Keep it together.
February 27, 2007
Here is the story of a man who owned a pharmacy. He thought his estranged wife may have been stealing Schedule II narcotics from the store. So he called the police. And he was right.
The police came in and, in the course of the investigation, found him to be in numberous violations in his record keeping, storage, and security of the narcotics in the store.
They arrested the wife and took away his license.
Which would you rather loose… you license or your wife?
Smoking Cesseation
February 25, 2007
One part of This article stood out to me.
…new antidepressant prescription options marketed as Zyban and Wellbutrin found a niche with would-be quitters, possibly decreasing their usage of OTC products. Did prescriptions kill the OTC star, or are other factors at work to dissuade customers from trying OTC quitting aids? Read more
FDA approves Vyvanse
February 24, 2007
A new ADHD drug by Shire, that is enginered to be harder to abuse than it’s sister drug Adderall XR or other amphetamine based drugs. Read more
Free CE
February 24, 2007
With Plan-B available over-the-counter, do you know the laws regarding actually dispensing it?
Can a cashier make the sale? Can only a Pharmacist sell it?
These questions can be answered in a free CE at US Pharmacist (you can also find it on PowerPak)
It is titled: Emergency Contraception: A Guide to
Over-the-Counter AvailabilityDiversion
February 23, 2007
Via Drug Topics article:
“According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, approximately 15% of healthcare professionals struggle with drug dependence at some point in their career.”
Do you find this percentage too high? To small?
Not to demean the will power of most people in our profession, be it Doctors, Nurses, Technicians, or Pharmacists; Lump them all together, and I think that the number of health care professionals that have (at least at one point in their career) struggled with drug dependence is probably way higher.
PowerPak CE
February 23, 2007
I found a CE at powerpak the other day. It has just as much to do with Technicans as it does with a Pharmacist of Physician.
The Growing Influence of Generic Drugs: What It Means to Pharmacists and Physicians
Check it out. It’s not that hard either. It also can count as a Law credit!
Site Launch!
February 20, 2007
Welcome to CPhTlink.com!
On this weblog, I will be posting Pharmacy news, links to CE’s and anything else that may have to do with the profession.
Please also join the Forums, and drop a comment every now and then.
If you are intrested in contributing to the weblog, or moderating the forums, let me know! I could use some help.
