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April 6, 2015

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HIV/AIDS drugs reclassified at Aetna, Coventry in Florida

Aetna and Coventry Health Care of Florida are reclassifying certain HIV/AIDS medications labeled as specialty drugs to either generic or non-preferred brand drugs, according to Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty. » Read more

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FDA: Final guidance on evaluation, labeling of abuse-deterrent opioids

FDA has issued final guidance to assist industry in developing opioid drug products with potentially abuse-deterrent properties.
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2015 Updates on the national guidelines for diabetes management and related disorders

Last month and this month pharmacists will be able to learn about the latest developments in diabetes treatment and management. Pharmacists can earn up to 4 hours of CPE credit with two monthly knowledge-based activities from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Drug Topics. The goal of this month’s activity is to discuss the recent updates of national U.S. guidelines for diabetes management, including hypertension and cholesterol management in patients with diabetes, in order to empower pharmacists in clinical decision-making.

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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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AAD 2015: Secukinumab improves skin clearance in plaque psoriasis patients over widely used therapy

Plaque psoriasis patients treated with secukinumab (Cosentyx) over ustekinumab (Stelara)—a widely used biologic—can achieve clearer skin, according to a late—breaking research session at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), in San Francisco. » Details

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A new class of biologics in the PCSK9 Inhibitors likely will be approved for treating high cholesterol. How are you preparing?

 

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