12.05.2009
A-S Medications Recalls Repackaged Digoxin Tablets
BETHESDA, MD 13 May 2009—Repackager A-S Medications Solutions LLC on May 11 announced it was recalling all 0.25-mg digoxin tablets the company distributed before March... |
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26.02.2009
Accrediting Group Requests `Deeming Authority` for Medicare Part D Sponsors
BETHESDA, MD 27 February 2009—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that URAC, formerly known as the Utilization Review Accreditation... |
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13.08.2009
ADHD Drug Recalled
BETHESDA, MD 14 August 2009—Barr Laboratories has recalled a single lot of a mixed-amphetamine product because some tablets may contain more drug than specified. The... |
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03.06.2011
Aidapak Services Recalls All Its Repackaged Drugs
BETHESDA, MD 03 June 2011—Pharmaceutical repackager Aidapak Services LLC on Thursday announced a nationwide recall (PDF) of all the company`s products because of potential... |
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30.04.2009
AIDS Drug Assistance Plans Feel Fiscal Pinch
BETHESDA, MD 01 May 2009—Waiting lists and other cost-containment strategies are on the rise in AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), and health policy experts expect... |
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01.04.2011
Alabama Pharmacy`s TPN Linked to Nine Deaths
BETHESDA, MD 01 April 2011— FDA and the Alabama Department of Public Health (PDF) on Wednesday announced an outbreak of Serratia marcescens bacteremia in six Alabama... |
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03.02.2011
American Regent Recalls Sodium Thiosulfate, Potassium Phosphates
BETHESDA, MD 03 February 2011—American Regent Inc. on February 3 announced that the company is recalling all vials of sodium thiosulfate injection lot 0056 and potassium... |
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15.06.2009
ASHP Inserts Pharmacists` Role in Health Reform
ROSEMONT, IL 16 June 2009—The seemingly lightning-fast speed at which the nation’s elected leaders have been moving to reform health care has not been too fast for... |
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27.10.2011
Bacteremia Outbreak Tied to Improper Filtration by Compounding Pharmacy
BETHESDA, MD 27 October 2011—An improper filtration process let Serratia marcescens in tap water pass into two batches of pharmacy-prepared amino acid solution and then into... |
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13.07.2009
BK Virus Warnings Required for Immunosuppressive Drugs
BETHESDA, MD 14 July 2009—FDA announced today that the labeling for several drugs used to suppress the immune response after receipt of a kidney transplant must carry new... |
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