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Clinical

›› Ask the Experts: Routine immunization of health care personnel
January 25, 2012 - All health care workers, including those not involved in direct patient care, are responsible for receiving all recommended vaccines.

›› Second CT scan recommended for patients on blood thinners
January 17, 2012 - Patients on warfarin whose INR level is above 3.0 are at even higher risk for delayed bleeding.

Practice/Management

›› Weaver memorial set for February 17 in Minneapolis
January 24, 2012 - 1989 Remington medalist brought energy to ‘three careers.’

›› USPHS report calls for pharmacists to be recognized as providers
January 09, 2012 - Evidence-based outcomes provide evidence for expanded role; Surgeon General endorses report.

Policy/Advocacy

›› FDA proposes PDUFA V, two new user fee programs to Congress
January 20, 2012 - Agency includes REMS improvements, seeks user fee programs for human generic drugs, biosimilars.

›› Work with CMS on independence at home demo
January 17, 2012 - Pharmacists included in primary care teams to help keep Medicare patients out of nursing homes.

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APhA News

›› APhA Releases New Edition of Popular NAPLEX Review
January 20, 2012

›› Trish Rippetoe Freeman Receives APhA’s Good Government Pharmacist of the Year Award
January 18, 2012

›› Joseph L. Fink III, Professor, UK College of Pharmacy, Receives Linwood F. Tice Friend of APhA-ASP Award
January 18, 2012

›› Adverse drug event reporting system

RxEvent includes the following features:
– A simpler, standardized report form that makes reporting easy to complete
– An electronic confirmation notice and event ID number once finalized
– Management of the triage and followup process, which reduces unexpected interruptions and “phone tag” for the user

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