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Studies That Compare Effectiveness Of Medications Often Do Not Include Nonpharmacologic Therapies, Or Focus On Safety, Cost
An analysis of comparative effectiveness studies finds that few compare medications with nonpharmacologic interventions, and few examine safety or cost-effectiveness, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA...
Physicians Click Their Way To Better Prescriptions
Is it time for all community-based doctors to turn to e-prescribing to cut down on the number of medication errors? According to Rainu Kaushal and colleagues from the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, electronic prescriptions can dramatically reduce prescribing errors up to seven-fold...
Integration Provides Better Health Outcomes - Pharmaceutical Society Of Australia
The Government's new hospital funding package is a welcome first step in the health reform process, but will be better served when complemented through implementation of a preventive health strategy to help minimise hospitalisations, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says...
'Improved Doctor-pharmacist Collaboration Needed': Study
A research team from the Laval Centre de santé et de services sociaux, Université de Montréal and the McGill University Health Centre has examined the benefits of greater collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists for select patients...
Visit Your Pharmacy This No Smoking Day
Helping a man to stop smoking after 43 years and supporting a woman to quit cigarettes following 15 previous relapses are just two examples where a local pharmacy made the difference of a life time...
Shaughnessy Receives 2010 Linwood F. Tice Friend Of The APhA Academy Of Student Pharmacists Award
The American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) announces that April M. Shaughnessy, RPh, CAE, of Alexandria, VA, is the recipient of the 2010 Linwood F. Tice Friend of APhA-ASP award. She was chosen to receive the award in recognition of her more than two decades of dedication to the development of student pharmacists and new practitioners...
VaxServe Receives 2009 APhA H.A.B. Dunning Award
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has announced that VaxServe, a sanofi pasteur company is the recipient of the 2010 APhA H.A.B. Dunning Award, the most prestigious award bestowed upon a member of the pharmaceutical industry by the profession of pharmacy...
Pharmacy In Scotland Stand Tours Spring Party Conference Season
Pharmacy's increasing contribution to the NHS and easing health inequalities in Scotland was high on the agenda at the Scottish Liberal Democrat Conference in Perth (5 - 7 March 2010)...
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Appoints New Chief Executive
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society today announced the appointment of Helen Gordon as Chief Executive of the new Professional Leadership Body. Mrs Gordon will join the Society on the 1st of July. Mrs Gordon comes to the Society from her current position as Chief Executive of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists...
Health Care Partnership Examined In Canadian Medical Association Journal
A research team from the Laval Centre de sante et de services sociaux, Universite de Montreal and McGill University Health Centre has examined the benefits of greater collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists for select patients...
State Roundup: N.Y. Drug Pricing, Vermont Hospital Ads, Massachusetts Nursing Homes And Anti-Psychotics
Poughkeepsie Journal: A new report on New York drug prices, "issued by the New York Public Interest Research Group, Consumers Union, the Center for Medical Consumers and AARP, looked at the price of the 10 most popular drugs found in the state's pharmacies provided through a Freedom of Information Law request...
Collaborative Care Plans Between Physicians And Pharmacists Have Little Impact On Clinical Outcomes
The use of a physician-pharmacist collaborative care plan to manage lipid control in patients with high cholesterol does not have significant clinical impact, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The role of community pharmacists is expanding worldwide...
When Drugs Cause Disease
The same drugs that are used effectively to treat diseases in millions of people around the world can sometimes be the cause of disease themselves. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has just released the 2nd edition of Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection and Management, edited by James E. Tisdale, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP and Douglas A. Miller, Pharm.D...
FDA Approves Name Change For Heartburn Drug Kapidex
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) to avoid confusion with two other medications - Casodex and Kadian. Effective in late April 2010, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc. will market Kapidex under the new name Dexilant...
Washington State Cracks Down On Prescription Fraud With New Paper And Ink
The Seattle Post Intelligencer/Everett Herald: "Patients who get written prescriptions will see changes this summer aimed at curbing fraud. Come July 1, prescriptions will be printed on tamper-resistant paper with Mission Impossible-like ink that changes color when rubbed with a finger...
In Fight Against Osteoporosis Pharmacists Can Play Key Role
University of Alberta researcher Nese Yuksel says pharmacists could be integral to the education and screening of people for osteoporosis, as pharmacists are easily accessible and are playing a greater role in health promotion and disease prevention. According to Osteoporosis Canada, after the age of 50 one in four women has the disease and at least one in eight men...
NCPA Partners With Sharps Compliance To Help Community Pharmacies Promote Rx Disposal Programs During Earth Week
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and Sharps Compliance Inc. officially announced their partnership agreement to offer the association's member pharmacies discounted services for the Sharps TAKEAWAY Environmental Return SystemTM...
Patient And Public Safety "At The Heart" Of RPSGB's Fitness To Practise Procedures
The public can be reassured that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is focused on protecting patients and other members of the public through the effective operation of the initial stages of its fitness to practise procedures, the first ever audit conducted by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE), the health regulators' watchdog has found...
Trends Reveal Shifts In The Pharmacy Profession Toward More Patient Care
Results released today from the Pharmacy Manpower Project's 2009 National Pharmacist Workforce Survey indicate shifts in the pharmacy profession toward more patient care. This 2009 report also provides insight into how the nation's current economic situation has influenced the dynamics of the U.S...
Survey Demonstrates That 84 Percent Of UK Pharmacists Prefer Dispensing Preservative-Free Drugs
MeadWestvaco Corp. announced today results from an online survey of 100 pharmacists in the UK1 regarding their preference for dispensing preservative-free nasal medications. The survey showed that 67 percent of UK pharmacists have a preference for dispensing a preservative-free drug...
Museum Launches New Online History Resource For Schools - Royal Pharmaceutical Society Of Great Britain
The Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has launched a brand new on-line resource for pupils at Key Stage 3 and 4. Health Histories uses primary source material to allow students to investigate pharmacy history in the 20th century...
General Practice Pharmacies - A Positive Health Reform For Patients, Australia
The AMA is calling on the Federal Government to legislate to allow doctors to own and operate pharmacies. AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that co-locating pharmacies within, adjacent to, or in close proximity to a general practice - under the ownership of the doctor - would provide significant benefits and convenience to patients...
URAC Showcases Performance Measures For Pharmacy Benefit And Drug Therapy Management Programs
URAC, the nation's leading health care accreditation and education organization, will conduct a workshop on "Medication Adherence and Medication Possession Ratio as a Critical Metric" at the 15th Annual Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) Conference in Phoenix, Ariz...
Express Scripts Turning Prescription Discount Business Into Nonprofit
Anticipating "more people will need access to discount prescriptions no matter what ultimately happens in Washington" with health reform, Express Scripts' Rx Outreach program will become a nonprofit, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. "Heading the new effort is Michael R. Holmes, executive vice president of Express Scripts...
New Report Shows Medical Technology And Pharmaceutical Use Up Dramatically
Management of Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Pinksheets: EHSI) stated that they were encouraged by a new report that parallels the company's conclusions about the new potential for business in the current healthcare marketplace...
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