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	<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PTCB Exhibits at 2008 NACDS Conference</title>
		<link>http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/26/exhibits-at-2008-nacds-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board was an exhibitor at this week&#8217;s National Association of Chain Drug Store (NACDS) Pharmacy &#038; Technology Conference alongside more than 320 exhibitors and 150 leading retail companies. 
The PTCB&#8217;s exhibit provideed conference participants with solutions for enhanced patient safety and the benefits of pharmacy technician certification in the largest single [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: " PTCB Exhibits at 2008 NACDS Conference", url: "http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/26/exhibits-at-2008-nacds-conference/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Techs a Bad Name</title>
		<link>http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/25/giving-techs-a-bad-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article by Marshall Allen, titled &#8220;For pharmacy techs, drugs easy to steal.  Low-paid workers have easy access to pills and little cause to fear prosecution&#8221;
The article paints a picture of a low-paid worker with no education stuffing their pockets full of Vicodin to make a quick buck.
It makes no mention of the thousands [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Giving Techs a Bad Name", url: "http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/25/giving-techs-a-bad-name/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networks are everywhere</title>
		<link>http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/22/social-networks-are-everywhere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WellNet Healthcare this month will launch a test version of Point to Point Healthcare, a social network linking users&#8217; physicians, pharmacists and insurance benefit managers, the Washington Post reports. The online tool will allow employees of companies who use the program to connect their health care providers to facilitate treatments. The tool will also feature [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Social Networks are everywhere", url: "http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/22/social-networks-are-everywhere/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Generic Drug Problems</title>
		<link>http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/22/generic-drug-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently stumbled upon a website run by 2 pharmacists titled &#8220;The People Pharmacy.&#8221;
The website includes a section where users can post their gripes and adverse reactions to generic drugs that they were prescribed.
The largest amont seemed targeted at Generic forms of Wellbutrin XL, Zoloft, Ambien, and of course, many levothyroxine medications.  Some get [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Generic Drug Problems", url: "http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/22/generic-drug-problems/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>What should the penalty be?</title>
		<link>http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/14/what-should-the-penalty-be/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Orlando, FL parents said they&#8217;re outraged after a pharmacy made a mistake that claimed the life of their 3-year-old son.
Sebastian Ferrero was prescribed 10 times the amount of a growth drug that he needed. The Ferrero family said the pharmacist involved received the minimum punishment for the mistake.
His parents said the decision to fine [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What should the penalty be?", url: "http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/14/what-should-the-penalty-be/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Flower Power&#8221; Protest</title>
		<link>http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/11/flower-power-protest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To demonstrate their opposition to the 10% Medi-Cal cut in California, Pharmacists organized a &#8220;flower power&#8221; protest.
Holding a press conference and a demonstration on the steps of the Capitol, they sent over 600 bouquets of flowers to the site and urged legislators and the Governor to put a stop the the cuts.
No word yet on [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "\"Flower Power\" Protest", url: "http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/11/flower-power-protest/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ortho recalling lot of PROCIT vials</title>
		<link>http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/08/ortho-recalling-lot-of-procit-vials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The maker of PROCIT is voluntarily recalling one lot after discovering cracks in the necks of some vials that could potentially keep the drug from remaining sterile. Ortho Biotech is recalling manufacturing lot P114942A. Approximately 44,292 vials of this lot were distributed between April 15 and July 17 of this year.
Via DrugTopics
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		<title>More on Don&#8217;t Shoot The Pharmacist</title>
		<link>http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/04/more-on-dont-shoot-the-pharmacist/</link>
		<comments>http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/04/more-on-dont-shoot-the-pharmacist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another gem passed on by Dave Broitman R.Ph. regarding his film &#8220;Don&#8217;t shoot the Pharmacist&#8221;.
Dave, and actor Miles MacVane were interviewed on a cable show titled &#8220;The Directors Chair&#8221;.
The episode can be watched by clicking here. The interview appears at about the 40 minute mark.  Watch it all or fast forward. but go check [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "More on Don't Shoot The Pharmacist", url: "http://cphtlink.com/2008/08/04/more-on-dont-shoot-the-pharmacist/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Generic Depakote gets FDA approval</title>
		<link>http://cphtlink.com/2008/07/31/generic-depakote-gets-fda-approval/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A generic version of Depakote delayed-release tablets (divalproex sodium), used to treat seizures, bipolar disorder, and migraine headaches, was approved this week by the Food and Drug Administration. &#8220;Generic drugs undergo a rigorous scientific review to ensure that they will provide the patient with the same amount of high-quality, safe, and effective drug as the [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Generic Depakote gets FDA approval", url: "http://cphtlink.com/2008/07/31/generic-depakote-gets-fda-approval/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>HPV vaccine is linked to more adverse incidents</title>
		<link>http://cphtlink.com/2008/07/29/hpv-vaccine-is-linked-to-more-adverse-incidents/</link>
		<comments>http://cphtlink.com/2008/07/29/hpv-vaccine-is-linked-to-more-adverse-incidents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, reported that it has obtained new Food &#038; Drug Administration records about Merck&#8217;s vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) Gardasil. The records show that there have been 10 new deaths since September 2007 and 140 serious adverse events since January 2008. These new data [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "HPV vaccine is linked to more adverse incidents", url: "http://cphtlink.com/2008/07/29/hpv-vaccine-is-linked-to-more-adverse-incidents/" });</script>]]></description>
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