Pharmalot... Pharmalittle... Good Morning

Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We hope the weekend was relaxing and invigorating but, in any event, the cherished respite is now a thing of the past. The time has come to march on to meetings and deadlines and what-not. But being busy is a good thing, yes? So please join us as we grab our cup of stimulation and dig in for another hectic day. Here are some tidbits to help you along. Hope your day goes well and do stay in touch...

Athens Urged To Import Generic Drugs (Financial Times)

10 Things Pharmacies Will Not Tell You (The Wall Street Journal)

Indian Drugmaker Seeks Compulsory License For Bristol Drug (Economic Times)

EU Expands Use Of Roche's Pegasys In Chronic Hepatitis C (Reuters)

Dr. Reddy's And Glenmark Recall Drugs In Us Over Odors (Hindu Business Line)

Dr. Reddy's Founder Passes Away (Live Mint)

Novartis Says Alcon Eye Drug Gets EU Approval (Reuters)

Ukraine Wants Drug Prices Declared At Registration (Kyiv Post)

Pakistan Readies Drug Pricing Policy (Pakistan Observer)

EDITOR'S NOTE: Please check this post for additional items during the day

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6 Comments

My father was a pharmacist. He would have loved the 10 things pharmacies will not tell you. Especially that they need a raise. What a list. Thanks. :)
Mar 18, 2013 - 9:19am
Number 11. There is a 2% chance your pharmacist will kill you with a dispensing error.

http://www.rosenfeldinjurylawyers.com/articles/prevalence-of-pharmacy-dispensing-errors/

Mar 18, 2013 - 9:51am
Number 10 1/2. There is a much better chance that your prescriber or a nurse will kill you with a drug error. Note that dispensing errors only make up 21% of all medication errors.
Mar 18, 2013 - 10:28am
May I observe that percentage is way too high IMHO - which makes the issue no less real. Then again, given the many API and manufacturing issues, your pharmacist may also kill you with 'accurate dispensing,' sad to say....
Mar 18, 2013 - 10:47am
Depending on which study you look at "dispensing errors" can include putting the wrong prescriber's name on the label. Note that the most common medication errors are time of administraton errors in institutionalized patients.
Mar 18, 2013 - 11:24am
That's good. Those patients won't know the difference.