June 2017 Women's Health
Can You Read These Rxs? (June 2017)
June 20, 2017
Article
Can You Read These Rxs?
Can you figure out what these prescriptions say?
VIDEO: Strategies for Optimizing Statin Therapy: Focus on Drug Interactions
June 20, 2017
Video
Pharmacist Education
Pet Peeves (June 2017)
June 19, 2017
Article
Pet Peeves
Read about rushed prescriptions, blissful ignorance, and more pet peeves.
Generic Product News (June 2017)
June 18, 2017
Article
Generic Times Product NEWS
Read about the new generic products featured in June.
Naloxone Nasal Spray More Generics on the Horizon?
June 17, 2017
Article
Generic Times News
A recent FDA draft guidance could facilitate the development of more generic naloxone hydrochloride nasal sprays.
Medication Therapy Management and Health Care Reform
June 16, 2017
Article
Legal Focus
The changes that the Affordable Care Act has brought to the practice of pharmacy may not be well known.
Moderate Drinking Less Effective at Preventing Heart Disease Than Previously Thought
June 15, 2017
Article
Heart Health Watch
Although moderate drinking is commonly thought to lower an individual’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared with heavy drinking or abstinence, the results of a recent study suggest that these protective benefits may only extend to certain heart conditions.
Mental Illness Linked to Heightened Cardiovascular Disease Risk
June 15, 2017
Article
Heart Health Watch
The results of a recent study indicate that patients with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, are significantly more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than the general population.
Poor Diet Linked to Premenopausal Breast Cancer Risk
June 15, 2017
Article
Women's Health Watch
A recent study has found that women who consume a diet associated with chronic inflammation as adolescents or young adults may face a heightened risk of premenopausal breast cancer.
Older Women Underscreened for Cervical Cancer
June 15, 2017
Article
Women's Health Watch
Although current guidelines indicate that women at average risk do not need to be screened for cervical cancer after age 65, the results of a recent study suggest that women up to age 85 can benefit from these screenings.
Leveraging Patient Care Services to Optimize Patient Care in RA: A Pharmacist’s Opportunity
June 15, 2017
Article
Continuing Education
This Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Sandoz Inc.
Vaginal Progesterone Reduces Preterm Birth Rate
June 15, 2017
Article
Women's Health Watch
The use of vaginal progesterone in women who are pregnant with twins and have a short cervix can reduce the risk of preterm birth, neonatal complications, and neonatal death, according to the results of a recent study.
Domestic Violence: The Power of Screening
June 14, 2017
Article
Counseling Focus
Screening is considered the most effective method of preventing and reducing the impact of domestic violence.
Contraception: Weighing the Options
June 13, 2017
Article
Feature Focus
Unintended pregnancies remain high in the United States, at an estimated 50% of all pregnancies.
Hospital Liability for Not Warning Patient of Driving Impairment
June 12, 2017
Article
Legal Focus
Is a legal duty of due care owed to a nonpatient who is injured by a patient who received medications that arguably impaired her ability to operate an automobile safely or is liability limited to the patient with whom a relationship existed with the health professional?
Abuse-Deterrent Immediate-Release Opioids
June 11, 2017
Article
Legal Focus
Although RoxyBond is not the first abuse-deterrent oxycodone immediaterelease product, it is different.
Age-Related Vaccine Errors
June 10, 2017
Article
Medication Safety
Since September 2012, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices has been operating the ISMP National Vaccine Errors Reporting Program to collect data about the types of vaccine errors and their underlying causes.
Rx Product Profile: Spiriva Respimat
June 09, 2017
Article
Rx Product News Profile
The FDA has approved an expanded indication for Spiriva Respimat for the long-term, once-daily maintenance treatment of asthma in patients 6 years and older.
Rx Product News (June 2017)
June 08, 2017
Article
Rx Product News
Read about the new Rx products featured in June.
The Dangers of Drug Interactions With DOACs
June 07, 2017
Article
Drug Interactions
As direct-acting oral anticoagulants (doacs) have become increasingly popular, instances of drug interactions in patients have begun to appear in the literature.
Drugs and Pregnancy: Growing Information
June 06, 2017
Article
Rx Focus
Pharmacists should be prepared to answer these questions because they are qualified to help preconceptive, pregnant, and breast-feeding patients.
OTC Product News (June 2017)
June 05, 2017
Article
OTC Product News
Read about the new OTC products featured in June.
Self-Care for Women's Health
June 04, 2017
Article
OTC Case Studies
What OTC products should these pharmacists recommend?
OTC Products for Feminine Care
June 03, 2017
Article
OTC Focus
Daily feminine hygiene and care is an important part of good gynecological health.
"Cash" Customer Marketplace Comes Roaring Back as High-Deductible Plans Grow
June 02, 2017
Article
Editor's Note
Third-party payers in the pharmacy arena came along in the 1970s as a means by which a patient’s medications could be covered.
If a Hungry Retailer Cuts Into the Pharmacy Pie...
June 01, 2017
Article
From the Chairman
Speculation about the future tends to be hyperbolic, and reality often turns out to be somewhere between the best and worst scenarios imagined.