News Alerts
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This is your resource for the latest news about medication or business matters concerning pharmacies.
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See below for pharmacy-related safety alerts, drug recalls, new therapies, new generics, and other medication information. Come back often for updates.
09/1/2009
- Prevacid® 24HR OTC
- Prevacid 24HR is expected to be available over-the-counter in October 2009.
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07/29/2009
- BD 60 mL Luer-LokTMsyringes
- Effective immediately, Becton-Dickinson is recalling its 60 mL Luer-Lok syringes manufactured in July 2008.
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07/29/2009
- Paradigm® Quick-set® infusion sets
- Effective immediately, Medtronic, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Quick-set infusion sets that are used with MiniMed Paradigm insulin pumps.
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06/1/2009
- Generic Risperdal®
- Generic Risperdal (risperidone) may help Humana-insured patients lower their out-of-pocket medication costs.
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05/1/2009
- CMS Formulary Reference File Deletion
- Effective May 1, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is no longer covering Raptiva (efalizumab) 125 mg.
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04/14/2009
- Digoxin 0.125 mg and 0.25 mg tablets
- Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories voluntarily recalled all lots of digoxin tablets due to size variability.
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03/1/2009
- Humana removes nicotine transdermal patches from Medicare formulary
- Effective March 1, 2009, CMS is no longer covering nicotine transdermal patches.
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02/1/2009
- Humana removes medications from Medicare formulary
- Effective February 1, 2009, CMS is no longer covering these listed medications.
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12/04/2008
- ReliOn Insulin Syringes–Medical Device Recall
- Revisions to prescribing ReliOn Insulin
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09/25/2008
- Imitrex Goes Generic
- You could save money with generic Imitrex.
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09/25/2008
- MedWatch - Rituxan
- Revisions to prescribing Rituxan
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09/25/2008
- Zyrtec OTC
- Save money this allergy season with Zyrtec OTC
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