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Drug Topics E-News
June 23, 2010
TOP SEARCHES: Pharmacogenomics // Healthcare reform legislation // Diabetes care
In this issue
Top 200 brand drugs by Rx
Children taking more meds
H1N1 test cleared
Pharmacogenomics partnership
Genomics services questioned
FDA launches new website
FDA teams with Drugs.com
Fake Tamiflu an internet risk
ARBs linked to cancer
Overuse of antibiotics
Metform may cause vitamin lack
Johnson and Johnson probe
Study: Patients trust pharms
Walgreens, CVS come to terms
AMA opens dialogue
PPSI calls for papers
NCPA presents 112th meeting
 


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Clinical News and Trends:

Drug Topics� Top 200 branded and generic drugs for 2009
Which drugs were most popular in 2009? Check out Drug Topics� lists of the Top 200 branded and generic drugs, ranked by total prescriptions and retail dollars:

Children�s consumption of chronic medications on the rise, new research shows
In 2009, the drug trend for children, a measure of prescription-spending growth, increased 10.8%, driven by a 5% increase in drug utilization and higher medication costs, according to the Medco �2010 Drug Trend Report.� More...
FDA OKs 2009 H1N1 influenza test for use beyond emergencies
FDA has cleared Simplexa Influenza A H1N1 (2009), a test for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus in patients with signs and symptoms of respiratory infection. More...
CVS Caremark, Generation Health outline target medications for pharmacogenomics partnership
CVS Caremark and Generation Health announced 13 drug therapies that will be included in the initial offering of their integrated Genetic Benefit Management service. More...

FDA News:

FDA sends letters to Illumina and genomics providers suspected of selling unapproved products
FDA has informed four consumer genomics services providers and Illumina that it believes the firms are selling unapproved diagnostic devices, according to a report published by the GenomeWeb Daily News. More...
FDA to post risk summaries of approved drugs on new website
FDA announced that it will release risk summaries about medicines approved after September 2007 and post them quarterly to a publicly accessible website, Reuters reported. More...
FDA teams with Drugs.com to expand access to health information
FDA will provide access to its health information for consumers through a collaboration with Drugs.com, which will post the information at its website and on its mobile phone platform. More...

Medication Safety:

Counterfeit Tamiflu sold on Internet puts consumers at risk
FDA notified consumers and healthcare professionals that a product represented as �Generic Tamiflu� being sold on the Internet does not contain Tamiflu�s active ingredient, oseltamivir, but cloxacillin, an ingredient in the same class of antibiotics as penicillin. More...

ARBs linked to modestly higher risk of cancer diagnosis
Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) appear to be associated with a modest increase in risk of a new cancer diagnosis, according to research published online June 14 in The Lancet Oncology. More...

Overuse of antibiotics spurs vicious cycle
Patients whose doctors over-prescribe antibiotics may develop drug resistance that can last up to a year, putting them and others at risk when more serious treatment is needed, according to a study published in May in the British Medical Journal. More...
Metformin linked to vitamin deficiency
Patients treated over long periods with the diabetes drug metformin (Glucophage, Bristol-Myers Squibb) are at risk of developing vitamin-B12 deficiency, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal, Reuters has reported. More...
FDA probes hundreds of complaints about Johnson & Johnson medications
FDA is investigating hundreds of consumer complaints involving children�s medicines recalled by Johnson & Johnson on April 30, according to a congressional memo, the Associated Press reported. More...

Professional News:

Consumers find pharmacists most trustworthy
Pharmacists are the most trusted source for medical research information, according to a recent survey. More...
Walgreens and CVS reach agreement
Walgreens and CVS Caremark have signed a multi-year contract to keep Walgreens in the Caremark pharmacy network, resolving recent issues between the drugstore chains, according to The Wall Street Journal. More...

Associations:

AMA opens dialogue with pharmacy organizations
The American Medical Association (AMA) has responded favorably to concerns expressed in April by the American Pharmacists Association and six other pharmacy associations. More...
International Public Health & Pharmacy Issues Conference calling for papers
Pharmacists Planning Service, Inc. is calling for papers for its 17th International Public Health & Pharmacy Issues Conference aboard Royal Caribbean�s Adventure of the Seas. More...
Community pharmacists to gather for annual NCPA convention
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) will present the latest in pharmacy education, case studies, and real-world, business-oriented information for the independent community-pharmacy industry at its 112th Annual Convention and Trade Exposition taking place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia Oct. 23 to 27. More...

Meetings

July 10-14 AACP Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA
Contact:
1727 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-739-2330
Fax: 703-836-8982
[email protected]

August 28�31 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference
San Diego, CA
Contact:
413 North Lee Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-3001

 
 

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