ASHP and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) have created the Medication Safety Certificate Program to equip pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physicians, and nurses with the skills to improve the safety of medication use in numerous practice settings.
Many pharmacy students started off as pre-meds, here are 5 reasons they may have switched.
Businesses need great leaders. An often unconsidered source for leadership talent are successful pharmacy managers!
Attorney General Mark Brnovich and State Representative Heather Carter have joined CVS Health in announcing an important step to increase access to the opioid overdose-reversal medicine naloxone by making it available without a prescription at all CVS Pharmacy locations in Arizona.
Houston Public Media today reported on a “smart trap” by Microsoft that Harris County Mosquito Control has been testing since summer 2016.
As we age our bodies become less efficient at making vitamin D.
The continuum of HIV care enables countries to monitor the success of their HIV response, from diagnosis to viral suppression.
The FDA has approved sarilumab (Kevzara) from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis.
Outbreaks of a parasitic infection linked to swimming pools and water playgrounds are increasingly being reported to CDC, with twice as many outbreaks in 2016 as in 2014.
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In this clip, Jennifer Strohecker, PharmD, BCPS, Sr. Director MHI Pharmacy, Clinical Operations, Molina Healthcare, Inc. discusses the challenges involved in treating patients with hepatitis C.
In a study published in Nature Medicine, investigators found that when a virus enters the bloodstream it activates the first responder immune cells, CX3CR1highLY6Clow monocytes.
In this clip, Jennifer Strohecker, PharmD, BCPS, who is Senior Director MHI Pharmacy, Clinical Operations, discusses a high touch model of care.
At the 12th annual meeting of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance held recently in Baltimore, Maryland, several speakers shared ideas on converting patient input into meaningful performance measures.
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Meijer is sponsoring a new mobile mammography unit that will be operated by Spectrum Health’s Betty Ford Breast Care Services.
An early-phase study suggests that a targeted cancer drug, imatinib (Gleevec, Novartis), may help treat patients with severe asthma.
Chronic Care Management is a program that is now covered through Medicare part B.
Serving as a preceptor is a great way to train pharmacy students to become skilled pharmacists.
Every single milestone that stands between you and becoming a pharmacist requires passing a multiple choice test.
FDA officials have announced the expanded approval of ivacaftor (Kalydeco, Vertex Pharmaceuticals) to triple the number of rare gene mutations of cystic fibrosis that the drug is indicated to treat, from 10 mutations to 33.
Until recently, polypharmacy was not a tremendous concern among individuals with HIV.
Amazon may be looking to expand its online delivery service to the pharmacy market, what that means for pharmacy is up to debate.
The new warning is based on recent data from 2 clinical trials.
The results of a recent study from Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, show that Zika virus can be identified by a urine test that does not require administration by a doctor and that delivers results in less than 30 minutes.
Hepatitis C virus infection rates are the highest in 15 years, according to recent data released by the CDC.
OTC medications are typically not covered making them unaffordable and less accessible to the majority of the population.