Merck Pharmaceuticals recently revised dosing restrictions for Zocor, a popular cholesterol lowering medication, due to potentially serious side effects and drug interactions. The bottom line is if you are on 80 milligrams of Zocor and have been on it for more than 12 months with no negative side effects, then you do not need to […]
Did you know that currently if a manufacturer decides to stop making a drug, they can just stop without alerting anyone? Additionally there are no rules dictating when companies have to tell the FDA that there is an issue found in the manufacturing process. This often leaves patients, pharmacies, and clinical providers in tight spots. […]
This week is Poison Prevention Week and it is also your chance to safely dispose of old or unneeded prescriptions and over-the-counter medications during North Carolina’s second annual Operation Medicine Drop. Operation Medicine Drop is a statewide blitz of events where the public is invited to drop off medications for safe and secure disposal. A […]
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an order to withdraw Darvon, Darvocet and generic versions of the drug propoxyphene due to risk of cardiac toxicity. The FDA has concluded that the safety risks of propoxyphene outweigh its benefits for pain relief at recommended doses. Click here to read a press release from the […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration is hosting a drug disposal opportunity this Saturday, September 25, including at many locations in our community. This is a great opportunity to properly dispose of old medications. Find a location near you by clicking here. Lynn Eschenbacher is a manager in the Pharmacy on WakeMed Raleigh Campus.
Lynn Eschenbacher is a pharmacy manager on the WakeMed Raleigh Campus. She is also the mother of two young girls. McNeil Pharmaceuticals recently issued a recall for certain lots of Children’s and Infant Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl products. The recall is due to these lots possibly having too medication in each dose, ingredients that […]
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