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Tamiflu for oral suspension: Revised label reflects new concentration

The concentration of the influenza drug oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu, Genentech) for oral suspension has been reduced from 12 mg/mL to 6 mg/mL to reduce the possibility of prescribing and dosing confusion that can lead to medication errors, FDA announced. Read full article.

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Robert Katz has been a practicing pharmacist for 40 years.

What makes a good pharmacy? Read full article.

N.D. Tea Party hopes to overturn pharmacy ownership law in November

After the North Dakota legislature defeated a bill to overturn the state's pharmacy ownership law this year, a group is working to get the issue on the 2012 general election ballot. Read full article.

Healthcare groups urge Congressional subcommittee to curb IPAB

Potential Medicare budget cuts made through a new board are likely to significantly reduce healthcare access for beneficiaries, according to testimony presented to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee. Read full article.

CDC revises recommendations
for postpartum contraception

After assessing new evidence, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released revised recommendations for postpartum contraceptive use, announced an article published in the July 8 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Read full article.

CDC recommends dual therapy
to combat gonorrhea resistance

Concerned about the increasing potential in gonorrhea patients for resistance to cephalosporin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends dual therapy for gonorrhea, with ceftriaxone 250 mg plus either azithromycin or doxycycline. Read full article.

OTC Product News

In this section we showcase products and product news that ran up against space limitations or fell outside the parameters of recently featured categories in the print edition. Look for more OTC Product News in upcoming issues of the Drug Topics e-newsletter. Read full article.

Meetings and Events

July 22-25, 2011 NPhA Annual Convention
Atlanta
Contact:
107 Kilmayne Drive, Suite C
Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 404-262-3344
Fax: 404-262-8689

August 3-6, 2011 AADE Annual meeting and exhibition
Las Vegas
Contact:
800-338-3633 ext. 4878.
meetings@aadenet.org

August 27-30, 2011 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference
Boston
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, VA 22334-0814
703-683-5678

October 6-7, 2011 NCPA Diabetes Accreditation
Standards-Practical Applications (DASPA)
Nashville, TN
Contact:
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-544-7447

October 8-12 2011 NCPA Annual Convention
Nashville, TN
Contact:
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-544-7447

November 29, 2011 NACDS Foundation 13th Annual Dinner
New York, NY
Contact:
Jennifer Sargeant, Manager, Foundation Programs and Education, NACDS
703-837-4224

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