March 2016 Central Nervous System

ENTRESTOâ„¢ (sacubitril/valsartan) tablets 24/26 mg, 49/51 mg, 97/103 mg, from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, are a combination of an angiotensin receptor blocker and a novel neprilysin inhibitor, indicated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in patients with chronic heart failure (New York Heart Association class II through IV) and reduced ejection fraction.

TNF-alpha inhibitors are used to treat a number of inflammatory conditions.

This Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Adapt Pharma.

What should these pharmacists do?

Can you you figure out what these prescriptions say?

Read about bloody prescriptions, impatient patients, and other pet peeves.

As patient-centered care becomes the focus and standard of health care, pharmacy technicians have experienced dramatic increases in their roles and responsibilities.

For Evva Destine Hoover, a pharmacy student at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, leadership roles are not positions to be filled, but opportunities to make an impact on one's community.

Evolution in the pharmacy reimbursement system represents a crucial component toward stabilizing costs and providing fair margins for pharmacy sustainability, particularly in rural and underserved areas.

Dayton, along with most of the rest of Ohio and much of the nation, is inundated with heroin abuse.

When a hospital fails to respond to a medication recall notice and a patient allegedly suffers major bodily damage as a result, do the statutory requirements in the state's medical malpractice act apply?

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia in individuals older than 65 years and affects more than 5 million Americans.

Read about the new generic products featured in March.

A US Senate committee recently held a hearing to investigate the culprits behind the growing backlog of generic drug applications at the FDA.

Establishing a competitive edge against large, national retail pharmacy chains and mail order pharmacies has been one of the most significant challenges facing independent pharmacies for many years.

The beginning of spring is an ideal time to help patients review their medications and overall health than when they awake from winter hibernation" and emerge from flu season.

Insomnia is characterized by persistent difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep, or early morning awakening with inability to resume sleep.

Flecainide is an oral class 1c antiarrhythmic drug that may be used to treat atrial fibrillation or supraventricular tachycardia, particularly when conventional treatment agents fail.

Hyperkalemia can be a persistent problem for a variety of patients, such as those with chronic kidney disease, diabetes, or heart failure.

Because of the multifactorial nature and strong genetic component of ADHD, practitioners continue to speculate whether ADHD is due solely to improper brain functioning.

Although only 1 in 100 people develops schizophrenia, this chronic illness disproportionately devastates a patient's life, causing multiple mental and social problems.

Read about the new Rx Products featured in March.

The FDA has approved Belbuca buccal film for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate.

Which OTC products should these pharmacists recommend?

The use of electronic devices such as laptops, e-readers, computer tablets, and cell phones is integral to everyday life for most individuals.

Read about the new OTC Products featured in March.

Sometimes changes occur so incrementally that they are hardly noticed until we eventually realize that drastic change has occurred.