TOP STORY
Numerous health and safety violations related to the practice of pharmacy at the New England Compounding Center, Framingham, Mass. have been documented by investigators of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and FDA, according to Madeleine Biondolillo, MD, in a press conference Oct. 23. » More |
Continuing Education
Welcome to the second activity of our new CPE series: Medication Therapy Management (MTM) in Patients with Diabetes, which has been designed for pharmacists who take care of patients with diabetes. You can earn up to 14 CPE credits from September 2012-March 2013 with 7 monthly knowledge-based activities. The October activity will cover medical nutrition therapy, physical activity, and health maintenance considerations for patients with diabetes.
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Coming soon - All users will be required to provide their NABP e-Profile ID when logging into the Drug Topics' FREE CPE. This new process requires all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide their NABP e-Profile ID prior to accessing the system. If you have not done so, you can obtain your NABP e-Profile ID now at www.MyCPEmonitor.net This profile will enable you to have one login for all the NABP programs and services you will need throughout your career. |
TODAY'S HEADLINES
Patients with breakthrough cancer pain may want to consider intranasal fentanyl spray over oral agents to treat their breakthrough pain because of improved onset of analgesia and avoidance of nausea and vomiting, according to a report published online Sept. 25 in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. » More |
Sleep restriction may contribute to poor health, including an increased risk for insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. » More
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Cardiac transplant patients may be at a higher risk for hospitalization due to drug-related problems than the general population, according to the report from a single cardiac transplant center, published in the October issue of The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. » More
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