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Pharma Quality Assurance: FDA Compliance Solutions for Pharma Quality Managers

2013-04-25 08:29:53

FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 25, 2013 PRNewswire-iReach/ -- FDA News Launches Pharma Quality Advisor:The First Compliance and Management Website for Pharma Quality Managerswww.PharmaQualityAdvisor.com/NewSubscriber (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130425/CG00933) Pharma Quality Advisor is the first and only site that provides Pharma Quality Managers with the practical help they need to keep their facilities operating in compliance with GMP regulations. In addition to...

Assured Pharmacy - 2013 Shareholder Letter

2013-04-24 12:29:53

FRISCO, Texas, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Assured Pharmacy (APHY: OTC Markets), a leading specialty pharmacy group providing prescription medications to sufferers of chronic pain, released its 2013 shareholder letter. Dear Shareholders, Every day, prescription pain medications play a role in improving quality of life for the 75 million people who suffer from chronic pain in the US. With the population aging, cancer incidence increasing and the number of surgeries performed...

Ludlow Research Issues Opinion on PMBS Based on Low Market Cap Valuation

2013-04-24 12:29:01

SCHOFIELD, Wis., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PuraMed BioScience®, Inc., (PMBS: OTCBB), a researcher, developer, and marketer of over-the-counter (OTC) medicinal and healthcare products, announced that Ludlow Research had issued a research opinion on the company and its flagship product, LipiGesic® M. Report Highlights - Non-Prescription Product to Treat Migraine Headaches- Product Shown to Outperform #1 Prescription Competitor- Holds Patent on Product- Product Currently...

In Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Thought Leaders' Opinions and Clinical Data Indicate that Eravacycline Offers Efficacy and Delivery Advantages Over Currently Marketed Therapies

2013-04-24 08:30:07

Eravacycline's Competitive Advantages Include Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens and Availability in Interchangeable IV and Oral Formulations, According to a New Report from Decision Resources BURLINGTON, Mass., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, based on clinical data and the opinions of interviewed thought leaders, Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals'...

/R E P E A T -- Canadian consumers save $50 million on prescription medicines in 2012/

2013-04-24 08:28:38

RxHelp Patient Choice cards allow Canadians to stay on brand name medicines at generic prices TORONTO, April 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadian consumers who used RxHelp(TM) Patient Choice card programs to purchase their brand name drugs saved $50 million last year. These savings represent more than 1.2 million prescriptions across Canada using the RxHelp card - a new tool that allows consumers to stay on their brand medicines while paying the lower generic prices. By connecting...

May 2 Webinar to Review CMS’s Draft 2014 MA and Part D Marketing Guidelines

2013-04-23 23:01:20

Learn CMS’s emphases and intent in the new 2014 draft guidelines for Medicare Advantage and Part D marketing, and how organizations can prepare for them now in the latest co-hosted webinar from Atlantic Information Services and Gorman Health Group. Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 Once CMS’s final 2014 marketing guidelines for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans are out, MA and Part D plans will have very little time to digest the changes as they prepare for this fall’s Annual...

Bipartisan Group of 124 Lawmakers Express Concern That Medicare Cuts to Life-Sustaining Cancer Drugs Threatening Patient Care

2013-04-23 16:24:56

- Cancer Care Community Praises Lawmakers for Urging CMS to Examine Impact of Sequester Cuts on Medicare Patients - WASHINGTON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Community Oncology Alliance (COA), ION Solutions and The US Oncology Network today commended a bipartisan group of 124 lawmakers in the U.S House of Representatives who sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing concern that...

Survey Finds Teenage Drug Abuse Jumped 33 Percent In Five Years

2013-04-23 14:13:11

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A newly released national survey found that the rate of teens that are abusing prescription drugs has jumped 33 percent over the past five years. Published at Drugfree.org, the Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) found that 25 percent of teens have misused or abused a prescription drug at least once, a one-third increase since 2008. The study also found a troubling rise in the abuse of prescription stimulants. About 13 percent...

Pharmacists Reveal Top Over-The-Counter Product Recommendations

2013-04-23 12:32:33

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and Pharmacy Today recently published the results of the 2012 Pharmacy Today Over-the-Counter Product Survey. The survey reveals the over-the-counter (OTC) products pharmacists are recommending most often to their patients. Because there are over 300,000 marketed OTC drug products, it is critical that patients consult their pharmacist to maximize the benefits from these medications and...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network support the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

2013-04-23 12:31:52

DETROIT, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network continue to support the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day - the first of two this year - being held on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Michigan residents will be encouraged to drop off unwanted prescription medicine at designated locations around the state. "Each Take-Back Day serves as a platform to talk about the dangers of...