PHARMACY

NACDS honored Mike Podgurski, Rite Aid vice president of pharmacy services, with the Harold W. Pratt Award — its highest honor commemorating service to pharmacy.

In retail pharmacy, the requisite water for use during reconstitution and non-sterile compounding has never been entirely clear.  While labels on medications for reconstitution will indicate a specified volume of water for reconstitution, the level of water quality required by a manufacturer is not clearly stated.

CEPI to give $36 million to IDT Biologika for the development of a potential first vaccine for MERS.

Retailers have their hands full with their pharmacy business, but, at the same time, many merchants are becoming more and more convinced that such things as automated robotic prescription dispensing, pharmacy counseling and medication management can help them better connect with consumers.

Biocodex has received the FDA nod for Diacomit (stiripentol) for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome in patients 2 years of age and older taking clobazam.

Hy-Vee's pharmacy operations received multiple exemplary provider award accreditations including for community pharmacy, telepharmacy, long term care, and Medicare PartB DMEPOS.

FDA has awarded a contract to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to help advance the development of evidence-based guidelines for appropriate opioid analgesic prescribing.

Noting that in pharmacy education today, virtually all schools have transitioned into student-centered, case-based learning, and encouraging group participation to deliver content is key, according to Paul Doering, a professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.