Is corporate pharmacy shooting itself in the foot?
Maybe retail pharmacy organizations should take a look at their priorities before they find themselves at an evolutionary dead end.
Plan ahead: Best practices in an era of drug shortages
How can your health system best manage shortages? Here are some key considerations.
Pharmacy in a showcase: A push for professional advertising
What if the national and state pharmacy organizations combined to get their message out? And what if they linked that message to a series of national and international events?
Boosting public health, one vaccination at a time
Since they see diabetic patients so often, community pharmacists who encourage vaccination can play a major role in boosting public health.
A multifaceted approach to diabetes management
New treatment options range from novel insulin therapies to GLP-1 agonists, DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, and more.
Community pharmacists take on prediabetes
In 2012, approximately 37% of the adults in America had prediabetes, and almost 90% of them didn't realize it. The importance of intervention/education by community pharmacists cannot be overestimated.
Pharmacists, moms, and gestational diabetes: A growing responsibility
If you are a pharmacist who deals with patients, expect to deal with gestational diabetes.
T2DM and CVD: Monitoring by pharmacists empowers patients
Type 2 diabetes is associated with a two- to four-fold increase in the risk of CVD. Pharmacists can monitor and manage the risk factors.
Continuous glucose monitoring: What pharmacists need to know
As CGM technology evolves, pharmacists can play a key role in helping patients navigate new systems coming on the market.
Medical marijuana: A new business model for pharmacists
If you enjoy working one-on-one with patients and have an entrepreneurial spirit, this might just be for you.
You want fries with those meds? How ’bout some very fast surgery?
"I want it and I want it NOW" is not always your best move. Especially with the pharmacist who is filling your Rx.
Case study from an integrative pharmacy
How to take in the Big Picture, New Pharmacy-style.
Pharmacy tales: The man who out-Shkrelied Shkreli
Can you say "Risperdal," boys and girls?
Hospital pharmacists improve management of diabetes patients
Medication reconciliation, inpatient care, med safety, discharge education, transitions of care, medication adherence - these are only some of the ways pharmacists can benefit the healthcare team. There are plenty more.
Compounding: A core competence for pharmacists
Drug Topics' peripatetic pharmacist-correspondent reports from FIP 2015 in Dusseldorf.
FDA approves sacubitril/valsartan to treat heart failure
For patients with heart failure, Entresto is the first treatment available that has been shown to decrease hospitalizations and reduce the risk of cardiovascular-related death.
Medicare Part D: New MTM model emphasizes medication adherence
CMS will now offer payers enticements to increase patient med adherence under the existing MTM model. The Part D effort is specifically focused on stand-alone Part D plans.
Limb gangrene in cancer patients receiving warfarin
Venous limb gangrene can occur in cancer patients, but the clinical picture and pathogenesis aren’t clear.
Integrative medicine
A Fort Lauderdale university clinic emphasizes the connection between health, wellness, and prevention.
Drug Topics Voices 11-10-2015
The pros and cons of unionizing.
Product updates for pharmacists 11-10-2015
New Rx, generics, OTC, devices, apps, and more.
Pharmacist refill protocol cuts costs, physician time
Kaiser Permanente Northwest has greatly improved physician efficiency and medication accuracy – and saved the healthcare system millions of dollars - with a pharmacist-centered medication refill program.
10 ways to avoid fatal methotrexate errors
ISMP outlines 10 precautions to follow in methotrexate dosing and administration.
New Hampshire medical board rejects governor’s strict opioid Rx proposal
The New Hampshire Board of Medicine rejected a set of rules proposed by Gov. Maggie Hassan designed to more closely regulate doctors who prescribe opioid painkillers.
Private necessities in the personal care aisle
Bashful customers may prefer not to discuss certain products, but they're still going to look for them on your shelves.
Meijer opens pharmacy in Michigan hospital
A new in-hospital Meijer pharmacy will be used to review medications with patients before discharge and to enroll patients in the retailer’s adherence programs.
CVS PBM to create 500 pharmacy jobs in Orlando
Caremark has gained approval and the promise of tax incentives to expand its business operations near Orlando, Fla.
Independent Washington pharmacy closes after 126 years
The Fairhaven Pharmacy in Bellingham, Washington closed its doors on Oct. 20, 2015.
Pharmacy staffing levels can threaten patient lives
Chain stores often require pharmacists to dispense 300 or more prescriptions a day. That's 37.5 Rxs an hour in an 8-hour shift or 1.6 minutes per prescription. You can't even get a doc on the phone in that amount of time.
Top 5 facts pharmacists should know about biosimilars
Considerable confusion surrounds the new world of biosimilar drugs. Here are the top five issues connected with biosimilars that pharmacists should know about.