Hospital strike: 2,200 University of Chicago Medical Center nurses walk off the job

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Hospital strike: 2,200 University of Chicago Medical Center nurses walk off the job https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-university-of-chicago-hospital-nurse-strike-20190920-7ddk2jacgbgsxea47kqwp6delu-story.html Nurses at University of Chicago Medical Center — 2,200 of them — went on strike at 7 a.m. Friday, the first strike in the history of the 618-bed hospital, one of Chicago’s largest and most prestigious. Hundreds of nurses wearing red […]

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24 dose purchase limit of Imodium/Loperamide implemented.

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA OKs New Packaging for OTC Loperamide to Help Stem Misuse, Abuse https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/918786 In its ongoing effort to stem misuse and abuse of loperamide (Imodium, Johnson & Johnson), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved changes to the packaging for brand-name, over-the-counter (OTC) tablet and capsule formulations of the opioid-based antidiarrheal medication. The […]

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