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November 7, 2011
FDA approves J&J's Xarelto for stroke prevention

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Johnson & Johnson for preventing stroke in patients with abnormal heart rhythm, the agency said.

November 7, 2011
FDA gives new approval to Bristol-Myers Squibb's, Lilly's Erbitux

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Bristol-Myers Squibb for treating head and neck cancer, the agency said Monday.

November 3, 2011
FDA report: 35 new drugs approved in past year

The Food and Drug Administration has approved 35 new drugs over the past 12 months, the agency said Thursday.

November 2, 2011
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Cardinal Health develop clinical pathways program for RA

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions on Tuesday launched the nation's first clinical pathways program for rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic disease that leads to inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissue and affects nearly 2.1 million Americans each year.

November 2, 2011
Report: Meth cooks credited with 80% increase in PSE sales

There has been a sharp increase in sales of pseudoephedrine products just outside St. Charles County, Mo., which implemented a prescription requirement on the sale of PSE beginning Aug. 30, according to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published Monday.

October 31, 2011
Report: Catalyst Rx case study justifies Walgreens PBM network inclusion

Catalyst Rx, the pharmacy benefits management subsidiary of Catalyst Health Solutions, on Friday took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal touting the value of a Walgreens pharmacy to a large healthcare payer. Catalyst also released a case study touting that value, according to a DrugChannels.net report.

October 24, 2011
FDA approves drug for severe epilepsy

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for treating a severe form of epilepsy, the agency said Monday.

October 24, 2011
FDA approves generic versions of Zyprexa

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of two drugs made by Eli Lilly for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, the agency said Monday.

October 14, 2011
Endocrine Society releases recommendations for continuous glucose monitoring

Patients with diabetes may benefit from a system that provides continuous, real-time glucose readings, according to new clinical practice guidelines released by the Endocrine Society.

October 14, 2011
FDA approves treatment for iron overload

The Food and Drug Adminsitration has approved a drug made by ApoPharma for a complication resulting from treatments for a genetic condition that causes anemia, the agency said Friday.

October 12, 2011
NIH study links vitamin E supplementation to prostate cancer

A National Institutes of Health study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association established a link between vitamin E supplementation and prostate cancer.

October 10, 2011
Giant-Carlisle to donate to breast cancer groups

Giant Food Stores is marking National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by donating more than $25,000 to organizations that address the disease, the Royal Ahold-owned supermarket chain said.

October 7, 2011
Merck's Juvisync approved for Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that it called the first single-pill combination treatment for Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol.

October 3, 2011
Coventry Health Care unveils Walgreens, Walmart, Target Medicare plan network

Coventry Health Care on Saturday announced that it has partnered with Walgreens, Walmart and Target for 2012 to offer a Medicare prescription drug plan known as First Health Value Plus.

September 30, 2011
Giant Eagle intros NuVal shelf tool to help identify better nutrition

Giant Eagle this past week introduced the NuVal nutritional scoring system throughout locations in Columbus, Ohio, and Frederick, Md.

September 29, 2011
Extreme concerns raised with second season of 'Extreme Couponing'

The second season of "Extreme Couponing" debuted on TLC Wednesday evening, and with the new season came a renewed concern as to how extreme couponers will impact value promotions at retail.

September 28, 2011
Study: No evidence to support off-label prescribing of atypical antipsychotics

A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found little evidence to support the use of atypical antipsychotic drugs for uses other than those for which they have official approval.

September 23, 2011
FDA approves first-ever drug for rare blood disorder

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment made by Alexion Pharmaceuticals for a rare blood disorder that affects children.

September 22, 2011
OTC asthma inhalers phased out by year end

Epinephrine inhalers will not be made or sold after Dec. 31, and patients using them should get new prescriptions to replace them, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.

September 19, 2011
Industry mourns death of DeMino, ‘patriot of pharmacy practice’

The industry has lost a true “patriot of pharmacy practice.”

September 13, 2011
Anthony Hucker to head Giant-Landover

Ahold USA has appointed a former Walmart executive to head its Landover, Md.-based Giant Food division, the supermarket operator said Tuesday.

September 13, 2011
Survey: Meth use down, thanks to services like NPLEx

Methamphetamine use is down by 50%, even as use of illicit drugs continued to climb between 2008 and 2010, according to a national survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that was released last week.

September 12, 2011
FDA reorganizes cancer division

The Food and Drug Administration is reorganizing its division for regulating cancer drugs, the agency said Monday.

August 26, 2011
FDA approves Shire autoimmune disorder drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Shire for a rare autoimmune condition, the agency said.

August 26, 2011
Wegmans donates almost 14,000 lbs. of nonperishables to Maryland community

Wegmans delivered 13,848 lbs. of nonperishable food to Harford Community Action Agency in Maryland, the company announced Friday.

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