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Issue 35, August 31, 2006

• OxyContin thief strikes at UT hospital pharmacy

  A South Jordan, UT, hospital pharmacy was robbed on August 24 by a man who simply walked up and...

Issue 34, August 24, 2006

• FDA proposes automation of drug information

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 23 issued a proposed rule to automate the way...

Issue 33, August 17, 2006

• Federal probe: FDA drug directory rife with inaccuracies

  The results of a government watchdog report released Monday found that the Food and Drug...

Issue 32, August 11, 2006

• FDA approves vaccines for upcoming flu season

  The Food and Drug Administration has approved this year’s seasonal influenza vaccines, which...

Issue 31, August 3, 2006

• VA chief: Electronic prescriptions lead to nearly 100% accuracy

  Electronic prescription systems are crucial to preventing medication errors, said R. James...

Issue 30, July 28, 2006

• IOM: Med errors injure 1.5 million each year

  A new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report found that medication errors harm at least 1.5 million...

Issue 29, July 28, 2006

• FDA: Sexual function dietary supplements may be dangerous

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about erectile dysfunction (ED) dietary...

Issue 28, July 13, 2006

• 2008 Goals may include anticoagulants, abbreviations changes

  Anticoagulant management and an extension of "Do Not Use" abbreviations to computerized information...

Issue 4, January 26, 2006

• FDA mandates drug information update

  The FDA on January 18 released revisions to prescription drug information to give healthcare...

Issue 3, January 18, 2006

• JCAHO revises medication labeling expectations

  Staff preparing medications in the perioperative and other procedural settings will no longer have...