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Pharmacy Choice Newsletter - June 2009

Thursday, June 4, 2009 Volume 10, Issue 6 Forward to a Friend INDUSTRY HEADLINES 6/3- FDA Grants Approval for Use of RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) as Both . . . 6/1- FDA Approves Lamictal(R)XR(TM); An Extended-Release Once-Daily . . . 6/1- FDA Approves Reclast(R) to Prevent Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women . . . 5/29- Mylan Receives Tentative FDA Approval for Generic Version of Singulair(R) FDA RESOURCES Generic Drug Approvals Recalls Paragraph IV Patent Certifications News releases Upcoming Meetings Office of Generic Drugs FDA Drug Shortages JUNE QUICK POLL I hear the following complaints and questions most often from mail order patients: My Rx has not arrived and I am out of medication. My refrigerated Rx arrived warm, is it still ok to use? The Rx I received is different than the prescription I mailed to them. The pill looks different, is it the right medication? Can't fill out the poll? CLICK HERE HOT PHARMACY JOBS Pharmacy Manager Pamida Norton , KS Pharmacists - Relief Positions Thrifty White Drug Various Locations, ND Director of Pharmacy for Small Hospital in St. Louis area! Rx Pro Health St. Louis Suburbs, MO This newsletter is sponsored by: JULY DISEASE FOCUS Psoriasis Awareness Psoriasis is a non-contagious chronic skin disease that affects somewhere between 5.8 and 7.5 million US adults and over 125 million people worldwide according to the World Psoriasis Day consortium. Approximately 150,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, of which approximately 11% of those affected also have joint inflammation and develop a related form of arthritis called "psoriatic arthritis". Read More FEATURED ARTICLE Pharmacogenetics: The Future is Now! by Alan P. Agains, Ph.D. Once upon a time, some thirty years ago when I was in graduate school studying pharmacology, there were only two isoforms of cytochrome P450 (CYP) that were recognized. There was only one type of alpha1 receptor, just one cyclooxygenase (COX), serotonin was considered a minimal player in psychopharmacology, the only drug transporters we studied were the cationic and anionic pumps... Read More MAY'S POLL RESULTS Do you believe that the World Health Organization’s recent warning that the H1N1 flu may result in a worldwide pandemic is justified? 32.1% - Yes-awareness will result in increased precautions by the general population. 67.8% - No-this has created generalized panic and purchases of Tamiflu® that is not necessary. MARKETPLACE SPONSOR Florastor® Product Line Florastor® is a clinically-tested, natural, yeast-based probiotic that aids in the growth of good microorganisms in the intestines, while destroying and removing pathogenic (bad or disease-causing) microorganisms to help maintain optimal intestinal health. 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