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Posted: Jan 7, 2020

OTC birth control would expand patient access

Contraception

In late September, the American College of Obstetricians and Gyne-cologists (ACOG) published an update to its position on OTC hor-monal contraceptives.

Loren Bonner

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Posted: Jan 7, 2020

Is a nonprofit approach the future of antibiotic development?

Antibiotics

Last August, FDA approved pretomanid, a new antibiotic used in com-bination with bedaquiline (Sirturo—Janssen) and linezolid for treat-ment of patients with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).

Aina Abell

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Posted: Jan 7, 2020

Ironing out confusing product labeling for iron supplements

Error Alert

Longstanding lack of standardization for iron product labeling has led to frequent dispensing and administration errors.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Horsham, PA

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Posted: Jan 7, 2020

Pharmacists relieved about USP delays on revised compounding chapters

Compounding

Proposed revisions to USP General Chapters <795> and <797>, which establish standards for nonsterile and sterile compounding, respectively, raised the ire of compounding pharmacists because of their stringent rules around beyond-use dates (BUDs).

Rachel Balick

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Posted: Jan 7, 2020

Opioid tapering is a shared effort between patient and clinician

On The Cover

What happens when a network of pain clinics in a town closes and 20,000 chronic pain patients are scrambling for care? In upstate South Carolina this year, when most of the pain clinics in the area shuttered their doors, providers came together to help.

Loren Bonner

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