News and Press Releases
6/27/2017 Press Release
ASHP Earns Commuter Connections Employer Recognition Award
ASHP’s efforts to promote public transportation options to its employees were recognized last week as a regional model of excellence with a 2017 Commuter Connections Employer Recognition Award. The award is given to employers in the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia whos6/26/2017 Press Release
Pharmacy Journal Forecasts Drug Spending for 2017
A new report on national trends in prescription drug expenditures published in AJHP (American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy) projects a 6 to 8 percent increase in total drug expenditures in 2017 across all healthcare settings. The report also projects an 11 to 13 percent increase in clinic spend6/23/2017 News
Betrixaban Approved as Oral VTE Preventive
FDA and Portola Pharmaceuticals on June 23 announced the approval of betrixaban oral capsules to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism in adults hospitalized for an acute medical illness who have restricted mobility or other risk factors for thromboembolic complications.6/19/2017 Press Release
ASHP's Chapter <800> Answer Book Prepares Pharmacies for New Safety Requirements
ASHP recently released a new reference to provide expert guidance and practical advice to pharmacists, technicians, and other health professionals involved in the compounding and handling of hazardous drugs. The Chapter Answer Book by Patricia C. Kienle, R.Ph., M.P.A., FASHP, is the first publicati6/16/2017 News
Some Hospira Products Get 'New Use Dates' While Others Get Recalled
FDA on Thursday announced that certain lots of Hospira Inc.'s atropine sulfate 0.1 mg/mL injection, 50 percent dextrose injection, and epinephrine 0.1 mg/mL injection — all in syringes — have "new use dates" based on stability data provided by parent company Pfizer.6/16/2017 Press Release
The Washington Post Names ASHP a Top Workplace for 2017
ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) has been selected as one of The Washington Post’s Top Workplaces for 2017. This marks the second consecutive year that ASHP has been named one of the Top Workplaces in the greater Washington, D.C., area.6/13/2017 News
Attention Turns to Nonpharmacy Sterile Compounding Activities
In the year since investigators entered a New York City oncology clinic in search of the source of an outbreak of fungal bloodstream infections involving 17 patients, information has emerged suggesting that healthcare facilities without a pharmacy professional go unmonitored for adherence to sterile compounding standards.6/12/2017 News