Pharmacy Technician's Letter

January 2020 Issue

More community pharmacies will mail or deliver Rxs to patients....

Another mishap will put more focus on preventing errors with meds that have "extended-release" suffixes (CD, SR, XL, etc)....

Apadaz (AP-uh-daz, benzhydrocodone/acetaminophen) will be a new opioid combo for acute pain....

Meds with unclear expiration dates are making news again....

Smartphone with image of medicines

Apadaz
benzhydrocodone/acetaminophen
New combination formulation for short-term management of acute pain

Wakix
pitolisant
A histamine-3 antagonist/inverse agonist for narcolepsy

Annovera
ethinyl estradiol/segesterone
An estrogen/progestin contraceptive vaginal system to prevent pregnancy