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How Do You Improve Pharmacy Teamwork?
Pharmacists and technicians work in a fish bowl, swimming around each other, sharing space, day after day after day.
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Talking Pill Bottles: Boom or Bust in the Digital Health Era?
A recent study in JAPhA addresses the findings of using talking pill bottles in patient care, but other companies using newer technology may have a better edge.
Can We Have a Statin Appreciation Day?
Statins save lives
Forgot Valentine's Day? Here Are 10 Restaurants to Inspire a (Last-Minute) Getaway
As pharmacists, we work long, stressful hours and deserve a chance to indulge. To help you find your next vacation spot, here are 10 restaurants worth planning a trip to see.
Improve Glycemic Control to Extend Lifespan
Patients with severe mental illnesses avoidably die much sooner than general population.
The Changing Landscape of Beta Blockers in Cirrhosis
The Key to Better Bipolar I Disorder Control?
What can you (or your pharmacist) do to improve Bipolar I Disorder outcomes?
DIR Fee Controversy Highlights AJPB Week in Review
Top articles of the week from The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits.
ASCO Advance of the Year Highlights Week in Cancer News
Top news of the week in oncology and cancer drug development.
States Target Tighter Opioid Prescribing
New Jersey prescribers now must discuss the risks of treatment with patients under age 18.
SOX18 Inhibitor Improves Survival in Breast Cancer Mouse Models
Interference with transcription factor activity may lead to the development of novel disease therapeutics.
Medication Safety and Quality Advocate Wins Prestigious Miller Award
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation today announced Rebecca Snead, RPh, is the recipient of the 2017 APhA Foundation Jacob W. Miller Award.
NCPA Congratulates Rep. Tom Price on Being Confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services
Rep. Tom Price (R - Ga.) has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be America's 23rd Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Statement by Chip Davis, President and CEO, GPhA, Regarding the Confirmation of HHS Secretary Tom Price
PCMA Fires Back on DIR Fee Controversy
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association states that direct and indirect remuneration fees lower premium costs.
What is the Truth Behind Direct and Indirect Remuneration Fees?
While some stakeholders believe that DIR fess are harmful, others feel they benefit patients.
Flawed Reporting System Kept FDA in the Dark on Cancer-Spreading Surgical Device
Uterine cancers disseminated by surgical device.
Unique Subset of Cells Team Up to Drive Rheumatoid Arthritis
Study opens doors for more precise RA treatments.
Aspirin-Lipid Drug Combination May Prevent Colorectal Cancer
Aspiring-PC/PL2200 reduced the amount of platelets that could be used by cancer cells to form blood vessels and spread.
High Presence of Sense of Smell Dysfunction Found in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Roughly half of MS patients had hyposmia at the beginning of the study.
Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Largely Support Medical Marijuana
95% of survey respondents support medical marijuana treatment for multiple sclerosis.
Lung Cancer Screening Program Poses a Challenge for Veterans Health Administration
Lung cancer demonstration project examines the feasibility of a screening program for veterans.
Xarelto Study Stopped Early Due to Positive Results
Xarelto found to prevent major adverse cardiac events, such as cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke.
Ketamine Observed to Prevent PTSD
Prophylactic ketamine use may be able to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder among military personnel.
Chemotherapy, Twice-Daily Radiotherapy Combination Improves Head and Neck Cancer Survival
Combination treatment reduces head and neck cancer deaths by 20%.
HIV Drugs Could Cause Neurodegeneration
Treatment with protease inhibitors could result in HIV-associated neurocognitive diseases.
FDA Recalls Infusion Device
The FDA issued a recall of the Alaris Syringe Pump for a potentially faulty sensor.
Declining Hepatitis C Drug Costs Highlights Specialty Pharmacy Week in Review
Top articles of the week on Specialty Pharmacy Times.
Trending News Today: Efficacy of Newly-Approved Cancer Drugs in Question
Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.
Link Between Diabetes and Osteoarthritis
Obesity blamed for the tendency of diabetes patients to develop osteoarthritis.
