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The Motley Fool January 12, 2010 Dayana Yochim	6 Ways to Score Cheap(er) Drugs Stop overpaying for the pills you have to pop with these simple ways to trim your prescription-drug tab.
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Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011	Off-Label But On Point? Use of off-label drugs is a balancing act for physicians, and poses even more problems for pharma. The FDA is moving slowly to help.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007 George Koroneos	In Sync with California Pharmaceutical companies everywhere are preparing themselves for compliance with California's Electronic-Pedigree Mandates, which go into effect 18 months from now. When in place, an inspector will be able to receive, immediately, a record of any drug's chain of custody.
CIO August 1, 2002 Stephanie Overby	Rx for Chicken Scratch Poor physician penmanship is the butt of many jokes, but illegible prescriptions are no laughing matter. Some pharmacies are starting to use electronic systems to accept prescriptions from doctors electronically via PC, PDA, or cell phone, thus ensuring accurate prescription filling.
InternetNews June 13, 2005 Roy Mark	Fake Canadian Drug Sites Proliferating New study shows 80 percent of sites claiming to be Canadian drug stores are registered in other countries.
Job Journal February 25, 2007	Career Snapshot: Pharmacy Technician The shortage of both pharmacists and pharmacist technicians is projected to get worse, meaning plenty of job opportunities.
Managed Care September 2007	Income Said To Influence Use of Generics An observational analysis of pharmacy claims collected from 2001 to 2003 finds that where a person lives and the socioeconomic implications of that location have a lot do with his use of generic drugs.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Dayana Yochim	Fiscal Fitness '09: 6 Ways to Score Cheap(er) Drugs Save more than $200 on prescriptions.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2011 Brian Orelli	Uncontrolled Crying Over AVANIR's Prescription Data? It's been a slow start, but don't write off this company's pseudobulbar drug just yet.
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Managed Care September 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Mail Order Pharmacy Saves Money, Says PCMA, but at What Cost? The savings to consumers and employers are apparent, but are health plans left holding the bag in mail-order pharmacy?
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Carol Marie Cropper	Between You, The Doctor, And The PC More physicians and hospitals are putting their medical records online
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Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2011 Jon Zifferblat	China: Business as UNusual If there is one market that requires a click on the 'refresh' button, it's China. General Biologic provides a snapshot of what's ahead for Big Pharma in the country
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BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 John Carey	Making Personalized Medicine Pay Medco and other pharmacy benefit managers say future profits depend on matching drugs to patients based on their genes.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Faster Pathway to Drug Approvals A thinktank called the Pacific Research Institute has proposed letting drugs approved by the European Medicines Authority onto the market in the U.S. before the Food and Drug Administration has approved the drugs.
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Reason September 2005 Kerry Howley	Locking Up Life-Saving Drugs U.S. prescription laws make us sicker and poorer because the system that puts drugs over the counter is driven by profits and patents.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Lou Morris	Backpage: Warning Letter A press release describes the existence of a new Patient Counseling Information section. Drug labels have contained a patient information section within the precautions section. The suggestion that this section is new is false and misleading.
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Managed Care April 2002 Rhonda Greenapple	HMOs Have Stake in Quelling Anger at Drug Store Counters Dissatisfied customers have a tendency to lash out and not be very discriminating about their targets. Prescription: Reduce the hassle...
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American Family Physician February 15, 2006 Liz Smith	Newsletter FDA Announces New Prescription Drug Information Format... ASTM International Develops Continuity of Care Record... HHS Launches Project to Test Electronic Prescribing for Medicare Part D... etc.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2006 Jonathan Katz	Bar Codes: Alive And Well Despite the RFID hype, bar codes still are widely used in manufacturing operations.
BusinessWeek May 23, 2005 Carol Marie Cropper	Counter Intelligence Nonprescription drugs can often be just as strong as prescription drugs; in fact, many of them used to be just that. So, to use over-the-counter drugs safely, educate yourself about dosage, possible interactions, and even ingredients.
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