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September 22, 2010
NACDS hails passage of three bills to curb medication abuse, diversion

Chain pharmacy leaders on Wednesday hailed the passage in the House of Representatives of three...

September 22, 2010
NCPA supports drug disposal bills, makes approval recommendations

A group representing the nation's independent pharmacies heralded two pieces of legislation that pertain to...

September 20, 2010
NACDS continues support of drug safety bill

An organization representing the nation's drug stores praised a House subcommittee's legislation that related to...

September 13, 2010
GPhA joins the Partnership for Safe Medicines

The lobby for the generic drug industry is joining the fight against counterfeit drugs....

August 17, 2010
HealthWarehouse.com's Q2 sales, expenses rise

Retail mail-order pharmacy HealthWarehouse.com reported Wednesday a 106% spike in its second-quarter sales....

August 11, 2010
Mass. health regulators seek to curb Rx abuse

Prescription drug abusers who go “doctor shopping” in search of prescriptions will face a new...

August 10, 2010
L.A. Times article on Rx information draws response from NACDS

A group representing the drug retailing industry has responded to an article published in the...

August 8, 2010
Dr. Reddy's launches Cresp

Generic drug maker Dr. Reddy’s has launched in India the world’s first follow-on version of...

August 4, 2010
Amgen's sales, profits rise in Q2

Biotech company Amgen had $3.8 billion in sales and $1.33 billion in profits during second...

August 2, 2010
Hospira reports Q2 sales, announces clinical trial for biosimilar

Hospira had net sales of $968 million and profits of $83.5 million in second quarter...

July 21, 2010
GPhA: Generic drug utilization can curb wasteful Medicaid spending

A reported excess of a quarter billion dollars is a good case for increasing use...

July 20, 2010
Decision Resources: Only half of payers support biosimilar substitution

Biosimilars may have cleared their biggest stretch of wilderness thanks to their inclusion in the...

July 18, 2010
CHPA commends California for PSE e-tracking system

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association in June commended the California Senate Public Safety Committee for...

July 18, 2010
DEA ends restrictions on controlled substance e-Rx

With a regulatory stroke, the Obama White House has swept away the last serious legal...

July 18, 2010
RediClinic now offering Vaniqa, Lustra to patients

RediClinic, which operates more than 20 clinics in H-E-B grocery stores in Houston and Austin,...

July 14, 2010
Watson inks deal with Itero

Watson Pharmaceuticals will work with a venture-backed firm to develop a biosimilar treatment for female...

July 5, 2010
Jean Coutu Group reports increase in revenue

The Jean Coutu Group on Tuesday reported a 3.8% increase in revenues to $611.6 million...

June 6, 2010
CHPA, NACDS lobby for PSE e-tracking over Rx-only laws

Did the Combat Meth Act of 2005 not go far enough? Should the common and...

June 6, 2010
FDA re-evaluates DXM abuse potential; pharmacy retailers, groups respond

The Food and Drug Administration will be re-evaluating the abuse potential of the cough-cold ingredient...

June 6, 2010
IOM, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention seek to improve label literacy

A lot of factors hinder people’s ability to fully benefit from health care, but one...

June 3, 2010
Report: 20% of high school students have abused prescription drugs

One-in-5 high school students have abused prescription drugs, according to a survey released Thursday by...

June 1, 2010
FDA approves Amgen's Prolia

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug from Amgen for osteoporosis, Amgen...

May 31, 2010
DEA allows controlled drug e-prescribing, handing pharmacy advocates a key victory

Capping a decade-long -– and ultimately victorious -– battle by pharmacy and technology interests to...

May 31, 2010
Op-ed urges reclassification of pseudoephedrine

Former White House drug policy spokesman Robert Weiner and Jonathan Battaglia, a policy analyst at...

May 16, 2010
Mass. debates Rx coupons

People looking to save a few extra dollars can get coupons for their prescription drugs...

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