Collaborative Care

05/17/2013 - 12:07pm
C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries owner wins Long Island University Distinguished Alumnus award

Long Island University's Brooklyn, N.Y., campus has given C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries owner Ian Ginsberg its Distinguished Alumnus Award, the university said.

05/17/2013 - 11:42am
Hospira chief scientific officer returns

Hospira has reappointed its chief scientific officer after he briefly left the country earlier this year, the generic drug maker said.

05/17/2013 - 11:31am
FDA advisory committee to meet in July on opioid painkiller

A Food and Drug Administration panel will consider whether to recommend approval for an experimental painkiller in July, the drug's developer said Friday.

05/17/2013 - 10:34am
Mylan launches cholesterol drug

Mylan has launched a generic drug for treating cholesterol, the company said.

05/16/2013 - 4:02pm
Senate confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS administrator

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm a former Virginia Health and Human Services secretary as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

05/16/2013 - 1:35pm
Wireless pill bottle wins Boehringer Ingelheim-sponsored healthcare innovation contest

The makers of a pill bottle that uses wireless technology to keep patients adherent won the grand prize at a recent healthcare innovation contest.

05/16/2013 - 1:03pm
Doctors support Pa. bill to expand pharmacist-administered vaccinations

"Numerous" physicians in Pennsylvania are supporting a bill that would expand the range of immunizations that pharmacists can provide, a state pharmacy group said Thursday.

05/16/2013 - 11:00am
NASP launches specialty pharmacy education web resource

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy has launched an online resource with clinical and business-related content in more than 20 therapeutic categories, the group said Thursday.

05/15/2013 - 5:38pm
Walgreens, NONPF partner in nurse practitioner education

Walgreens Take Care Health Systems and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties are sponsoring a new program to support the clinical education of nurse practitioners, the two announced.

05/15/2013 - 4:35pm
FDA approves J&J's Simponi for ulcerative colitis

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Johnson & Johnson for treating ulcerative colitis, the agency said Wednesday.

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