Prescription Drug Use Rises 10%, Spending More Than Doubles In One Decade - The number of people in the USA who took one prescription medication in a one month period rose 10% during the decade up to the end of 2008. Americans spent US234.1 billion on prescription medications in 2008, more than double the figure in 1999, according to a report published by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)...      |      Nearly 1 In 10 Doses Of Prescribed Medication Missed In Hospital, UK - New research based on a study at Bradford Teaching Hospitals, shows that hospital inpatients are, on average, likely to miss out on almost 10% of their medication doses. The study, will be presented at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's annual conference 5-6th September. Overall, 9.7% of prescribed medicines were omitted...      |      NHS Money Wasted On Unused Medicines, UK - A new study suggests that patients can play an important part in reducing medicines wastage by ensuring unused medicines are removed from their repeat prescriptions. Unwanted medicines returned to community pharmacies by patients are estimated to cost the NHS at least £100 million a year...      |      Study Shows Cost Effectiveness Of Self-Care Schemes In Community Pharmacies, UK - A new study, to be presented at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's annual conference 5-6 September 2010, shows that treating minor ailments such as coughs, colds and indigestion in community pharmacies rather than GP surgeries is a very cost effective use of NHS resources. Around 57 million GP consultations take place every year for minor ailments at an estimated cost of £2 million1...      |      ASCP Seeks Changes To DEA Regulations, Responds To June Federal Register Notice - The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) has asked the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to consider changes to the Controlled Substances Act regulatory framework to improve timely access to controlled medications for residents in long-term care settings...      |      Target Stores Join Field Of Retail Medicine - Chicago Tribune: "Target Corp., renewing its push into retail medicine, will open eight new clinics in the Chicago area and Palm Beach, Fla., giving a boost to a form of health care delivery that has seen slower growth amid the economic downturn. The Minneapolis-based retail giant launched its first health clinic four years ago but has not been as aggressive as rivals CVS/Caremark Corp...      |      Report Finds Foreclosures Harm People's Health In California; Wash. Small Business Health Insurance Program Starts To Sign Up Members - San Francisco Chronicle: "A report released Wednesday found foreclosures have not only economic consequences, but create health problems for the people and families involved -- and those effects can ripple throughout a community...      |      PAC10 Looks At Professional Ethics And Law In Pharmacy, Australia - As pharmacy begins implementing a renewed legislative framework, it is timely to reflect on professional behaviour and the implications of the new legislation on the profession's Code of Ethics...      |      Low Installation Rates In Retail Pharmacies Across Europe Increase The Growth Potential Of The Pharmacy Automation Systems Market - The pharmacy automation systems market in Europe is experiencing a tremendous growth spurt. Until recently, most pharmacies have been either without automation or have employed very basic automation systems...      |      Floridians Prepare To Take Back The State - September's National Pain Awareness Month has never been more important for the state of Florida. Recent data from the Florida Medical Examiner shows residents are dying at a rate of at least 7 per day as a result of prescription drug abuse...      |      Health Advice From Pharmacists Saves Hundreds Of Millions Of Euros, Study Shows - Hundreds of millions of euros are being saved each year for national healthcare systems by patients consulting community pharmacists rather than going straight to their doctors, says a survey to be presented today (Wednesday 1 September) at the annual conference of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)...      |      Winn-Dixie Offers Flu Vaccinations Beginning Sept. 1 - Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: WINN), will offer flu vaccinations on a walk-in basis and through vaccine clinics at all of its in-store pharmacies beginning Sept. 1. Customers using their Winn-Dixie Customer Reward Card will receive a $5 discount off the $28 flu vaccine ($23 with the Customer Reward Card)...      |      Marketing For Pharmacists At PAC10, Australia - Strategic planning is considered by some pharmacists as being an issue for the future, or one that is too difficult or best left to over-paid consultants...      |      Pharmacists On Health Care Teams Significantly Improve Patient Care - Incorporating pharmacists as members of the health care team in direct patient care roles is a viable solution to help improve U.S. health care, according to the results of a comprehensive, systematic review of the health care literature set to be published in the October 2010 edition of Medical Care. The study has been published prior to print and is available online...      |      At NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference, Cardinal Health Helps Retail Pharmacies Fight Prescription Drug Abuse - At the NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference, taking place August 28-31 in San Diego, Calif., Cardinal Health will encourage attendees to learn more about how they can get involved in the fight against prescription drug abuse...      |      PSA Intern Training Program Recognised As Best, Australia - An information session in Tasmania explaining the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's National Intern Training Program (NITP) has resulted in an overwhelming response from pharmacy students keen to join the program. The NITP is designed to maximise the career opportunities of young pharmacists as they transition from being students to entering the workforce as qualified pharmacists...      |      NCPA, AARP Report Finds Brand Name Drug Prices Soar As Large Pharmacy Benefit Managers Reap Windfall Profits - According to a new AARP report, the average retail price of the most popular brand-name drugs increased by 8.3 percent in 2009 and by 41.5 percent over the past five years rates well in excess of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. At the same time, major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) like CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, Inc. and Medco Health Solutions, Inc...      |      Gold Standard/Elsevier First To Launch State, Federal Controlled Substance Drug Schedules, Helping Ensure Safe, Compliant Prescribing And Dispensing - Gold Standard/Elsevier, developer of drug databases and medication management solutions, announced the availability of its new Alchemy State and Federal module, the first and only database to offer both state and federal controlled substance drug schedules...      |      SYSPRO Welcomes Proposed FDA Regulations - SYSPRO, the leading provider of visionary, pragmatic ERP software, announced that the company is highly confident that the SYSPRO ERP solution will enable pharmaceutical manufacturers to meet the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations being proposed by Congress...      |      New Executive For QLD Branch Committee, Australia - The appointment of Lisa Goldsmith as a Vice-President of the Queensland Branch Committee of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia gives the branch one of the youngest executives seen at the PSA on a state or territory level. The branch executive is now made up of Dr Lisa Nissen, Branch President, Mr Bruce Elliot, Branch Vice-President, and Ms Lisa Goldsmith, Branch Vice-President...      |      AACP Forum And Full PAC10 Registration - A Combination To Give Pharmacists A Business And Professional Edge, Australia - The Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy Accredited Pharmacists' (AACP) Forum at the Pharmacy Australia Congress this year focuses on Clinical and Practical Skills for MMRs, Building your Portfolio with a targeted program of clinical presentations, therapeutic updates, clinical controversies and practice pointers...      |      AARP Report Finds Increase In Brand-Name Drug Costs Outstrips Inflation - AARP Bulletin: "Retail prices for some of the most widely used brand-name prescription drugs shot up more than 8 percent in 2009, even as inflation plummeted to a record low, according to a new AARP analysis of retail drug price trends released today...      |      New York State Licenses Personalized Prescribing DNA Tests - The New York State Department of Health has licensed Genelex Corporation's DNA Drug Sensitivity Tests for use by doctors in the state. The issued Clinical Laboratory Permit is for DNA testing of three enzymes, the cytochrome P450s, that process more than 50 percent of the most commonly prescribed medicines...      |      List Of Medications That Put Elderly Patients At Risk: The PRISCUS List - In the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[31-32]: 543-51), Stephanie Holt, a clinical pharmacologist, and coauthors present the PRISCUS List: a list of medications that carry an increased risk of side effects when given to elderly patients...      |      Brand Name Drugs Rocketed 8% In 2009, While Inflation Remained Negative - In 2009 brand name drugs rose in price 8% - a year when the general inflation rate remained negative, according to an analysis by AARP (American Association of Retired Persons). Although the brand name industry criticizes AARP because it does not take into account rebates and discounts, AARP's RX Price Watch report says such discounts hardly make any impact...      |