Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Hurricane Safety Checklist - FDA Public Health Focus

View the entire checklist: Public Health Focus > Hurricane Safety Checklist:

"The FDA reminds consumers to take precautions for storing water and ensuring the safety of their food and medical supplies for themselves, their families, and their pets during and after any hurricane-related rain, possible flooding and power outages.

The agency also reminds consumers that it is important to have a plan in place for emergency medication and medical supplies for both people and animals. This is especially true for those with health concerns, particularly if the power goes out.

In general, FDA encourages consumers to:" . . .

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Friday, May 8, 2015

Rising Cyber Attacks Costing Health System $6 Billion Annually - Bloomberg Business


Read the full article: Rising Cyber Attacks Costing Health System $6 Billion Annually - Bloomberg Business:

"Criminal attacks against health-care providers have more than doubled in the past five years, with the average data breach costing a hospital $2.1 million, according to a study today from the Ponemon Institute, a security research and consulting firm. Nearly 90 percent of health-care providers were hit by breaches in the past two years, half of them criminal in nature, the report found."

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Not Recommended Internet Drug Sites - AWARxE


Read the full article & browse the list of sites: Not Recommended Sites - Safe Acquisition - Get Informed.® - AWARxE:

"Ordering drugs from these not recommended Web sites puts you and your family at risk.

Not Recommended Sites are those Internet drug outlets that appear to be out of compliance with state and federal laws or patient safety and pharmacy practice standards used by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®). NABP has reviewed over 10,900 sites and found nearly 97% of those sites to be out of compliance."

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Root Cause Analysis for Better Deviation Investigations - GMP Training

Root Cause Analysis for Better Deviation Investigations - A cGMP Training Course

A top reason why companies receive a 483 is a deficiency in the deviation investigation process. In our experience, most employees need deviation investigation training, and here's why:
  • Staff struggle to solve problems
  • Teams often fail to get results
  • The pharma and biotech sector repeatedly demonstrate difficulty in complying with FDA expectations for thorough deviation investigations.
In this SkillsPlus International Inc. hands-on workshop, employees learn the most effective tools to determine the real root cause of the problem. Attendees use actual plant deviations to practice the use of the tools. Allan Dewes, the lead instructor, has taught this course all over the world with exceptional results.

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Monday, May 4, 2015

Why Your Future Vaccination Might Not Be A Shot : NPR


Read the full article: Why Your Future Vaccination Might Not Be A Shot : Goats and Soda : NPR:

"Vaccines don't always make it into the people who need them the most. Many require a syringe and a needle to enter the bloodstream and create immunity. And that means a doctor or nurse has to do the job.

But with if a vaccine could be delivered by simply applying a patch? That's Mark Prausnitz's goal: creating a nickel-sized bandage-like device covered with 100 microscopic needles that would puncture the skin, then dissolve to get the vaccine into the body."

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