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Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 Contents Latebreakers Letters DEA Proposes Rule To Allow Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances Merger, Medicare Reform Could Mean Broader E-Prescribing Adoption New Combination Pill Approved for Type 2 Diabetes New Eczema Guildlines Promote Use of Emollients, Then Topical Corticosteroids Agencies Flush Original Strategies in Favor of Promoting Drug Take-Back Programs JP at Large: You Laughing at Me? Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization State Law Requiring PBM Transparency See Some Gains, Some Losses Global Counterfeiting Still Growing, Says U.S. Commerce Official FDA Saftey Page: Prophylthiouracil Still Confused with Purinethol (mercaptopurine) New Products Bring Lice Treatment to a Head NACDS Marketplace Showcases New Product that Fill Unmet Needs Update on Respiratory Tract Infections Execs Share War Stories About Adopting Technology in their Stores New Products Advertisters Index Classified Viewpoint: Medicare Part D Revisions sorely needed

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(Page 26) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - JP at Large: You Laughing at Me? (Page 27) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization (Page 28) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization (Page 29) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization (Page 30) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization (Page 31) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization (Page 32) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization (Page 33) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization (Page 34) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization (Page 35) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization (Page 36) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization (Page 37) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - State Law Requiring PBM Transparency See Some Gains, Some Losses (Page 38) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - State Law Requiring PBM Transparency See Some Gains, Some Losses (Page 39) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Global Counterfeiting Still Growing, Says U.S. Commerce Official (Page 40) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Global Counterfeiting Still Growing, Says U.S. Commerce Official (Page 41) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - FDA Saftey Page: Prophylthiouracil Still Confused with Purinethol (mercaptopurine) (Page 42) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - FDA Saftey Page: Prophylthiouracil Still Confused with Purinethol (mercaptopurine) (Page 43) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - FDA Saftey Page: Prophylthiouracil Still Confused with Purinethol (mercaptopurine) (Page 44) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - FDA Saftey Page: Prophylthiouracil Still Confused with Purinethol (mercaptopurine) (Page 45) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - FDA Saftey Page: Prophylthiouracil Still Confused with Purinethol (mercaptopurine) (Page 46) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - FDA Saftey Page: Prophylthiouracil Still Confused with Purinethol (mercaptopurine) (Page 47) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - New Products Bring Lice Treatment to a Head (Page 48) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - NACDS Marketplace Showcases New Product that Fill Unmet Needs (Page 49) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Update on Respiratory Tract Infections (Page 50) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Update on Respiratory Tract Infections (Page 51) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Update on Respiratory Tract Infections (Page 52) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Update on Respiratory Tract Infections (Page 53) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Update on Respiratory Tract Infections (Page 54) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Update on Respiratory Tract Infections (Page 55) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Update on Respiratory Tract Infections (Page 56) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Update on Respiratory Tract Infections (Page 57) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - Update on Respiratory Tract Infections (Page 58) Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 - 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