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September 13, 2011

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In This Issue
NCPA, GeriMed join forces for LTC
Memoirs of an unfrocked pharmacist
ACCP annual meeting in Pittsburgh
Vaccinology course in Atlanta
Patients leaving hospital may quit meds
FDA warns of drug shortage, fraud
FDA panel supports rivaroxiban for stroke
Flu shots for children
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NCPA and GeriMed partner to support LTC pharmacies

The National Community Pharmacists Association is joining forces with GeriMed to support long-term-care pharmacies. Read full article.

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John Lemberger, BSDPh, practiced pharmacy in Wisconsin and Florida for 35 years.

Pharmacy practice may be changing on many levels, but this pharmacist's vivid word-pictures remind us that some basic issues have never gone away. Read full article.

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ACCP annual meeting to focus on immunology, pharmacy practice, and global health

This year’s annual meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) features numerous vital clinical pharmacy sessions, the second annual Clinical Pharmacy Challenge, and professional development and networking forums. Read full article.

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Clinical vaccinology course to take place in Atlanta

Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals have the opportunity to attend a clinical vaccinology course at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Atlanta, Ga., November 4 through November 6, 2011. Read full article.

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Some patients may quit long-term Rxs after hospital discharge

Patients discharged from the hospital are at higher risk of not continuing their long-term medications for chronic diseases, and ICU admission appears to further increase this risk, according a recent study. Read full article.

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FDA acknowledges ongoing drug shortage, warns of fraud

Drugs such as Taxol, Cytarabine, Daunorubicin, Doxil, and Leucovorin are in short supply, delaying needed treatments for some cancer patients or forcing them to seek alternative, possibly less-effective treatments, FDA has announced. Read full article.

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FDA panel recommends approval of rivaroxaban for stroke prevention

An FDA advisory panel voted 9-2 (with 1 abstention) to recommend approval for rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG), an oral, once-daily anticoagulant, as a treatment to prevent stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Read full article.

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Yearly flu vaccines best protection for children

Annual flu vaccines are the best way to protect children from life-threatening pneumonia, according to new guidelines issued by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Disease Society of America. Read full article.

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Meetings and Events

September 26-27, 2011 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Labeling Summit
Washington, D.C.
Contact:
Jeff Grizzel, Conference Director
FDA News
300 N. Washington St., #200
Falls Church, VA 22046-3431
703-538-7668
jgrizzel@fdanews.com
www.fdanews.com/PharmaLabeling

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

October 16-19, 2011 ACCP Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
Contact:
13000 W. 87th Street Parkway
Lenexa, KS 66215-4530
Phone: (913) 492-3311
Fax: (913) 492-0088
accp@accp.com

October 19-21, 2011 AMCP Educational Conference
Atlanta
Contact:
100 North Pitt Street
Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-827-2627/703-683-8416

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

December 4-8, 2011 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition
New Orleans, La.
Contact:
http://www.ashp.org/Midyear2011

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