The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Doptelet (avatrombopag) tablets to treat low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia) in adults with chronic liver disease who are scheduled to undergo a medical or dental procedure. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Retacrit (epoetin alfa-epbx) as a biosimilar to Epogen/Procrit (epoetin alfa) for the treatment of anemia caused by chronic kidney disease, chemotherapy, or use of zidovudine in patients with HIV infection. Read More »
The nominating committees for the ASHP Pharmacy Practice Sections recently approved candidates for Executive Committee Chairs and Directors-at-Large. Read More »
The ASHP Committee on Nominations met on April 19 and approved the following ASHP members as candidates for ASHP elected offices: Read More »
The American Hospital Association (AHA), ASHP, and the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) are fielding a survey to all community hospitals and health systems to collect quantitative, representative data on pharmaceutical drug spending and the impact of drug shortages. Read More »
Online Training Education Program Readies Pharmacists, Technicians to Prepare Sterile Products Read More »
New Guidelines Call for Standardized Approach to Managing Investigational Drug Products Read More »
The man looked to be in his mid to late 30s and, at a glance, not someone who a stranger would suspect of having a substance use disorder, said Michelle Maguire, emergency medicine pharmacy resident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Read More »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an outbreak alert informing clinicians about reports of potentially life-threatening hemorrhage associated with the use of synthetic cannabinoids. Read More »
Hospitals that are visited by surveyors from the Joint Commission need to demonstrate the existence of and adherence to policies for reviewing overrides for medications kept in automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs). Read More »
In reviewing several legislative proposals to combat the nation’s opioid crisis, members of a House of Representatives subcommittee on February 28 opined on the need for healthcare providers to receive special training on prescribing and dispensing opioid-containing products. Read More »
A hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s health subcommittee on the opioid epidemic, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) discussed the pharmacist’s role in delivering patient care to Medicare beneficiaries and noted her support for legislation that allows pharmacists to care for patients in certain underserved areas. Specifically, she mentioned the benefits of H.R. 592, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, and submitted a letter of support from the Washington Pharmacy Association. Read More »
ASHP’s 2018 Match concluded today, as 4,777 individuals matched with more than 2,300 pharmacy residency programs across the country. Read More »
ASHP, in collaboration with the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG), today published updated national guidelines outlining best practices for pediatric pharmacy care in hospitals and health systems. Read More »
The annual Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to health-system pharmacy. The award is considered to be the highest honor in the profession. Read More »
ASHP’s virtual House of Delegates recently approved professional policies on gene therapy, unit dose packaging availability, and drug dosing in conditions that modify pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics, among other topics. Following discussion in the House of Delegates community on ASHP Connect, delegates voted online during the week of March 16–23. Read More »
One of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s highest priorities is our role in ensuring the safety of the foods that Americans consume. Read More »
GSK announced the expanded indication for Fluarix Tetra (Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine) has been approved in Europe to include adults and now children from six months of age for the prevention of influenza disease caused by the two influenza A virus subtypes and the two influenza B virus types contained in the vaccine. Read More »
National Institutes of Health scientists developing a rapid, practical test for the early diagnosis of prion diseases have modified the assay to offer the possibility of improving early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Read More »
The National Institutes of Health is teaming with government, biopharmaceutical, life science and non-profit organizations to overcome obstacles and increase success for advancing promising treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Read More »
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