October 2017 Diabetes
Can You Read These Rxs? (October 2017)
October 30, 2017
Article
Can You Read These Rxs?
Can you figure out what these prescriptions say?
Pet Peeves (October 2017)
October 30, 2017
Article
Pet Peeves
Read about disrespectful patients, impenetrable stock bottles, and more pet peeves.
Rx Product News (October 2017)
October 27, 2017
Article
Rx Product News
Read about the new Rx products featured in October.
Ingrezza
October 27, 2017
Article
Rx Product News Profile
The FDA has approved ingrezza capsules for the treatment of adults with tardive dyskinesia.
OTC Product News (October 2017)
October 27, 2017
Article
OTC Product News
Read about the new OTC Products featured in October.
Self-Care for Diabetes
October 27, 2017
Article
OTC Case Studies
Which OTC products should these pharmacists recommend?
Are Fad Diets Just a Fad?
October 26, 2017
Article
Health and Wellness
Fad diets, just like fashion trends, come and go, except that following these diets can have much more serious consequences than landing one on the worst-dressed list.
Who Is to Blame for the Opioid Crisis?
October 25, 2017
Article
Legal Focus
I find it interesting that many people pin the blame for the opioid crisis on pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors.
Does an Employee Have Access to Her PDMP Database Records?
October 25, 2017
Article
Legal Focus
Can an employee engaged in a legal tussle with her employer have access to records of her own prescription transactions maintained in the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database to be used as part of the legal proceedings?
Betrixaban: A Factor Xa Inhibitor
October 25, 2017
Article
Drug Interactions
The FDA recently approved betrixaban (Bevyxxa) as an oral anticoagulant (direct inhibitor of factor Xa).
Vaccine Abbreviations and Acronyms Contribute to Errors
October 25, 2017
Article
Medication Safety
Advances in immunization technology and knowledge of diseases have led to an ongoing stream of new vaccines.
Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose: An Essential Weapon in Managing Diabetes
October 25, 2017
Article
OTC Focus
The number of diabetes cases continues to soar, with the latest data showing that an estimated 30.3 million Americans have the disease.
Long-Acting Insulins Useful Tools in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
October 25, 2017
Article
Rx Focus
Researchers have augmented insulin’s effectiveness with several rapid and long-acting analogs and new delivery systems, such as insulin pens and insulin pumps.
Star Players on the Diabetes Care Team
October 25, 2017
Article
From the Chairman
The increasing incidence of diabetes is outpacing the number of health care providers skilled in caring for affected patients.
We Are Perilously Close to Giving Up the Gift
October 25, 2017
Article
Editor's Note
For a number of decades now there have been groups of pharmacists blessing, embracing, or in some instances, fully advocating for pharmacists to completely disassociate themselves as professionals from the act of dispensing a medication.
Brown Bag Consults and Medication Therapy Management: Promoting Trust
October 20, 2017
Article
Brown Bag Consult
Brown bag sessions and medication therapy management provide opportunities for pharmacists to personally connect with patients.