Featured Article
Why I became a Pharmacy Technician and a story of my life.
Departing from the normal news items posted here, I am writing a personal Blog entry. A short story on why I am here today. A second read, I think is seems a bit egotistical and narcissistic. Though I don’t really want to come across that way. I’m just reflecting.... [Read more...]
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NPTA Offers Online Training Program To Become A Pharmacy Tech
(Press Release, NPTA) The National Pharmacy Technician Association announced today the launch of the Official NPTA Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program™, a comprehensive online training program. The new program is designed to meet the growing demand for qualified, educated... [Read more...]
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NABP Moves to Next Phase of Technician Recognition and Regulation
(PTCB Press Release) The PTCB is proud to announce a new recommendation issued by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Task Force on Standardized Pharmacy Technician Education and Training which encourages state boards of pharmacy to require certification by the PTCB.... [Read more...]
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Prevacid given OTC approval
Earlier this month, Novartis announced that Prevacid has been approved by the FDA as the first over-the-counter PPI for the treatment of frequent heartburn since 2003 (Prilosec OTC) and the first PPI ever to be granted OTC status without any alterations to it’s original... [Read more...]
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India’s Cipla says ready to supply flu drug copy
(AFP/Yahoo!) Indian drug manufacturer Cipla Tuesday said it could supply 1.5 million doses of a copy of the Tamiflu antiviral medication to fight the international swine flu outbreak. “We have already received proposals from people on behalf of countries in Latin America,... [Read more...]
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Plan B available at the Pharmacy to women 17 and older
(wowOwow.com, fda.gov) A judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to allow Plan B to be sold without prescriptions to girls as young as 17. A press release by the FDA states that the morning-after pill, Plan B, will be available for over-the-counter purchase within... [Read more...]
Techs
Emily’s Foundation
Article Copy. Written by Michael Sangiacomo, from Ohio’s Plain Dealer News.
Chris Jerry still hears the screams of his 2-year-old daughter, Emily, after a medical mistake put her into agonizing pain and led to her death three years ago.
His grief was overwhelming, but it drove him to give meaning to Emily’s death, suffered at the hands of a pharmacy technician who mistakenly gave the toddler a fatal dose of saline solution. [Read more...]
Drugs
FDA Advises Consumers Not To Use Certain Zicam Cold Remedies
(FDA Release) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today advised consumers to stop using three products marketed over-the-counter as cold remedies because they are associated with the loss of sense of smell (anosmia). Anosmia may be long-lasting or permanent. [Read more...]
Pharmacy
NAACP praises white pharmacist’s murder charge in death of black would-be robber
Earlier, we shared a story with you of a Pharmacists who shot and killed a would-be robber, who now faces a murder charge.
The plot now thickens as more details become published on-line. The NAACP is praising the DA for pressing charges, in a case where the Pharmacist was white, and the attempted robber is a young black man. [Read more...]
Continuing Education
Free CE: The Continued Importance of Controlled Substance Management by Health Care Professionals
Free CE at PowerPak.com titled “The Continued Importance of Controlled Substance Management by Health Care Professionals.”
Read issues associated with maintaining proper vigilance regarding pain medications, with emphasis on [Read more...]
