TODAY'S HEADLINES
CVS Caremark Corp. faces as much as $29 million in fines associated with 37,000 prescription painkillers that are missing from four of its California stores, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. » More
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After pleading guilty to unlawful importation of drugs, a San Diego pharmacist has been ordered to repay Medicare $1 million. William Burdine, 65, owner of the Alvarado Medical Plaza Pharmacy in San Diego, was also sentenced to eight months of home confinement, 240 hours of community service, five years of probation, and a $10,000 fine. » More
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The St. Louis College of Pharmacy has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for shooting and killing one of its pharmacy students.
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As pharmaceutical manufacturers and other life sciences companies make budget cutbacks, they are looking to integrate more technologies such as electronic medical records. » More
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Continuing Education
This month's article is the second in a new year-long CPE series, Medication Therapy Management Considerations for Adult Patients with Cardiovascular Disease.
From February 2014 through January 2015, pharmacists can earn up to 24 hours of CPE credit with 12 monthly knowledge-based activities from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Drug Topics.
This month, the professional development activity is “MTM essentials for management of CAD and PAD,” a knowledge-based activity worth up to 2 credits.
The goal of this activity is to review therapeutic strategies pharmacists can utilize to improve patient care in the management of coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease.
To read and print the article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here. To proceed to the online exams and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to log in.
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