How Pharmacists Can Stay at the Forefront of Patient Care in an Evolving Market
July 25th 2018While convenient access to medications certainly aids adherence, and could be facilitated by the Amazon's recent acquisition of PillPack, the deal stands to disrupt direct pharmacist-to-patient contact, and the essential role of the community-based pharmacist within the healthcare continuum.
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Narcan Reportedly Saves Singer's Life
July 25th 2018The opioid reversal agent Narcan (naloxone) was reportedly used to save singer Demi Lovato’s life after an apparent drug overdose, and pharmacists may get more questions this week about what this medication is used for and how to use it. A video below contains advice on how to answer those questions.
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FDA OKs First New P Vivax Malaria Treatment in 60 Years
July 24th 2018The FDA has approved, under Priority Review, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)’s tafenoquine (Krintafel), which is the first single-dose medicine for the prevention of Plasmodium vivax (P vivax) malaria relapse in patients over the age of 16 years who are receiving antimalarial therapy.
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