December 2018 Heart Health
Case Studies: Cardiovascular Health
January 11, 2019
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Case Studies
Four case studies in cardiovascular health.
Lawsuit for Slander Against Pharmacists Based on Comments About a Physician
January 10, 2019
Article
Legal Focus
A physician filed a lawsuit against a national pharmacy chain, claiming that some comments made by pharmacists practicing there to his patients had been defamatory.
Revisiting "Right to Try" Legislation
January 08, 2019
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Legal Focus
In summer 2016, Pharmacy Times® published an article titled “‘Right to Try’ Legislation: A Developing Legal Issue Related to Medications” that discussed the basics of a popular health policy issue.
Going Toe-to-Toe With the Goliaths
December 21, 2018
Article
Career Corner
Our pharmacy is the underdog when it comes to big business, but there are tricks to help attract customers and keep ourselves in the game with the Goliath chains.
Pet Peeves (December 2018)
December 21, 2018
Article
Pet Peeves
What is bothering pharmacists this month?
Rx Product News (December 2018)
December 20, 2018
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Rx Product News
Read about the Rx products featured in December.
You Cannot Beat a Healthy Heart: How Brown Bagging Can Bring Clarity
December 17, 2018
Article
Brown Bag Consult
Brown bag consults can be essential educational and safety tools to measure and ensure quality care. By asking patients to bring in all their current medications, including OTC, mail-order, specialty, and herbal products, pharmacists can guarantee appropriate and up-to-date care.
Generic Products (December 2018)
December 16, 2018
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Generic Times Product NEWS
Read about the new Generic Products featured in December.
Hypertension Treatment Guidelines Update
December 14, 2018
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Patient Counseling
Health care providers often encounter patients with high blood pressure, especially systolic, who come and go without proper treatment and eventually end up in the hospital with a heart attack, kidney failure, or a stroke.
Which Left Ventricular Assist Device Is Best?
December 14, 2018
Article
Health and Wellness
Advanced heart failure leads to significant limitations, affecting functional status, quality of life, and survival, despite optimal medical treatment with evidence-based therapies.
Hypercholesteremia Is a Silent Killer
December 13, 2018
Article
Rx Focus
Patients cannot “feel” high cholesterol, and symptoms of the condition often do not present until it is too late.
The Fish Oil Story
December 13, 2018
Article
OTC Focus
In the 1970s, investigators discovered that Eskimos, particularly Greenland Inuit, and other populations, such as the Japanese, had very low rates of myocardial infarction and other coronary events, despite consuming large amounts of fat derived from fish.
Can You Read These Rxs? (December 2018)
December 12, 2018
Article
Can You Read These Rxs?
Can you figure out what these prescriptions are saying?
Hyperkalemia: Caught in a Bind?
December 12, 2018
Article
Feature Focus
Hyperkalemia, used to describe an elevated level of potassium in the blood, occurs when there is a disturbance in the balance between intake and elimination or a shift of potassium between the intracellular and extracellular spaces.
Local Health Care Partnerships Are Strongly Associated With Successful Enhanced Community Pharmacy Services
December 11, 2018
Article
Commentaries
Incorporating community pharmacists into team-based care models is recommended as a strategy for improving health care access and quality while reducing health care costs.
Surprise! Care Coordination Requires Relationships With Other Care Team Members
December 01, 2018
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Editor's Note
I have had the privilege over the past nearly 2 decades to work with a great team of experts at Community Care of North Carolina and its more than 2000 affiliated practices in community-based care delivery and the patient-centered medical home movement.
Independent Pharmacies: Hearts of Their Communities
December 01, 2018
Article
From the Chairman
As health care evolves and large pharmacy chains grow and merge, many patients continue to fulfill their medication needs at their local independent pharmacies.