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Pro Pharma’s Suite of Tools
ProPharma Pharmaceutical Consultants, Inc. (Pro Pharma) specializes in Pharmacy/Medical Benefits and Organizational Strategy for Health Care Systems, and has developed a suite of management tools to that provide “back office” functions to assist busy Managers of the Pharmacy/Medical Benefit, without the need for hiring additional staff. These programs address increasing costs, more complications and [...]
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California Pharmacists Association’s Academy of Managed Care (AMC)
First newsletter of the year for the California Pharmacists Association’s Academy of Managed Care (AMC). The AMC is your California-based group dedicated to managed care with the mission of promoting managed care principles that help foster pharmacists involvement in health care policy decision-making and implementation. For Newsletter click here: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=iblqygdab&v=001rq5EDIUvnj41iLWkh3IM7qkHrcXtFI88cebZP-Liwn0Lp1sjOzgGCmt-PuB0v-ZX-_oL5euuPt_hf0BMlaR7wfAphU7tm4dPZqu3xG3h6hZ9MwTkcAefhh79k-_XQExSv9T0giT4YSiDOXavwyjKgZ-mQB109qZqrTAtrkwFHaBfWTqQS5jKaA%3D%3D Bookmark [...]
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FDA MedWatch – Lo/Ovral-28 (Norgestrel/EthinylEstradiol) Tablets: Recall – Possibility of Inexact Tablet Counts or Out of Sequence Tablets
Lo/Ovral-28 Tablets: Recall – Possibility of Inexact Tablet Counts or Out of Sequence Tablets AUDIENCE: OB/GYN, Healthcare Professionals, Consumers ISSUE: Pfizer Inc. notified healthcare professionals and consumers that it recalled 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 (norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets and 14 lots of Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets (generic) for customers in the U.S. [...]
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FDA Notification of Stolen Alcon/Ciba Vision Products
Alcon is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), industry cargo theft organizations, and law enforcement officials to recover CIBA VISION® brand contact lenses that were stolen on or about January 9, 2012 while being delivered to an Alcon distribution center in Georgia; The stolen products consist of FreshLook® ColorBlends®1 contact lenses, [...]
Drug Induced Disease Findings
Certain Compounded Drugs from Franck’s: FDA Issues Second Warning to Physicians
Posted on 18 May 2012
Certain Compounded Drugs from Franck’s: FDA Issues Second Warning to Physicians ISSUE: FDA has received additional reports of fungal endophthalmitis (eye infections) in patients who were given Brilliant Blue G (BBG) during eye surgery since the FDA Warning to Physicians was posted on March 19, 2012. The agency has also recently received reports of eye [...] Continue Reading
Patient Issues, Press Room, Statistics
If All Hospitals Performed at the Same Level as the 100 Top Hospitals More than $4.3 Billion Could be Saved
Posted on 18 May 2012
Effects of All Hospitals Performing at the Same Level as the Top 100 Thomson Reuters Released their list of the 100 top hospitals. If all hospitals performed at the same level as the 100 Top Hospitals award winners: -More than 186,000 additional lives could be saved. -Approximately 56,000 additional patients could be complication-free. -More than [...] Continue Reading
Drug Recalls
Recall notice – Sandoz
Posted on 18 May 2012
Sandoz is recalling the following lots due to rough appearance and legibility of the logo on some of the tablets. This recall is to the pharmacy level. Product started shipping August 2011. Please immediately check inventory, quarantine, and discontinue distribution of the affected product and contact your wholesaler for directions. Description Lot # Exp Date [...] Continue Reading
Drug Utilization, Press Room, Statistics
Retail Prescription Usage Declined on Average 1.1% in 2011
Posted on 18 May 2012
Lower Utilization of Healthcare and Medicines A recent report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics found that there were important variations across the country and by patient age in the use of healthcare services. Overall per capita use of medicines declined slightly in 2011, as physician office visits and non-emergency room hospital admissions dropped, [...] Continue Reading
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Pfizer Consumer Healthcare is recalling the following mentioned 40ct, 40+20ct and 240ct bottle lots of Advil® Liqui-Gels® 200 mg
Posted on 18 May 2012
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare is recalling the following mentioned 40ct, 40+20ct and 240ct bottle lots of Advil® Liqui-Gels® 200 mg. Please note that this includes all bottle lots listed below, as well as the disply lots listed below. Pfizer Consumer Healthcare voluntarily initiated this recall after these marketed lots presented a more intense odor. Please note [...] Continue Reading
Patient Issues
FDA MedWatch – Skin Creams, Soaps and Lotions Marketed as Skin Lighteners and Anti-aging Treatments: May Contain the Toxic Metal, Mercury
Posted on 18 May 2012
Skin Creams, Soaps and Lotions Marketed as Skin Lighteners and Anti-aging Treatments: May Contain the Toxic Metal, Mercury Issue: FDA notified healthcare professionals and warned consumers not to use skin creams, beauty and antiseptic soaps, or lotions that might contain mercury. The products are marketed as skin lighteners and anti-aging treatments that remove age spots, [...] Continue Reading
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