- Ophthalmic Disorders
Many eye disorders are appropriate for self-treatment, and patients should be thoroughly counseled on OTC product selection, proper administration, and duration of use.
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- Medication Safety: "Comprende" Not Necessarily
Michael J. Gaunt, PharmD
Poor health literacy is a barrier to adherence for many patients. Pharmacists can implement several strategies to help patients use medications safely.
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- New Guidelines Promote Better Management of Diabetes
Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh
Diabetes affects a large portion of the population. Therefore, clinicians need to continue to increase awareness about diabetes, the risk factors associated with the disease, and the importance of ongoing medical care.
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- Generics Yield Increased Savings for Patients
Kathleen Jaeger, GPhA President and Chief Executive Officer
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- Generic Product NewsFull Text
- Editor's Note: Evidence-Based Health Care Reform
James C. McAllister III, MS, FASHP
Diverse practice settings and avoiding cumbersome new bureaucratic requirements should be taken into account when developing evidence-based health care guidelines.
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- Health Systems Product NewsFull Text
- Chronic Care Focus: Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD in Health Systems
Vincent Q. Pham, MD, and David Q. Pham, PharmD, BCPS
Controlling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a priority for health systems worldwide; recently updated guidelines provide strategies for diagnosis, management, and prevention.
- Healthy HSP: Mentoring Benefits Extend Beyond the Pharmacy
Guido R. Zanni, PhD, and Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP
Most practitioners can readily name past mentors who influenced their careers, and pharmacists are likely to find mentoring both professionally and personally rewarding.
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- Pharmacist Rounds: Hypertensive Crisis in the Health System
Sylvia Youn, PharmD, and David Q. Pham, PharmD, BCPS
Understanding the difference between hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency is essential to initiating patient appropriate treatment in a timely. This article reviews targeted therapies for both.
- Home Management for the Asthma Patient
Annette N. Pellegrino, PharmD, BCPS
Too often, asthma patients have the proper tools to manage their disease but do not know how to use them properly; the pharmacist is uniquely positioned to help.
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- Probiotic Supplements: The "Good" Bugs
Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh
Research is providing encouraging evidence about the use of probiotics for various conditions, including allergic rhinitis.
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- Thackray Takes a Holistic Approach to Her Pharmacy Career
Jessica A. Smith, Assistant Editor
Jennifer Thackray balances academics and community involvement to achieve a well-rounded pharmacy career.
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- Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis: Knowing the Signs
Jeffrey A. Kyle, PharmD, and Jennifer Cortes, PharmD Candidate
A majority of sinus infections are viral in nature, and a thorough understanding of risk factors and symptoms will help clinicians know when antibiotics are needed.
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- Getting Customers Literate: Your Role in Health Care
Carolyn Heinze
For health education to be successful, the relationship between the pharmacist and the patient is paramount.
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- Pharmacy Law: Board Hearing Required Before Sanctions?
Joseph L. Fink III, BSPharm, JD
In this case, a pharmacist is sanctioned for dispensing sample quantities of medications.
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- Drug Diversion and Abuse: The Issue with Sharing Medications
Cmdr John Burke
Sharing prescriptions can have deadly consequences. Health care providers need to caution patients about this practice.
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- Editor's Note: Are We Getting Too Many Pharmacists?
Fred M. Eckel, RPh, MS
Growth in new graduates, coupled with pharmacists not retiring as early, may mean that we are on the verge of too many pharmacists.
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- From the Publisher: Economic Impact on Pharmacy Patients
Michael J. Hennessy
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- News CapsulesFull Text
- CCPA Speaks Out: Obama's Health Care Reform Offers Opportunities for Pharmacy
Julie Khani and John Coster, PhD, RPh
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- Outlook: Clinical TrialsFull Text
- OTC Product NewsFull Text
- Outlook: Obesity EpidemicFull Text
- E-Pedigree: An Inevitability for the Industry
Jessica A. Smith, Assistant Editor
Despite the hefty price tag for implementing e-pedigree technology, it will become a reality in the coming years.
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- Pharmacy Technology NewsFull Text
- Pharmacy Technology ProductsFull Text
- Diabetes WatchFull Text
- Asthma WatchFull Text
- Arthritis WatchFull Text
- Women's Health WatchFull Text
- Case Studies
Craig I. Coleman, PharmD
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- Can You Read These Rxs?Full Text
- Commentary: Specialty Pharmacy: The Whole Package
David M. Franklin, MSA
Pharmacies entering the specialty drug market will need to deliver key elements in order to succeed.
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- Product HotlineFull Text
- Drug Interactions: Oatmeal: Good for Your Heart or Maybe Not?
John R. Horn, PharmD, FCCP, and Philip D. Hansten, PharmD
Oatmeal is commonly touted as a healthy, cholesterol-lowering food—but does it present an interaction risk with digoxin?
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- Rapid Response: Anaphylaxis—Avoiding a Fatal Reaction
Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh
Optimal management of anaphylaxis is avoidance of known triggers, but if a reaction occurs, being prepared is crucial to successful treatment and preventing.
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- Rx Product News: Profile: A Closer Look at New FDA Actions: Trilipix
Caryn Domenici, RPh, and Alka Patel, PharmD
Trilipix has been approved by the FDA, the first and only fibrate indicated for use in combination with a statin for cholesterol management.
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- Rx Product NewsFull Text
- Coagulation Counseling
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
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