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May 17, 2018

New FIP report says pharmacists are integral to supply chain

Aim is to improve safe and effective medications to patients worldwide

May 17, 2018

FDA approves the first non-opioid treatment for management of opioid withdrawal symptoms in adults

FDA approved on Wednesday lofexidine hydrochloride (Lucemyra—US WorldMeds) for the mitigation of withdrawal symptoms to facilitate abrupt discontinuation of opioids in adults.

May 16, 2018

Opioid summit brings together stakeholders, offers takeaway points

While the annual conference focuses on opioid abuse, more programming on appropriate pain management was included this year

May 16, 2018

FDA approves first epoetin alfa biosimilar for the treatment of anemia

FDA has approved epoetin alfa-epbx (Retacrit—Hospira) as a biosimilar to epoetin alfa (Epogen/Procrit—Amgen) for the treatment of anemia caused by chronic kidney disease, chemotherapy, or use of zidovudine for individuals with HIV.

May 15, 2018

Leading groups update guidelines for C. difficile

New guidelines focus on diagnosis, infection prevention, and more

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April 24, 2018

Pharmacy’s way forward

Last weekend, representatives from APhA’s three Academies—Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA–APPM), Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA–APRS), and Academy of Student…

Keep making noise about how pharmacists are fighting the opioid…

We asked, and you delivered. THANK YOU! APhA has been on social media and pharmacist.com rallying the troops to contact their representatives in Congress and tell them that to make a meaningful…

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May 8, 2018

Pharmacists to Serve on Health and Human Services (HHS) Pain Management Task Force

The Task Force will hold its inaugural public meeting on May 30, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, and on May 31, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.

March 30, 2018

Joey Mattingly Elected as 2018-2019 APhA HOD Speaker-elect

The Speaker-elect serves a one-year term in that capacity before taking over as Speaker of the House and Trustee for two years

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