October 24th 2024
Nina Vadiei, PharmD, BCPP, a clinical associate professor at UT Austin and a clinical pharmacy specialist in psychiatry at San Antonio State Hospital, discusses her career as a psychiatric pharmacist.
First pharmacist-focused session coming to AHA Scientific Sessions 2011
July 20th 2011Over the past 3 decades, pharmacists have become integrated members of multidisciplinary teams. To recognize the value of the role of pharmacists in improving patient outcomes and safety in cardiac care, the American Heart Association (AHA) will offer pharmacists a session devoted specifically to them at this year?s AHA Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Fla.
CDC revises recommendations for postpartum contraception
July 18th 2011The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released revised recommendations for postpartum contraceptive use based on an assessment of new evidence, announced an article published in the July 8 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Label for Tamiflu for oral suspension revised, reflects new concentration
July 18th 2011The concentration of the influenza drug oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu, Genentech) for oral suspension has been reduced from 12 mg/mL to 6 mg/mL to reduce the possibility of prescribing and dosing confusion that can lead to medication errors, FDA announced.
Two Congressional bills support right of community pharmacists to negotiate with PBMs
July 15th 2011The National Community Pharmacists Association expects U.S. legislators to get behind 2 new bills that would allow independent pharmacists to negotiate insurance contracts with pharmacy benefit managers.
Summer self-care products help keep eyes bright and ears sharp
July 15th 2011Outdoor sports, a day at the beach, backyard sunbathing, and gardening all can leave eyes exposed to a steady onslaught of dust, wind, sand, pollution and the sun's rays. For first aid and maintenance, new products offer relief.
Pharmacy data-mining: Physicians, independent pharmacists sound off
July 15th 2011As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down a landmark case that would have prohibited data-mining companies from selling physicians' prescribing information to pharmaceutical manufacturers for use in marketing. Still some independent pharmacists say they are not in favor of the practice.
Criteria updated in diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
July 15th 2011According to new guidelines, researchers at the Alzheimer's Association and the National Institute of Aging of the National Institutes of Health have categorized AD into 3 different stages: preclinical, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's dementia.