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Today's Headlines
Novartis AG's biosimilar cancer drug, EP2006, is "highly similar" to Amgen's blockbuster cancer drug, Neupogen, FDA staff said in a new report. » Read more
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Mirabegron (Myrbetriq), an oral drug approved by FDA in 2012 for treating incontinence, may help control weight by boosting the metabolic abilities of brown fat, a form of fat that can help to expend energy, according to an early-phase clinical study.
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Continuing Education
This month’s CE activity is the last unit of a year-long CPE series, Medication Therapy Management Considerations for Adult Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Running from February 2014 through January 2015, the series enables pharmacists to 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.
The goal of this month’s activity is to empower pharmacists to engage patients with cardiovascular disease in the practices of self-management.
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 with the session code 15DT01-JKF33.
Announcement: Our CE activities have moved to a new learning management system to better serve you. The login to the Online CE Center is
https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/login.php. All current user registration information has been uploaded for your convenience. Current users do not need to register. To review your registration page to ensure the data is up to date or to register, go to https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/program_register.php. For a full list of courses, go to http://pharmacy.uconn.edu/academics/ce/drug-topics-and-uconn-ce/
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EDITOR'S PICK
Close on the heels of Express Scripts' decision to make AbbVie's Viekira Pak the exclusive hepatitis C treatment in its formulary, CVS Health said it would make Gilead Sciences' Harvoni and Sovaldi the exclusive option for patients on its commercial drug list, as well as those on Medicare Part D and Medicaid. » Read more
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