Proposed federal legislation aims to achieve better health outcomes by giving patients with diabetes the freedom to decide which testing supplies work best for them.
Proposed provider status legislation seeks to expand the role of pharmacists in underserved communities.
Based on the principle that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," the pharmacy practices a holistic, prevention-based approach to patient health.
Pharmacists now play an integral role as medication experts of the health care team, ensuring optimal medication use and improving patient health outcomes.
Patients may find it difficult to distinguish between a cold and the flu, and pharmacists can help them determine if self treatment is appropriate.
A new trend is emerging as health system–based specialty pharmacies become a staple in the industry.
Panic and a host of interactions are entwined with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
Traditional adherence aids, such as pillboxes and blister packaging, help patients organize their medications by day and time, while new technologies can also address medications not included in pillboxes, such as inhalers and insulin pens.
As a whole, adult vaccination coverage has remained unchanged without significant improvement.
Up to 18% of patients taking warfarin also take acetaminophen, but clinicians may not recognize the potential interaction between the two medications.
Pharmacists' communication activities are critical to improving and maintaining a positive image among the public; therefore, a media plan should be in place in order to reach both broad and narrowly defined audiences.
HER2 is a membrane-bound tyrosine kinase that when amplified contributes significantly to a tumor’s ability to proliferate and survive.
Assessment, interventions, and outcomes information is vital to specialty pharmacy stakeholders.
Keep an eye out for these specialty pipeline medications in 2019.
Nearly 30% of patients with diabetes have reported that injectable insulin was the most difficult part of their care regimen.
Even in a post-apocalyptic world, people still need pharmacists.
This study illustrates the healthcare utilization patterns, direct costs, and sustained virologic response rates associated with interferon-based therapies for hepatitis C patients.
Delaying CPR can drastically reduce a patient;s chances of surviving a medical emergency. Knowing the American Heart Association's new guidelines ensures a quick and effective response.
This pilot study analyzes the cost savings of utilizing a prescription medical food, serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin/protein isolate, for the management of inflammatory bowel disease in a small cohort.
Ramifications of shortages can be severe, but the FDA and ASHP have suggested solutions.
The Pharmacy & Therapeutics Society has become the Specialty Healthcare Benefits Council (SHBC).