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Pharmacy Choice Newsletter - February 2012

February 2, 2012 Volume 14, Issue 2 Forward to a Friend News Pharmacy Careers Resources Education Business Marketplace Login This newsletter is sponsored by: Industry Headlines 01/30 - Pharmacoeconomic Analysis in R&D Decision Making: An In-Depth Report 01/25 - FDA Approves Picato (ingenol mebutate) Gel, the First and Only Topical Actinic Keratosis (AK) Therapy With 2 or 3 Consecutive Days of Once-Daily Dosing 01/17 - FDA Approves Voraxaze to Treat Patients with Toxic Methotrexate Levels 12/01 - 2012 Economic Forecast: Healthcare FDA Resources Generic Drug Approvals Recalls Paragraph IV Patent Certifications News Releases Upcoming Meetings Office of Generic Drugs FDA Drug Shortages Quick Poll In your pharmacy, about how often do hypertensive patients have their blood pressure checked by you or an ambulatory blood pressure device? Once a week Once a month Annually Never Can't fill out the poll? GO HERE Hot Pharmacy Jobs Retail Pharmacist Snyder Drug/M.K. Stores, Inc. Iron River, MI LTC Pharmacist StoneBridge Medical Pelham, NY Albertsons Sav-on - Pharmacy Manager - San Diego County SUPERVALU San Diego, CA Clinical Pharmacist Opening at Award Winning Facility! Rx Pro Health Visalia, CA February Disease Focus Pharmacist Focus On Preventing Heart Failure by Darrell Hulisz, RPh, PharmD and Katherine Salay, Pharmacy Intern Nearly 6 million people in the United States have heart failure (HF), and the annual incidence for those over 65 years of age is estimated to be 10 per 1000. Because HF is difficult to treat, preventing it is imperative... Read More Featured Article Diagnosing Diabetes and Prediabetes in Children Steve Freed, R.Ph., CDE, Publisher of www.diabetesincontrol.com Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and adolescents: about 151,000 people below the age of 20 years have diabetes. When diabetes strikes during childhood, it is routinely assumed to be type 1, or juvenile-onset diabetes... Read More Last Month's Poll Which of the following pairs is not accurate? Xarelto (rivaroxaban) - once daily dosing, CYP450 clearance - 17.4% Viibryd (vilazodone) - serotonin reuptake blocker + 5HT1 receptor agonist - 19.3% Brilinta (ticagrelor) - reversible ADP receptor blocker, taken with low-dose aspirin - 24.5% Arcapta (indacaterol) - Once daily inhaled B-agonist for both COPD and Asthma - 28.3% Dificid (fidaxomicin) - narrow spectrum, bactericidal, C.Diff diarrhea only - 10.3% Continuing Education for Pharmacists Enroll now at www.rxschool.com for the latest online Live and Enduring Continuing Education. Inexpensive, easy to access, and excellent content all define the RxSchool Live experience! Live On-line Webinars NEW! Understanding the Pathology and the Pharmacology of Neuropathic Pain Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 12:00 PM ET, 2.0 credit hours NEW! Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and the Comorbid Conditions Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 7:00 PM ET, 2.0 credit hours SALE! Heart Failure, Your Patients & Advancements in Drug Therapies Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 11:00 AM ET, 1.0 credit hour A Year of Diabetes in Review and Into the Future Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 8:00 PM ET, 2.0 credit hours RxSchool is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Featured distance Chronic Pain: The Pharmacy Professional's Role in Management ACPE UPN#: 0372-0000-11-039-H04-P Credits: 4 hours (0.4 CEUs) Release Date: December 2, 2011 Expiration Date: December 2, 2014 Fee: $35.00 Audience: Pharmacists For more information, visit the Course Information Page ©2009 Pharmacy Choice (PC) - All rights reserved. 425 S. Cherry St. Suite 200 | Denver, Colorado 80246 888-682-4415 Important Notice: The information contained in this newsletter is intended as an informational resource only. View our full disclaimer.

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