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CVS Caremark Awarded Federal Employee Program Contract
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NACDS Announces Recipients of Community PREP Grants
NACDSFoundation has announced the first 3 beneficiaries of the Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Project.
Optimizing Outcomes in Osteoporosis Management: How Can the Pharmacist Help? (Case 1)
Hispanic Seniors Less Likely to Get Flu Shots
Hispanic seniors who live in linguistically isolated communities are far less likely to become immunized against the flu or pneumonia.
Errors Lurk in Switch to E-Prescribing
Transitioning to more advanced e-prescribing systems could lead to a rise in drug errors that threaten patient safety.
"Polypill" Shows Promise for Heart Patients
A combination pill containing 4 different drugs may benefit patients who are at high risk for cardiovascular disease.
3 Steps to Better Medication Management
Information, motivation, and strategy are top priorities for adherence counseling, according to a new study.
Pharmacists' Influence Growing in Hospitals
New findings from an ASHP survey show that pharmacists are more integrated and influential in medication therapy decisions in hospitals than ever before.
Seeing Green
One pharmacy is finding that eco-friendly initiatives and fiscal responsibility can go hand-in-hand.
Helping Seniors Understand Their Medications
Keeping an open line of communication with seniors can help improve their understanding of medications.
CVS Caremark to Pilot Electronic Prior Authorization
Optimizing Outcomes in Osteoporosis Management: How Can the Pharmacist Help?
Retail Clinics Thrive in Drug Store Settings
CVS Offers Walk-in Sports Physicals
Rite Aid Introduces Medication Disposal Program
Walgreens Expands Its Online Presence with Drugstore.com Acquisition
Kerr Drug CEO Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
Slipping through the Cracks
A study finds that clinical decision support systems used by pharmacists often miss potentially dangerous drug-drug interactions.
APhA White Paper Calls for Collaboration to Improve REMS Programs
Implementing a dynamic REMS system will improve health care delivery, increase patient safety, and improve access to medications.
Medicare Funds to Run Out by 2024
One of the recession's biggest casualties could be the trust fund supporting inpatient care for Medicare beneficiaries.
The trust fund supporting inpatient care for Medicare beneficiaries could be one of the recession's biggest casualties.
Helping Heart Patients Streamline Drug Routines
Working with patients and prescribers to consolidate prescription routines and centralize pharmacy services may boost adherence to cardiovascular medications.
Pregnant Women Benefit from Early Flu Shots
To best protect mother and baby, pharmacists should encourage pregnant women to get vaccinated against the flu early in the season.
FDA Approves Short Needle Flu Vaccine
Fluzone Intradermal, the first FDA-approved flu shot that injects into skin cells rather than muscle, will be available for the 2011-12 flu season.
Computer Codes for MTM Proposed to National Library of Medicine
Collaborating organizations take the next step toward enabling pharmacists to document MTM services into patients' electronic records.
Pediatric Migraine Linked to Future Weight Gain in Women
A new study finds that the risk of progressing from episodic headaches to chronic daily headaches in 1 year is significantly higher in obese individuals.
Stop Paying Too Much in Property Taxes
A reader who thinks his property tax assessment is too high may be right -- more than half of all properties may be assessed at more than their current value.
Top Drugs and Business Trends
The trends that surfaced in 2010 will not surprise the pharmacist who expertly copes with the pharmaceutical industry's drug data on a micro level
E-Prescribing Gets a Big Boost
Government Audit Warns About Use of Antipsychotics in Nursing Home Patients
Is dementia such a difficult problem that we are willing to try anything to treat it even if it is an unapproved treatment?