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Pharmacists Reduce Anti-Epileptic Drug Prescription Errors
Clinical pharmacists can reduce anti-epileptic drug (AED) prescription errors that commonly result from incomplete or poor documentation.
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SHEA Supports National Strategy to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
US Food Manufacturers Cut 6.4 Trillion Calories
Major food manufacturers exceed their goal of selling a collective 1 trillion fewer calories by 2012.
Scientists Use Fruit Flies to Unlock Secrets of Eye Cancer Cells
Protein found to play vital role in development of disease.
Econdisc Receives Camber Customer of the Year Award
Camber Pharmaceuticals presents Econdisc Contracting Solutions with Customer of the Year award at the 2014 NACDS Total Store Show.
Medical Supplies Flood into Sierra Leone During Ebola Quarantine
Efforts to contain the virus increase as death toll continues to rise.
Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration Keeps Asthma Patients Out of Hospitals
Implementing physician-pharmacist collaborative management methods reduces asthma-related emergency department visits.
Genetic Biomarkers Help to Better Predict Prostate Cancer Risk
Researchers find 23 new prostate cancer risk sites on the genome.
Managed Health Care Associates Releases New White Paper on Important Role of Post-Acute Care Provider within an ACO
Paper also offers insight from specific case studies into the ACO-PAC Engagement Spectrum.
Pharmacist Review of ER Visits Reduces Prevalence of Inappropriately Prescribed Antimicrobials
Up to one-fifth of adult patients discharged from emergency departments may require antimicrobial prescription revisions.
Pharmacist Raises Concerns Over Enterovirus as Illness Spreads
The respiratory virus has now been confirmed in 17 states.
The USP of Orange Cows
What is your unique selling proposition? What sets you apart from your pharmacy peers?
Null Findings on Selenium Supplements for Cataract Prevention
Selenium and vitamin E supplementation will not prevent cataracts in men, a new study suggests.
Combining COPD Therapies Aids Older Adults with Comorbid Asthma
Combining 2 classes of COPD medications leads to better outcomes for older adults with comorbid asthma.
Reclassifying Hydrocodone Won't Stop Shady Scripts
Reclassifying hydrocodone will not stop the drug from being filled legitimately and sold illegally.
Fortune 500 Companies Shifting Health Insurance Costs to Employees
Blood Test Can Diagnose Major Depression
A first-of-its-kind blood test delivers an objective diagnosis of major depressive disorder, as well as predicts which adult patients will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.
Patients Dropping Off Hepatitis C Drug Sovaldi
Much higher rate of patients in real world discontinuing high priced treatment than during clinical studies.
FDA Approves Treatment for Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis
Disease modifying therapy maintains effects of interferon in the body for a longer duration.
Genetics Determine Tolerance to HIV Infection
Study finds tolerance varies between individuals determined by their genes.
Tresiba Insulin Improves Glycemic Control in Children with Type 1 Diabetes
Combined with bolus insulin aspart (NovoLog), insulin degludec (Tresiba) improves long-term glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
FDA Approves sNDA for Oral Erectile Dysfunction Treatment
The FDA has approved a supplemental new drug application for avanafil (Stendra) to treat erectile dysfunction in men.
Hydrocodone Rescheduling: Why It Won't Help
Supporters of the upcoming rescheduling of hydrocodone combination products believe it will help curb our drug abuse and addiction problem in the United States. I don't think so. This article explains why.
GPhA Applauds New Bill Seeking to Limit Costly Misuse of Drug Safety Programs
The severe respiratory virus that is hospitalizing children across the United States has now been confirmed in 17 states.
SHEA Applauds White House on Efforts to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance Nationally
New report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology highlights emerging public health issue.
FDA Approves Trulicity Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, But Requires Further Study
The FDA today approved dulaglutide (Trulicity), a once-weekly injectable therapy indicated to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Buprenorphine Largely to Blame for Accidental Poisoning Hospitalizations
Just a dozen drug ingredients are the culprits behind nearly half of all emergency hospitalizations for unsupervised prescription drug ingestions among young children.
Pragma Pharmaceuticals Announces Re-Launch of Moxatag®
Pragma acquired Moxatag from Shionogi Inc in March 2014 and has been working to make the product available in time for the upcoming cold and flu season.