Ohio R.Ph. indicted in Rx error death
A Toledo, Ohio, hospital pharmacist faces involuntary manslaughter charges for allegedly dispensing fatal overdoses of two chemotherapy drugs.
Cipro Rxs need professional judgment, say officials
Pharmacists should consider whether scripts for Cipro as an precaution against anthrax are clinically appropriate, according to the American Pharmaceutical Association.
Birth control takes new turn with approval of hormonal ring
Organon's NuvaRing is approved for birth control.
Keeping PACE in long-term care
PACE programs in long-term care (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly)
New Hampshire addiction project eyes use of R.Ph.s
New Hampshire project may have pharmacists dispense and adminiser methadone to recovering addicts in underserved rural areas.
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Error prompts Philadelphia hospital to revamp lab procedures
warfarin error at St. Agnes in Philadelphia
New service helps pharmacists mix drugs more easily and get paid for them
New service helps pharmacists with compounding
New Hampshire eases Canadian R.Ph.s' entry
Canadian pharmacists can take the NAPLEX in New Hampshire without going through the foreign pharmacy graduate examination certification process.
Improving the professional relationship between pharmacists and nurses
How pharmacists can improve their relations with nurses in nursing homes
Florida R.Ph.s fuming over Medicaid audits
florida pharmacists react to state's medicaid audits
RUNNING ON EMPTY
What's behind the current rampant drug shortages? Pharmacists want to know
Pharmacies sought for testing new claim standard
NHIN offers test to help pharmacies, PBMs, and software vendors transition to NCPDP's version 5.1 claim standard
Are consultant R.Ph.s doing a good job with DURs?
cutting back on medications in nursing homes
HHS report claims that pharmacies purchase Rxs at AWP minus 22%
Pharmacies acquire Rxs at AWP minus 22%, report by HHS IG states
In answer to RxHub, pharmacy associations launch SureScript
NACDS and NCPA launch SureScript to compete with RxHub
Pharmaceutical product ID: An industry in crisis?
How to code claims
Medication safety officer: A new breed of pharmacist
ASHP pushes for a medication safety officer in every hospital
State Medicaid agencies blast PBMs' claims tactics
Don't ask, don't tell with drug seekers?Yes or No?
Should pharmacists follow Arizona's example by not seeking or giving information about patients suspected of being drug seekers?
Hospital leaders must advance JCAHO patient safety standards
Medication errors have become the No. 1 priority in hospitals now that JCAHO's patient safety standards went into effect on July 1
STILL A HOT PROPERTY
Pharmacists are still at a premium across the country, exclusive survey finds
Drugstore sector not immune to economic slowdown
cvs and walgreens sales slowing
Report finds wide regional variation in Rx drug usage
drug spending
R.Ph. wins suit covering contraceptives for women
R.Ph. wins historic court case requiring health plans to cover birth control
GETTING YOUR FAIR SHARE
Newly united pharmacy searches for new payment model as Medicare drug benefit looms
NACDS partners with America's Promise for youth
nacds patners with america's promise alliance for youth program
More MCOs will use OTCs as first line of defense
Rising health costs are driving managed care organizations to add OTCs to their drug benefit
Task force to NABP: Fix drug diversion problem
A task force has recommended that the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's take actions to combat drug diversion through institutional outlets.
