Technology use in hospital pharmacy increases
April 7th 2015Approximately one third of U.S. hospitals have completely migrated to the electronic health record (EHR) and are no longer using paper charts. In those hospitals with an EHR that they use completely or in combination with paper charts, 80% give pharmacists the ability to make recommendations and document them in the EHR.
BioCryst receives $12 million for Ebola drug development
March 31st 2015BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Durham, North Carolina, was awarded a $12 million contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the development and manufacture of its small molecule, BCX4430, for the prevention of Ebola virus reproduction.
Are CVS’ metrics unfairly eliminating older pharmacists?
March 27th 2015That’s the assertion of four former CVS pharmacists who recently filed lawsuits in U.S. District Court in South Carolina claiming the retail giant created a metrics system that unfairly eliminates older workers and causes dispensing errors.