June 2017 Women's Health

June 21, 2017

What should these pharmacists do?

June 20, 2017

Can you figure out what these prescriptions say?

June 20, 2017

June 19, 2017

Read about rushed prescriptions, blissful ignorance, and more pet peeves.

June 18, 2017

Read about the new generic products featured in June.

June 17, 2017

A recent FDA draft guidance could facilitate the development of more generic naloxone hydrochloride nasal sprays.

June 16, 2017

The changes that the Affordable Care Act has brought to the practice of pharmacy may not be well known.

June 15, 2017

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.

June 15, 2017

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.

June 15, 2017

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.

June 15, 2017

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.

June 15, 2017

This Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Sandoz Inc.

June 15, 2017

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.

June 14, 2017

Screening is considered the most effective method of preventing and reducing the impact of domestic violence.

June 13, 2017

Unintended pregnancies remain high in the United States, at an estimated 50% of all pregnancies.

June 12, 2017

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?

June 11, 2017

Although RoxyBond is not the first abuse-deterrent oxycodone immediaterelease product, it is different.

June 10, 2017

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.

June 09, 2017

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.

June 08, 2017

Read about the new Rx products featured in June.

June 07, 2017

As direct-acting oral anticoagulants (doacs) have become increasingly popular, instances of drug interactions in patients have begun to appear in the literature.

June 06, 2017

Pharmacists should be prepared to answer these questions because they are qualified to help preconceptive, pregnant, and breast-feeding patients.

June 05, 2017

Read about the new OTC products featured in June.

June 04, 2017

What OTC products should these pharmacists recommend?

June 03, 2017

Daily feminine hygiene and care is an important part of good gynecological health.

June 02, 2017

Third-party payers in the pharmacy arena came along in the 1970s as a means by which a patient’s medications could be covered.

June 01, 2017

Speculation about the future tends to be hyperbolic, and reality often turns out to be somewhere between the best and worst scenarios imagined.