TODAY'S HEADLINES
Rite Aid recently agreed to pay $498,250 to settle charges that some of its California pharmacists frequently did not provide patient consultations required by law. The lawsuit was brought by the state Office of Consumer and Environmental Protection, the Riverside, Alameda County, and San Diego District Attorneys' Offices, and the California State Board of Pharmacy. » More
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A New York City pharmacist was recently charged with stealing 193,000 painkiller pills worth an estimated $5.6 million on the black market. Until he was fired earlier this year, Anthony D'Alessandro worked for five years as a pharmacist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital. » More
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The Drug Enforcement Administration has reclassified the pain reliever tramadol as a Schedule IV controlled substance. The change comes after 13 states, including Arkansas, Mississippi, and New York, already opted to list tramadol as a controlled substance. » More
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Sandoz, the generic pharmaceuticals division of Novartis, has introduced an authorized generic version of Diovan (valsartan) tablets for the treatment of hypertension. » More
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Continuing Education
This month's article is the sixth in 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 review the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences, clinical indications, and pertinent drug-drug interactions for antiplatelet agents in cardiovascular disease.
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 14DT08-KTF27.
Announcement: Starting this month, 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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