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Economics and risks of FDA’s Quality management maturity rating programme

European Pharmaceutical Review

Some drug products are susceptible to active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) shortages for a variety of reasons and bifurcation in the market for finished dosage form product between brand and generic drugs, for example, likewise can affect the degree of competition and product diversification in a market. Case for Quality. 2016Dec;50:59–70.

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Five for Friday December 2: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality

PQA

The measures are: Endorsement Proportion of Days Covered Composite (PDC-CMP) [Health Plan] Retirement Antipsychotic Use in Persons with Dementia: MDS (APD-MDS) [Nursing Home] Initial Opioid Prescribing at High Dosage (IOP-HD) [Health Plan] Initial Opioid Prescribing for Long-Acting or Extended-Release Opioids (IOP-LA) [Health Plan] Use of Opioids at (..)

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Five For Friday November 18: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality

PQA

Endorsement Proportion of Days Covered Composite (PDC-CMP) [Health Plan] Retirement Antipsychotic Use in Persons with Dementia: MDS (APD-MDS) [Nursing Home] Initial Opioid Prescribing at High Dosage (IOP-HD) [Health Plan] Initial Opioid Prescribing for Long-Acting or Extended-Release Opioids (IOP-LA) [Health Plan] Use of Opioids at High Dosage and (..)

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Five Things To Know About Beta-Lactam Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)

IDStewardship

PATIENT CASE An elderly, frail nursing home resident presents to the emergency department (ED) with a three-day history of shortness of breath, altered mental status, and night sweats. In this article we will highlight five things to know about beta-lactam therapeutic drug monitoring by discussing key questions on each point.