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ACHP aids Rx pain killer use for providers, patients

Community-based health plans are taking a variety of approaches to reduce the misuse of prescription painkillers while assuring patients in pain get the relief they need, according to a report by the Alliance of Community Health Plans. » More

Continuing Education

New CPE Series: November activity available now

Welcome to the third activity of our CPE series: Medication Therapy Management (MTM) in Patients with Diabetes, which has been designed for pharmacists who take care of patients with diabetes. You can earn up to 14 credits from September 2012-March 2013 with 7 monthly knowledge-based activities. The November activity will cover oral antidiabetes agents and noninsulin injectables for diabetes care.

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 login.

Announcement: Welcome to the new user registration process. This new process requires all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide or update their NABP e-Profile ID in order to electronically keep track of CPE credits from ACPE-accredited providers. If you have not done so, you can obtain your NABP e-Profile ID now at www.MyCPEmonitor.net. This profile will enable you to have one login for all the NABP programs and services you will need throughout your career.

TODAY'S HEADLINES

FDA approves cabozantinib for type of thyroid cancer

FDA has approved cabozantinib for the treatment of progressive, metastatic medullary thyroid cancer. » More

USPSTF calls for comments on HCV screening draft

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is seeking public comment on its draft recommendation on adult screening for hepatitis C virus until Dec. 24, the agency announced. » More

AAP: Give guidance on emergency contraception

Pediatricians should counsel teenagers about emergency contraception before they need it and issue advance prescriptions for contraceptive medications as part of routine care, says a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics directed at reducing the rate of unintended pregnancies among adolescents.
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