CPhTLink.com NPTA Giveaway now open.

Thanks to Mike Johnston and The National Pharmacy Technician Association, CPhTLink.com will be giving away a prize! 1 Membership in the NPTA for a year, absolutely free. If you are a Technician, and not aware of this organization, please take a look at their website. Member Benefits include subscription to Today Technician Magazine, Tech Trends e-newsletter, Free C.E.s, and many member-only discounts, including RxPo. Read more

Free Law C.E.: Generic Drug Substitution Regulations

Free Law CE at PowerPak for Pharmacists and Technicians Titled “Generic Drug Substitution Regulations: Legal Implications for Pharmacists.

Expires 12/2009.

Click Here to view the lesson. Registration with Powerpak.com required to take exam.

Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB

(HealthDay) Combination treatment with two FDA-approved drugs shows promise in treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), a U.S. study shows.

In laboratory tests, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases found that a combination of the drugs clavulanate and meropenem inhibited the growth of 13 XDR-TB strains. Read more

NCPA, NACDS welcome AMP hearing postponement

(Drug Topics) The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) applauded a decision by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth to postpone a February hearing about Medicaid Average Manufacturer Price (AMP). NACDS and NCPA filed a lawsuit in November 2007 against the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). Read more

CPhTLink.com GIVEAWAY: 1 Year Membership in The NPTA FREE!

Thanks to Mike Johnston and The National Pharmacy Technician Association, CPhTLink.com will be giving away a prize! 1 Membership in the NPTA for a year absolutely free.   If you are a Technician, and not aware of this organization, please take a look at their website.  Member Benefits include subscription to Today Technician Magazine, Tech Trends e-newsletter, Free C.E.s, and many member-only discounts, including RxPo.  Read more

Pharmacists Give Bad Advice to People Experiencing Stroke Symptoms

(Health News Digest) Building on separate studies showing that primary care doctors’ offices and “healthline” operators at academic hospitals fail to recognize stroke symptoms when asked for medical advice, a West Virginia University research team has confirmed that pharmacists are equally likely to make the same mistakes. Read more

Pharmacy Tech staffed vending machine dispenses medication

(Burlington Free Press, Vermont) The Health Center in Plainfield recently installed an unusual “vending machine,” the first of its kind in the state.

It’s a seven-foot-tall, bullet-proof “automated dispensing unit” that holds 122 prescription medicines. A pharmacy technician accesses the medicines for individual patients using their prescriptions. Read more

FDA cites acid imbalance with epilepsy drug

(AP)  Federal health officials warned doctors Monday that a drug used in epilepsy patients can cause chemical imbalances in the blood, leading to heart problems and other serious complications.

The Food and Drug Administration said recent data show patients taking the antiseizure pill Zonegran face higher risk of metabolic acidosis, which causes dangerously high levels of acid to accumulate in the blood. The imbalance can cause breathing difficulties, irregular heart rhythms and fatigue. Read more

South Carolina Bill to Regulate Pharmacy Technicians

A bill has been introduced into the South Carolina General Assembly to further enhance the requirements to practice as a Pharmacy Technician in the state.

CPhTLink will continue to follow this bill.

Click Here to read the actual text of House Bill 3394.

North Dakota keeps Pharmacy Ownership Law

(Drug Topics)North Dakota legislators have rejected an attempt to open the state’s pharmacy business to large retailers such as Wal-Mart, Walgreens, and Target.

Legislators defeated a proposed repeal of the state’s 40-year-old law that requires pharmacies in the state be majority-owned by a pharmacist. House Bill 1440 was defeated with a 57 to 35 vote. Read more

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