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5 Questions to Ponder Before Recommending Supplements
Pharmacists should ponder the reasons why patients are pursuing supplements before recommending the purchase.
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4 Ways Pharmacists Can Help Obese Women Have Healthy Pregnancies
Overweight and obese women face a greater risk for complications during pregnancy.
4 Strategies for Health-System Pharmacists to Optimize Care Delivery
Health systems are under immense pressure to improve care quality while reducing costs under the pay-for-performance reimbursement model.
Blockbuster Drugs Facing Patent Expiration in 2016
Several high-profile, brand-name drugs with various therapeutic applications are slated to lose their patent protection this year.
4 Women's Health Issues Pharmacists Should Track
Community pharmacists are ideal candidates to provide women with reliable information about their health.
4 Tips to Prepare for Winter Storm Jonas
Winter Storm Jonas may come with certain unexpected health hazards that pharmacists should be prepared to help patients weather.
Fiduciary Model in Pharmacy Benefits Administration: Will it Thrive, or Will the Status Quo Prevail?
Stakeholders have a vested interest in ensuring that health care plans are sustainable.
Controversial Generic Labeling Rule Slated to Be Released in July 2016
The FDA has announced that it intends to make final a rule about generic labeling in July 2016.
Worst States Based on Infectious Disease Incidence
A state's infectious disease incidence provides insight into the effectiveness of its public health system.
Unexplained drug cost increases are the epicenter of some of the most polemic conversations in US health policy today.
Drug Distributor Sued for Sizeable Opioid Shipments
West Virginia's attorney general is suing one of the country's largest drug distributors for allegedly failing to curb suspicious orders for controlled substances.
Uber for Rxs Doesn't Replace Pharmacists
ZipDrug allows patients to have prescriptions delivered by service similar to Uber.
4 Pharma Market Trends to Watch in 2016
Pricing for generic and specialty drugs among key pharma trends to watch in 2016.
Three Potential Barriers to HIV PrEP
Consistent PrEP use can lower the risk of HIV infection by 92% among those at high risk for transmission.
Several pharmaceutical market trends are likely to affect pharmacists' practice this year.
Forecast 2016: Ethical Dilemmas in Health Systems Projected to Grow
Health-system pharmacists will inevitably face growing ethical challenges as a result of their evolving role in patient care.
Interactive Pharmacist Counseling Could Optimize Patient Outcomes
Counseling allows pharmacists to immediately determine the knowledge gaps patients have regarding their medications.
Patients in New York City can now have their prescription drugs delivered to them on demand.
Patients may be more likely to retain information about their prescribed medications when the pharmacist-patient relationship becomes a 2-way conversation.
4 Smart Ways to Split Pills
Pill splitting is a common strategy among patients looking to save money amid rising drug costs.
5 Drugs That Actually Decreased in Price Last Year
Not every drug saw a price increase in 2015, despite widespread media coverage suggesting otherwise.
5 Costliest Drugs Per Medicare Part D Beneficiary
Hepatitis C treatments remain costly therapeutic options for patients.
3 Questions Pharmacists Should Ask Statin Prescribers and Patients
When evaluating statin use, pharmacists should refer to the latest recommendations for high cholesterol treatment.
How Oregon Pharmacists Are Prescribing Birth Control
Pharmacists in Oregon rang in the New Year with permission to prescribe birth control.
3 Potential Barriers to HIV PrEP
Several barriers prevent many health care providers from prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis to patients at high risk for HIV.
Pharmacists should familiarize themselves with how much each prescription cost the US government per patient last year.
3 Population Health Drivers Pharmacists Should Know
Optimizing population health requires evaluating many aspects of a patient’s lifestyle.