.html

FDA May Allow Pharmacists to Give Drugs without Prescriptions

The government is mulling more "behind-the-counter" sales, to let patients buy certain medicines directly from pharmacists without a doctor's prescription.

Date: 10/04/2007 , Publication: Fox News , Author: Associated Press

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299162,00.html

FDA's Winckler talks about the agency's goals

In September 2006, Susan Winckler, R.Ph., J.D., joined the Food & Drug Administration as acting chief of staff.

Date: 06/21/2007 , Publication: Drug Topics , Author: Sandra Levy

http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=426519

Early to Rise: A.M. Hypertension and Home BP Monitoring

After completing this continuing education article, the pharmacist should be able to:

Date: 06/08/2007 , Publication: Pharmacy Times , Author: Robert Lee Page II, PharmD, BCPS, FASCP, FSGC, CGP

http://www.pharmacytimes.com/Article.cfm?Menu=1&ID=4628

Pharmacies are ready for the next natural disaster

One of the responses has been the development of the recently announced ICERx (In Case of Emergency Rx, www.icerx.org/) prescription database.

Date: 05/21/2007 , Publication: Drug Topics , Author: Reid Paul

http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=426516

MTM seen as bridge to community pharmacy

the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy spotlighted medication therapy management (MTM) at its annual meeting...

Date: 05/21/2007 , Publication: Drug Topics , Author: Daniel Breeman

http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=426521

Fatal error sparks debate over punitive measures

The board concluded that the pharmacist did not follow proper hospital procedures regarding the supervision of a pharmacy technician

Date: 05/07/2007 , Publication: Drug Topics , Author: Anthony Vecchione

http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=423917

Latebreakers: Study: High workload, technology, alert systems increase med errors

The risk of dispensing potentially harmful combinations of medications that could result in a drug interaction increased by 3% for each additional Rx filled per hour.

Date: 05/07/2007 , Publication: Drug Topics , Author: Drug Topics

http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=424621

Get ready for all NPI contingencies

Less than a month before the implementation deadline for the new National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers, confusion and concern continue to mount

Date: 05/07/2007 , Publication: Drug Topics , Author: Reid Paul

http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=423914

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