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February 18, 2016 APhA recently identified former Walgreens pharmacist Philip Burgess as its sole candidate for honorary president. APhA also announced the slate of candidates for its board of trustees and president-elect. The elections for these positions will be... by admin | Feb 18, 2016 | Archive
February 18, 2016 FDA announced on Tuesday that Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling morphine sulfate 0.5 mg/mL preservative free in 0.9% sodium chloride. The product comes in a 1 mL syringe, CII, for I.V. use. The recall was initiated after the drug... by admin | Feb 18, 2016 | Archive
February 18, 2016 Hypertension affects more than a quarter of adults in the United Kingdom, and many of these individuals also have comorbidities. Since these comorbidities may be of greater concern to patients than hypertension itself, many hypertensive patients do... by admin | Feb 18, 2016 | Archive
February 18, 2016 Fake oxycodone, actually made with fentanyl and sold illegally on the street, may be responsible for an uptick in overdose deaths in Ohio. The drugs, bearing the same markings as oxycodone tablets, are coming into the country from China and possibly... by admin | Feb 18, 2016 | Archive
February 18, 2016 The Laura and John Arnold Foundation will provide funding for four organizations to conduct research and pilot projects aimed at making prescription drugs more affordable in the United States. The Houston-based philanthropist couple has joined a... by admin | Feb 18, 2016 | Archive
February 18, 2016 New research has found that children diagnosed with ADHD improve faster when the first treatment they receive is behavioral than when they start immediately on medication. The efficacy of this behavior-first approach, if replicated in larger studies,...