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Five ways to avoid medication mistakes

Institute of Medicine: Medication errors harm at least 1.5 million people annually...Know exactly what your doctor is prescribing, its dosage and frequency...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/29/ep.medication.mistakes/index.html

FDA May Allow Pharmacists to Give Drugs without Prescriptions

The government is mulling more "behind-the-counter" sales, to let patients buy certain medicines directly from pharmacists without a doctor's prescription.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299162,00.html

FDA's Winckler talks about the agency's goals

In September 2006, Susan Winckler, R.Ph., J.D., joined the Food & Drug Administration as acting chief of staff.
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=426519

Early to Rise: A.M. Hypertension and Home BP Monitoring

After completing this continuing education article, the pharmacist should be able to:
http://www.pharmacytimes.com/Article.cfm?Menu=1&ID=4628

MTM seen as bridge to community pharmacy

the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy spotlighted medication therapy management (MTM) at its annual meeting...
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=426521

Pharmacies are ready for the next natural disaster

One of the responses has been the development of the recently announced ICERx (In Case of Emergency Rx, www.icerx.org/) prescription database.
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=426516

It's time to standardize tech training

Millions of Americans felt a sense of unease on March 30 as they watched ABC News report on medication errors caused by pharmacy professionals
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=423925

Fatal error sparks debate over punitive measures

The board concluded that the pharmacist did not follow proper hospital procedures regarding the supervision of a pharmacy technician
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=423917

Get ready for all NPI contingencies

Less than a month before the implementation deadline for the new National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers, confusion and concern continue to mount
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=423914

Latebreakers: Study: High workload, technology, alert systems increase med errors

The risk of dispensing potentially harmful combinations of medications that could result in a drug interaction increased by 3% for each additional Rx filled per hour.
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=424621
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