July 2016 Digestive Health

July 27, 2016

Read about the 2016 Lifetime Leadership Finalists.

July 27, 2016

Read about the 2016 Specialty Pharmacist of the Year Finalists.

July 27, 2016

Read about the 2016 Technology Innovator of the Year Finalists.

July 27, 2016

Read about the 2016 Technician of the Year Finalists.

July 27, 2016

Read about the 2016 Rising Star of the Year Finalists.

July 27, 2016

Read about the 2016 Patient Care Provider of the Year Finalists.

July 26, 2016

Can you you figure out what these prescriptions say?

July 26, 2016

Read about the 2016 Health-System Pharmacist of the Year Finalists.

July 26, 2016

Read about the 2016 Civic Leader of the Year Finalists.

July 26, 2016

Read about the 2016 Military Pharmacist of the Year Finalists.

July 26, 2016

Read about the 2016 Future Pharmacist of the Year Finalists.

July 26, 2016

Read about the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year Finalists.

July 26, 2016

July 26, 2016

This Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Sanofi US and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

July 26, 2016

Individuals working in a health care field are often expected to have up-to-date information about the latest trends in laws and legislative changes related to their specialty.

July 26, 2016

Read about unappreciated advice, nosy patients, and other pet peeves.

July 26, 2016

What should these pharmacists do?

July 22, 2016

Recognized by his peers for his commitment to his patients' health, Mathews Ampatu has been named the winner of the 2016 Walmart Pharmacist Excellence in Patient Care Award.

July 22, 2016

Although the FDA has received much praise for increasing the number of generic drugs approved, the agency also recently recorded its highest number of rejections in 1 month.

July 22, 2016

Clinicians have long been aware that patients do not uniformly respond to medications.

July 22, 2016

Read about the new generic products featured in July.

July 22, 2016

Many pharmacy technicians have experienced an increase in their education and training requirements as their profession continues its expansion.

July 22, 2016

Although total knee replacement is frequently performed to treat knee arthritis, the procedure is often associated with a number of adverse events.

July 22, 2016

A recent study indicates that impressions of breakthrough pain differ between patients and providers.

July 22, 2016

Current guidelines recommend delaying referrals for physical therapy, in part because previous research found that early aggressive therapy contributed to higher health care costs and did not seem to make significant improvements for patients.

July 21, 2016

Psychological therapies are known to provide short-term symptom relief to patients with irritable bowel syndrome, but the results of a recent study indicate that these benefits may extend even longer than previously thought.

July 21, 2016

Patients who experienced physical or sexual abuse as children may face a significantly higher risk of developing ulcerative colitis as adults.

July 21, 2016

Although higher body mass indexes are associated with a number of health risks, the results of a recent study suggest that overweight patients who develop colorectal cancer may have a better prognosis than those with a healthy weight.

July 21, 2016

A patient pursuing a legal claim on his own, without benefit of the services of an attorney, alleged that a pharmacy has a legal duty to maintain an inventory containing all medications, so his would be available when needed. May such a claim go forward through the court system?

July 21, 2016

Lately, the number of counterfeit prescription drugs seems to have exploded in the United States.

July 20, 2016

In gastroesophageal reflux disease, the reflux of stomach contents results in disruptive symptoms or complications.

July 20, 2016

Although some bacteria are harmful, and killing those pathogens is a good thing when you're sick, most bacteria are good.

July 18, 2016

Gastrointestinal conditions are a major reason for health care use in the United States.

July 18, 2016

Nausea and vomiting are symptoms of many different conditions, such as infection, food poisoning, motion sickness, concussion, appendicitis, and various other disease states.

July 18, 2016

Medication spending grew by 12.2% in 2015, totaling approximately $425 billion.

July 14, 2016

The FDA has approved Quillichew ER extended-release chewable tablets for the treatment of ADHD in patients 6 years and older.

July 14, 2016

Read about the new Rx Products featured in July.

July 14, 2016

The ability to view and assess alerts that may have been bypassed by other staff during order entry and drug utilization review may not be available to pharmacists in some pharmacy computer systems.

July 14, 2016

In the official prescribing information of pharmaceutical products, drug interactions are often listed in 2 categories: contraindicated" and avoid concomitant use." Is this a distinction without a difference?

July 13, 2016

Once patients need specialized pain care, approximately 90% of them will receive opioids.

July 12, 2016

Read about the new OTC Products featured in July.

July 12, 2016

Which OTC products should these pharmacists recommend?

July 12, 2016

According to a National Health Interview Survey, probiotics are the third most commonly used dietary supplements.

July 11, 2016

We can do more than act as dispensing police and check in with our state Prescription Drug Monitoring System; we can play an active role in preventing and treating this disease called drug addiction.