Iowa judge ask pharmacy board to look at marijuana

(AP, kttc.com Des Moines) – A Polk County judge says a state pharmacy board must consider whether marijuana has accepted medical uses.

Thursday’s ruling Judge Joel Novak doesn’t legalize medical marijuana in Iowa, but it requires the Iowa Board of Pharmacy to consider whether it’s properly classified as a Schedule I substance. Read more

One Pill Might Prevent Heart Disease

(Health Day) Create a single pill that contains a statin, three blood pressure drugs and aspirin, and you have an inexpensive medication that can reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular problems.

Or so researchers hope. Read more

Nevada Supreme Court considers pharmacy liability issue

(drug topics)In a case involving Wal-Mart and other drug retailers, the Nevada Supreme Court will decide whether pharmacies can be held legally responsible for death and injuries to non-customer third parties. A lower court dismissed pharmacists, Wal-Mart, and various other large drug retailers from a case involving a woman who caused a death while under the influence of prescription drugs. The decision was appealed. Read more