Generic Rx price hikes come under scrutiny

Robert Frankil, RPh, testified during a Senate committee hearing last week that "these prices [for generic drugs] are wreaking havoc on patients, pharmacists, and payers alike," and this situation "cannot be allowed to continue." » More

FDA provides more guidance for outsourcing facilities

FDA announced last week that the agency has developed three policy documents to help compounders registering as "outsourcing facilities" under the Drug Quality and Security Act. » More

FDA approves abuse-deterrent hydrodocone ER

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Global drug spending to grow 30% by 2018

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Continuing Education

MTM essentials for weight management

This month's CE activity is part of a year-long CPE series, Medication Therapy Management Considerations for Adult Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. From February 2014 through January 2015, pharmacists can earn up to 24 hours of CPE credit with 12 monthly knowledge-based activities from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Drug Topics.

The goal of this month's activity is to educate pharmacists about the prevalence, health consequences, and nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment options for obesity, with a focus on the recommendations made in the 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults.

To read and print the article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here. To proceed to the online exams and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to log in with the session code 14DT12-FKX42.

Announcement: Our CE activities have moved to a new learning management system to better serve you. The login to the Online CE Center is https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/login.php. All current user registration information has been uploaded for your convenience. Current users do not need to register. To review your registration page to ensure the data is up to date or to register, go to https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/program_register.php. For a full list of courses, go to http://pharmacy.uconn.edu/academics/ce/drug-topics-and-uconn-ce/.

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