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June 16, 2011

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AIDS fight shifts
to treatment
Anticoagulation update
High-dose antiepileptics increase congenital malformation risk
Simvastatin dosing limit
CDER creates super office
Continuing Education
Newest: Creating an informational home pharmacy
For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: Continuing education for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Go to CE site here
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30 years on, AIDS fight may tilt
more to treatment

CHICAGO/GENEVA (Reuters) - After 30 years of AIDS prevention efforts, global leaders may now need to shift their focus to spending more on drugs used to treat the disease as new data show this is also the best way to prevent the virus from spreading. Read full article.

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Anticoagulation update

Leeann Hakobyan

A monthly review of the
peer-reviewed literature by
Drug Topics' Editorial Advisor
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS.
Anna Garrett is manager, Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Programs, Mission Hospital, Asheville, N.C.

Risk of recurrent VTE higher in men. Read full article.

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Higher-dose antiepileptics increase risk of congenital malformations

The risk of major congenital malformations increases dose-dependently with 4 common antiepileptic drugs, according to the results of a study published online June 5 in The Lancet Neurology. Read full article.

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FDA revises labels, recommends simvastatin dosing limit

Physicians should limit the use of 80-mg simvastatin due to an increased risk of myopathy, according to a recent FDA consumer update and a corresponding news release. Read full article.

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CDER to transition Office of Compliance to Super Office

The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research recently announced that it will elevate the Office of Compliance to a Super Office to continue to ensure the safety, quality, and integrity of drugs in America, according to a memo from CDER Director Janet Woodcock. Read full article.

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Meetings and Events

June 25-28, 2011 NACDS Marketplace Conference
Boston
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, VA 22334-0814
[email protected]

July 22-25, 2011 NPhA Annual Convention
Atlanta
Contact:
107 Kilmayne Drive, Suite C
Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 404-262-3344
Fax: 404-262-8689

August 27-30, 2011 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference
Boston
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, VA 22334-0814
703-683-5678

October 6-7 NCPA Diabetes Accreditation
Standards-Practical Applications (DASPA)
Nashville, TN
Contact:
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-544-7447

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