- Draft CGMP for PET
Radiopharmaceuticals
- The FDA has drafted a current
good manufacturing practices (CGMP) regulation for the
production PET radiopharmaceuticals. Following a 90-day
comment period, the FDA will prepare a final rule. Two years
after the final rule takes effect, PET radiopharmaceutical
producers will be required to submit new drug applications
before marketing a PET drug. The APhA Section on Nuclear
Pharmacy Regulatory Affairs Committee is currently reviewing the
document.
Ken Breslow has agreed to step up and coordinate receiving
comments and putting together comments for forwarding to APhA.
Please review and forward your comments to the section.
FDA
website for proposed documents....
- UNM College of Pharmacy 60th
Anniversary
- Alumni and friends of the
University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy are invited to the
60th anniversary celebration to be held on October 21-22.
For more information...
- A Career to Honor and
Celebrate
- Dr. Stanley M. Shaw will be
putting down his historic orange plate and survey meter and
shifting gears to a life of rest, relaxation and
retirement! To celebrate his more than 45 years of
dedication to Purdue University and the profession of
nuclear pharmacy, the Division of Nuclear Pharmacy will be
hosting a retirement celebration which will be held October
28-29, 2005. Saturday will include a CE program followed by
a retirement dinner. Please see the
attached invitation and return the reply card by October
14th. Per Dr. Shaw's wishes, he did not want a gift,
but instead would like to establish an endowed scholarship
in his name for students who will be entering the field of
nuclear pharmacy for many years to come. If you have any
questions, please call
765-496-1815.
- NCRP Draft Document
- The National Council on
Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) has issued a draft
report titled Precautions in the Management of Patients Who
Have Received Therapeutic Amounts of Radionuclides.
The 282 page
draft document is available online at www.ncrponline.org and
the comment period ends October 15th.
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- FPA Mid-Year Clinical
Conference
- The Florida Pharmacists
Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice Mid Year Clinical
Conference is scheduled for October 22-23 in Orlando, FL.
The conference includes 15 hours of nuclear pharmacy continuing
education and is open to all pharmacists.
To view the program schedule...
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- Career Opportunities
- There are many exciting career
opportunities in nuclear pharmacy.
The Nuclear Pharmacy website provides free postings for your
review. Tell your pharmacy students and colleagues.
Happy Nuclear Medicine
Week
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As kids we all learned
that Superman came from the Planet Krypton and
kryptonite can sap Superman's strength. In
nuclear medicine Krypton-81m is a radioactive gas
used for pulmonary ventilation studies. Kr-81m
has a 13 second half-life and is produced by a Rb-Kr
generator. Although this generator is no
longer available in the U.S. Mallinckrodt
produces this generator (KryptoScan) in other
countries, including Europe.
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Has your career in nuclear pharmacy
required relocating to a different city?
Click here to
view the online poll
Response to the previous poll:
How would you relate
the stress of your job compared to traditional pharmacy practice
settings? (104 votes)
- Less stress
62.7%
- About same
22.7%
- More stress
14.5%
A 55 year old woman with a history of
breast cancer presents for a PET scan.... Continued....
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