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›› Illinois congresswoman’s pharmacy visit opens eyes, doors - Illinois Republican Judy Biggert spends day at local pharmacies, comes away a strong supporter of profession in health care reform.

›› Nonadherence top culprit in health care waste - Pharmacists can provide solutions to $290 billion problem.

›› McBane finds her medical home - Collaborative care a key part of vision for reformed health care system.

›› Asheville Project is model for nation, Rep. Shuler says in TV interview - Practice model reduces costs while improving health and wellness, North Carolina Democrat explains.

›› Lower drug prices for Medicare Part D: Health Affairs article offers possibilities - Focusing on Secretary’s lack of negotiating power not the solution, authors argue.

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›› Stepped-dose efavirenz reduces neuropsychiatric events - Initiating efavirenz in patients with HIV-1 infection in a stepwise dose schedule over a 2-week period reduced the incidence and intensity of neuropsychiatric adverse events without compromising virologic efficacy.

›› Golimumab effective for RA when other TNF-alpha inhibitors fail - Golimumab decreased RA symptoms in patients with active disease who had previously received one or more tumor necrosis factor–alpha inhibitors.

›› Pemetrexed for maintenance treatment of metastatic lung cancer - Pemetrexed disodium injection approved for maintenance treatment of locally advanced or metastatic nonsquamous nonsmall cell lung cancer.

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