September 2017 Immunization
Can You Read These Rxs? (September 2017)
September 30, 2017
Article
Can You Read These Rxs?
Can you figure out what these prescriptions say?
Pet Peeves (September 2017)
September 30, 2017
Article
Pet Peeves
Read about disrespectful patients, audacious parents, and more pet peeves.
A Checkup at the Pharmacy, Part II: How Brown Bagging Can Bring Clarity
September 27, 2017
Article
Brown Bag Consult
Gastrointestinal conditions make up a big part of health care in the United States.
Potential Medication Errors With Basal Insulin/ GLP-1 Fixed Combinations
September 27, 2017
Article
Medication Safety
Two fixed-ratio combination insulin/glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists have been approved by the FDA.
If You Are a Health Professional Whose Salary Is Between $100,000 and $220,000 per Year, Watch Out: What Can Pharmacy Learn From Trends in Primary Care Employment?
September 27, 2017
Article
Editor's Note
Over the past decade, physician employment has skyrocketed, with small-business primary care clinics being gobbled up at staggering rates by large corporations.
Our Unsung Defenders Against Disease
September 27, 2017
Article
From the Chairman
As we head into flu season, the associated challenges of dealing with the virus will highlight the importance of vaccination and pharmacists’ growing contribution to it.
Tamoxifen: New Developments
September 27, 2017
Article
Drug Interactions
The debate about the extent to which CYP2D6 activity affects tamoxifen efficacy in patients with breast cancer continues.
Qtern
September 26, 2017
Article
Rx Product News Profile
The FDA has approved Qtern tablets by AstraZeneca to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
House Bill Takes Aim at Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
September 26, 2017
Article
Legal Focus
Direct-to-consumer advertising is a continuously growing sector of the pharmaceutical industry’s cost expenditure.
Pharmacy Required to Split Cost of Patient's Insulin
September 26, 2017
Article
Legal Focus
A patient in a mid-Atlantic state filed a lawsuit on his own, seeking to have his physician and 2 chain pharmacies split the cost of his insulin and rooting his argument in the Affordable Care Act.
The War on Drug Abuse A 3-Pronged Approach
September 26, 2017
Article
Legal Focus
Law enforcement must continue to concentrate on large-scale dealers that reap the monetary rewards of drug trafficking, ensuring that they receive hefty jail sentences and returning the forfeiture laws to a common-sense level so that these folks are punished by losing all their ill-gotten gains.
Generic Product News (September 2017)
September 25, 2017
Article
Generic Times Product NEWS
Read about the new generic products featured in September.
Rx Product News (September 2017)
September 25, 2017
Article
Rx Product News
Read about the new Rx products featured in September.
OTC Product News (September 2017)
September 25, 2017
Article
OTC Product News
Read about the new OTC Products featured in September.
Self-Care for Immunizations
September 25, 2017
Article
OTC Case Studies
Which OTC products should these pharmacists recommend?
Flu Shot Season: Time to Roll Up Our Sleeves
September 24, 2017
Article
Rx Focus
The 2017-2018 influenza immunization season is right around the corner, and we need to ensure that community pharmacies across are prepared for the influx of patients.
Why Vaccination Is Essential: 6 Myths Debunked
September 24, 2017
Article
Counseling Focus
Considerable discussion regarding the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, including statements made by celebrity spokespeople for the anti-vaccination movement, has led many parents to decide against immunizing their children.
Nutritional Supplements Marketed to Boost the Immune System
September 24, 2017
Article
OTC Focus
The critical role and complex functions of the immune system in overall health and protection are often underestimated until the immune system is not working properly.
Community Pharmacist Services: The Missing Link to Optimizing Medication Adherence
September 22, 2017
Article
Patient Counseling
Failure to follow through on prescribed drug regimens is a common—and costly—problem: Of the 32 million adult Americans who take 3 or more medications daily, 75% are nonadherent.
Busting Barriers: Improving Adult Immunization Rates
September 22, 2017
Article
Feature Focus
In a survey of 512 people, 15.2% said they believed that adults do not need to be vaccinated.