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Up front DATABASE CONTRACT FDA DATABASE WASTE-MANAGEMENT ScriptPro to provide database for FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently awarded ScriptPro USA Inc. a contract to provide a searchable drug database for the agency’s internal use. The database will include all prescription and over-the-counter drug products available in the United States. The database will also feature images of drugs and drug packages, all versions of each drug, warning labels for each product, and drugspeciﬁc alerts, including the FDA’s Black Box Warning labels. Michigan hospital rst to earn certi cation for drug disposal Northern Michigan Regional Hospital of Petoskey is the ﬁrst hospital to be certiﬁed for having designed and implemented a pharmaceutical waste-management program in compliance with state, federal, and local regulations. The certiﬁcation also means the hospital adopted best management practices to prevent drugs from being disposed of in drains or landﬁlls. PharmEcology Associates LLC, the company that certiﬁed the hospital, helped employees identify and manage pharmaceutical waste, and worked closely with regulators to ensure the development of programs that are cost-effective and compliant. “Northern Michigan Regional Hospital is to be commended on this ground-breaking effort,” said Charlotte Smith, president of PharmEcology. “It required all of us to work very closely with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the vendor community to ensure that proper procedures were developed and implemented.” The hospital ﬁrst identiﬁed pharmaceuticals within the facility that meet federal and state deﬁnitions of hazardous waste, as deﬁned by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and applicable state regulations. It then implemented steps to keep the list of drugs updated as new ones are added. Steps also are now in place at the hospital to segregate hazardous pharmaceutical waste in the pharmacy, patient-care areas, and outpatient clinics. In addition, the hospital began LOGO /IMAGE COURTESY SCRIPTPRO USA INC. http://www.fougera.com

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Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 Contents Up Front Up Front In Depth Letters Health-System Edition Cover Story: Controlled Substance Disposal a Growing Problem for Hospitals Pharmacists Hope for Speedy Approvals Deaths from C. Difficile Increasing PharmMD Teams with HealthSpring RX Care Commentary Ohio Hospital Automates Pharmacy The Business Outlook for 2009 OTC The Pharmacist's Duty to Warn: Implications for Pharmacy Practice New Products Viewpoint

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Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 (Page Cover1) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 (Page Cover2) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 (Page 1) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Contents (Page 6) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Contents (Page 7) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Contents (Page 8) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Contents (Page 9) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Up Front (Page 10) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Up Front (Page 11) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Up Front (Page 12) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Up Front (Page 13) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Up Front In Depth (Page 14) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Up Front In Depth (Page 15) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Letters (Page 16) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Cover Story: Controlled Substance Disposal a Growing Problem for Hospitals (Page H1) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Cover Story: Controlled Substance Disposal a Growing Problem for Hospitals (Page H2) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Cover Story: Controlled Substance Disposal a Growing Problem for Hospitals (Page H3) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Cover Story: Controlled Substance Disposal a Growing Problem for Hospitals (Page H4) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Pharmacists Hope for Speedy Approvals (Page H5) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Deaths from C. Difficile Increasing (Page H6) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Deaths from C. Difficile Increasing (Page H7) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - PharmMD Teams with HealthSpring (Page H8) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - PharmMD Teams with HealthSpring (Page 17) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - RX Care (Page 18) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - RX Care (Page 19) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - RX Care (Page 20) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - RX Care (Page 21) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Commentary (Page 22) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Commentary (Page 23) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Commentary (Page 24) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Ohio Hospital Automates Pharmacy (Page 25) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Ohio Hospital Automates Pharmacy (Page 26) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Ohio Hospital Automates Pharmacy (Page 27) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Ohio Hospital Automates Pharmacy (Page 28) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - Ohio Hospital Automates Pharmacy (Page 29) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - The Business Outlook for 2009 (Page 30) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - The Business Outlook for 2009 (Page 31) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - The Business Outlook for 2009 (Page 32) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - The Business Outlook for 2009 (Page 33) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - The Business Outlook for 2009 (Page 34) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - The Business Outlook for 2009 (Page 35) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - OTC (Page 36) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - OTC (Page 37) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - OTC (Page 38) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - OTC (Page 39) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - The Pharmacist's Duty to Warn: Implications for Pharmacy Practice (Page 40) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - The Pharmacist's Duty to Warn: Implications for Pharmacy Practice (Page 41) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - The Pharmacist's Duty to Warn: Implications for Pharmacy Practice (Page 42) Drug Topics - December 12, 2008 - The Pharmacist's Duty to Warn: Implications for Pharmacy Practice (Page 43) Drug Topics - 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