Archive for November 2005
Educational campaign to target unclear drug notations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices will launch an educational campaign next year in an effort to reduce medication errors that result from ambiguous abbreviations and dose designations on prescriptions. By Michael Romano November 9, 2005 Read the full story at modernphysician.com.
[...]Tag wars
NEW YORK – The first single-digit RFID tags are on the way. SmartCode is offering to deliver a second-generation radio frequency identification card at the bargain basement price of 7.5 cents each in 1 million unit orders. At the same time, Avery Dennison is offering second-generation labels at 7.9 cents each in million-unit orders, and…
[...]Commentary: stop IP theft
To most people, piracy invokes the music recording industry, which has been decimated by illegal peer-to-peer file sharing. And counterfeiting conjures up images of the street vendor with impossibly cheap Rolexes or hit movies on DVD. But in our digital age, anyone who has a new invention, a creative idea or a technological breakthrough is…
[...]Vietnam confirms 42nd bird flu death
You can take control of drug costs
In a recent study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers explored prescription drug costs. They sent surveys to physicians nationwide, focusing on heart specialists and general practitioners. Of the more than 500 physicians who completed the survey, 93% understood their patients were concerned about out-of-pocket drug costs. Nearly as many also felt they…
[...]Measure ties US negotiator’s hands on drug imports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Trade Representative could no longer craft trade deals making it harder to import American-made pharmaceuticals from nations such as Canada under a measure approved by congressional negotiators on Friday. By Reuters November 4, 2005 Read the full story at reuters.com.
[...]Alert warns of Tamiflu scams
SEMINOLE COUNTY — The Seminole County Health Department issued an alert Wednesday warning of e-mail scams offering the prescription drug Tamiflu, which is used in the treatment of influenza. November 3, 2005 Read the full story at orlandosentinel.com.
[...]Souder grills FDA over tracking system for prescriptions
Prescription for change
WASHINGTON – Kevin Fagan never intended to be an activist. But four years ago, his son Timothy endured two months of debilitating pain after unknowingly taking a counterfeit drug that was meant to help him recover from a liver transplant. By Daniel Wagner November 2, 2005 Read the full story at nynewsday.com.
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