Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Launches New Requirements and Exam
January 16th 2020Starting January 2020, aspiring certified pharmacy technicians must complete a Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam-recognized education or training program, or have equivalent work experience before taking the exam.
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Study: Long-Term Medication for Schizophrenia is Safe
January 16th 2020The researchers found that the likelihood of being hospitalized for a somatic disease was just as high during the periods when the patients were on antipsychotic drugs as when they were not; however, the differences in mortality were clear.
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UNC Course Aims to Bridge Gap Between Research, Patient Care
January 16th 2020Pharmacy students at the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy are attempting to understand why clinical research takes so long to impact patient care, as well as what they can do about it in their own practices.
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Study: Rapidly Correction Hyperkalemia Reduces Mortality by 50%
January 13th 2020A new study published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine found that rapid correction of elevated serum potassium levels was associated with significant reduced mortality in patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) for hyperkalemia.
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