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FDA recently approved these drugs:
Over-the-counter access to Barr Pharmaceuticals' Plan B emergency contraceptive was approved for women ages 18 and older. It remains a prescription-only product for those ages 17 and younger.
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Last year, 42 million prescriptions were filled for sleeping medications, more than doubling the number filled in the year 2000.
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Some 91% of retail pharmacists surveyed by Medical Marketing Research Inc., believe that all medications available for dispensing with a doctor's prescription have been FDA-approved, the researchers report. In fact, FDA estimates that as many as several thousand drug products are marketed illegally without required FDA approval.
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As of July 1, Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) surveyors have expected hospitals to be compliant with changes to four medication management standards, some of which have caught them by surprise, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
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FDA approves 2006-2007 flu vaccines; Conscience compromise for Washington pharmacists; ValiMed systems in Texas Children's Hospital
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Quality professionals at many organizations soon will be collecting additional data, as a result of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) final rule on the inpatient prospective payment system.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)'s final rule on the inpatient prospective payment system requires hospitals to report on the full set of 21 Hospital Quality Alliance measures to get full payment updates, effective for discharges on or after October 1, 2006.
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This month, St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson, MD, will begin discharging patients by appointment, in the latest phase of a three-year effort toward capacity maximization, says Jackie Connor, RN, MS, CCS, director of case management.
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Hospitals are making numerous changes in an attempt to improve the quality and safety of patient care services. These interventions could be a new program, practice, or initiatives such as staff training.
