TODAY'S HEADLINES

Inside CDC's opioid prescribing guidelines

What you need to know about the CDC's new opioid prescribing guidelines. Read more

Why generic Viagra will have to wait

While FDA just approved the first generic version of sildenafil citrate (Viagra, Pfizer), the new product will not be on the market until later. Find out why

CONTINUING PHARMACY EDUCATION

Part 2: Law: Educating and empowering patients and caregivers: The pharmacist's role in reducing the risk of opioid overdose

This month's CE activity is open for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. "Part II: Law: Educating and empowering patients and caregivers: The pharmacist's role in reducing the risk of opioid overdose." Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can earn up to 2 hours of CPE credit for completing this knowledge-based activity from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Drug Topics. More

EDITOR'S PICK

Study: Shorter hospital stays for Xarelto

US hospitals using rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Janssen Pharmaceuticals) instead of warfarin (Coumadin, Bristol-Myers Squibb) to treat patients diagnosed with a venous thromboembolism (VTE) may shorten a patient's hospital stay, a new study said. Read more

March 18, 2016

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