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  • SLIDESHOW: NACDS TSE 2016 Saturday - Welcome Event

    BOSTON — NACDS held the welcome reception for Total Store Expo on Saturday night at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

  • Cardinal Health RBC 2016 panel highlights impact, potential of pharmacy advocacy

    Given that 51% of prescriptions in the average pharmacy are for Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries, independent pharmacists know just how the business of pharmacy and public policy are inextricably linked. And at Cardinal Health RBC 2016, the ways pharmacists can have an impact on the legislative process were front and center.

  • NYT: Candy icon Forrest E. Mars Jr. dies at 84

    Forrest E. Mars Jr., who helped build Mars Inc. into the world’s largest confectionary company, died on Tuesday in Seattle. (New York Times)

  • NPA launches warning letter database

    WASHINGTON – The Natural Products Association has launched a free online tool for NPA members to view violations against the dietary supplement Good Manufacturing Practices.

    Regulatory, compliance and QA/QC personnel of dietary supplement manufacturing facilities and retailers can use this information to monitor and track the top GMP violations by year and see how those trends are changing. The database will also allow end users to create their own reports.

  • Pa. gov signs biologics interchangeability bill

    HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf last week signed a bill that will increase patient access to interchangeable biologic medicines. Wolf’s signing of Senate Bill 514 has earned him praise from both the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and Pennsylvania Bio. 
     

  • NCPA forms Innovation Center to drive healthcare evolution through independent pharmacy

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Community Pharmacists Association on Tuesday announced the establishment of a new Innovation Center that is intended to further assist and speed up the evolution of independent community pharmacies in a changing health care environment.

  • Congressional Task Force to explore VMS regulations in Puerto Rico, NPA reports

    WASHINGTON – A new Congressional Task Force will investigate the impact of Puerto Rico’s regulations on the dietary supplement and natural products industry, the Natural Products Association reported Wednesday. This comes as part of the federal government’s efforts under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act.

  • Industry orgs respond to PDUFA reauthorization letter

    SILVER SPRING, Md. and WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday released a document containing details — procedures and performance goals — for the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization, or PDUFA VI. 
     
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