Study: Rising Rate of Mental Health Visits Among Youth to Emergency Departments
May 18th 2020Over the past 10 years, pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for mental health disorders have risen 60% and the rate of visits for deliberate self-harm have increased by 329%, according to a study published by Pediatrics.
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NIH Survey to Examine Impact of COVID-19 on Rare Disease Community
May 15th 2020The results will help the rare disease community shed light on the needs of people with rare diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic and other potential health crises, in addition to informing future research efforts.
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Clinical Study to Assess Risk of Adverse Events Associated with Drugs Repurposed for COVID-19
May 15th 2020The study aims to perform a medication risk stratification using drug claims data and to simulate the impact of the addition of various repurposed drugs on medication risk shortages in elderly people.
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Survey Shows Time-to-Fill Delays of Up to 10 Days for Specialty Prescriptions
May 14th 2020Survey finds that nearly two-thirds of specialty pharmacists spend more than 15 minutes on the phone to fill 1 prescription, whereas 79% of specialty pharmacists seek additional information from clinicians at least 3 times in an average day.
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Study: Vitamin D Levels Appear to Play Role in COVID-19 Mortality Rates
May 14th 2020Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a strong connection between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates after studying global data from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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An Interview About Cedars-Sanai Medical Center's Pharmacy Technician Residency Program
May 14th 2020Margarita Fedorova, CPhT, joins host Jeremy Sasser and co-host Jessica Langley on the latest episode of OnScript with NHA to discuss the innovative pharmacy technician residency program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the first program of its kind nationally.
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