Pharmacy

04/18/2013 - 2:33pm
Nearly one-third of women don't fill new osteoporosis prescriptions, study finds

A new study by Kaiser Permanente finds that a large percentage of women with osteoporosis fail to pick up new prescriptions for the condition.

04/18/2013 - 1:34pm
Actavis relaunches generic contraceptive

A federal court ruling has allowed Actavis to relaunch a generic contraceptive drug, the company said.

04/18/2013 - 1:08pm
Hospira announces new executive appointment

Generic drug maker Hospira has appointed Matt Stober as its SVP operations, the company said.

04/18/2013 - 12:07pm
Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy supports employee health and wellness with new programs

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy has several new programs in the works to promote health and wellness among its employees, the company said.

04/17/2013 - 5:37pm
FDA panel gives favorable vote to GSK, Theravance COPD drug

A Food and Drug Administration panel has recommended that the agency approve an experimental drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease made by GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance, the two companies said.

04/17/2013 - 2:45pm
Hearing focuses on FDA response to meningitis outbreak

Food and Drug Administration commissioner Margaret Hamburg faced strong criticism Tuesday in a hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to investigate the nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy, but she conceded the agency could have done more.

04/17/2013 - 1:53pm
Sandoz launches generic cardiovascular disease drug

Generic drug maker Sandoz has launched a generic version of a drug used to treat high blood pressure and angina.

04/17/2013 - 1:27pm
Changes to REMS to allow dispensing of Vivus obesity drug in retail

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a modification to a program added to the labeling of an obesity drug to ensure patient safety.

04/16/2013 - 4:49pm
FDA approves new labeling for OxyContin

The Food and Drug Administration will not approve generic versions of Purdue Pharma's painkiller OxyContin based on earlier versions of the drug that did not include features to thwart abuse, the agency said.

04/16/2013 - 3:09pm
NABP hopes to curb rogue pharmacies with '.pharmacy' Web domain

Amid various strategies adopted to stop the proliferation of rogue online pharmacies, one group has proposed controlling what they can put at the end of their Web addresses.

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