September 15, 2008 By:
Anthony Vecchione
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A new label design from PharMEDium should make a medication's name and dose easier to read and recognize. The enhanced labeling will be applied first to four patient-controlled, IV pain-management drugs as well as local anesthetics for nerve-block therapy.

August 4, 2008 By:
Judy Chi
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Three companies are offering resources to help pharmacists with compounding.

June 18, 2008 By:
Judy Chi
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The U.S. Senate, following in the footsteps of the House, has introduced a resolution urging FDA to lift its restrictions on the use of estriol in bioidentical hormone preparation.

June 10, 2008 By:
Judy Chi
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To better ward off blows by the FDA to compounding pharmacists, IACP has established a satellite office at NCPA's headquarters.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued an FAQ that explains about the use of a non-NPI for prescribers who are not covered entities.

April 28, 2008 By:
Judy Chi
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Since three steroids have a high potential for drug abuse and trafficking, the Drug Enforcement Administration wants to classify them as Schedule III controlled substances.

April 28, 2008 By:
Kathryn Foxhall
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An expert contends that pharmacists should learn about pharmacogenetics and get into the field now

April 23, 2008 By:
Judy Chi
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The infusion provider InfuScience has added two pharmacies in Florida

April 14, 2008 By:
Sandra Levy
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Insmed has received a questionnaire from House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Health on develdoping legislation to establish a follow-on biologics regulatory pathway.
