Pharmacy Technician's Letter

Other: Suggestion to Switch Medication
Technician Tutorial: Billing Rx Drugs

January 2019 Issue

A new year will bring more step-therapy insurance rejections....

A handful of recent errors will put focus on mix-ups between lamotrigine (Lamictal) and labetalol (Trandate)....

Primatene Mist (epinephrine) will return to OTC shelves for relieving occasional symptoms of mild asthma in patients age 12 and up....

Questions are cropping up about whether blood pressure meds cause cancer....

Tired woman rubs her eyes

Primatene Mist
epinephrine
An OTC oral inhaler for mild symptoms of asthma

Nuzyra
omadacycline
An oral/injectable tetracycline class antibiotic for community-acquired pneumonia and skin infections

Symjepi
epinephrine
New pre-filled syringe injection formulation for emergency treatment of allergic reactions