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Middle Tennessee’s First Pharmacy School Graduates First Class
Lipscomb University’s College of Pharmacy has awarded doctoral degrees for the first time in the institution’s history.
May 7, 2012 in Features
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Hospitals Scramble to Cope with Drug Shortages
Shortages of prescription drugs have been a growing concern for the past six years, with shortfalls now so common that pharmacy staff at hospitals are spending many extra hours to ensure an uninterrupted flow of medicines to patients.
Apr 9, 2012 in Features
Telepharmacy Startup Targets California’s Rural Hospitals
California Healthcare Foundation's investment in Pipeline Healthcare Solutions could help rural and safety-net hospitals gain round-the-clock access to pharmacists' expertise.
Apr 4, 2012 in Features
Doctors Urged to Prescribe Opioids More Carefully
Lawmakers last year imposed new requirements on doctors to refer patients taking high dosages of opioids for evaluation by a pain specialist if their underlying condition is not improving.
Apr 3, 2012 in Features
University Researcher Part of National Effort to Optimize Antibiotics Use
A Wayne State University researcher has joined a nationwide effort to monitor that resistance while optimizing the use of existing drugs.
Apr 3, 2012 in Features
An Audit Study of Online Pharmacies
Focusing on five brand-name prescription drugs, researchers acquired 370 drug samples from 41 online pharmacies and tested their authenticity.
Apr 3, 2012 in Features
University Opens Pharmacy to Support Neighborhood
Duquesne University has opened a pharmacy to serve its neighbors. Find out why.
Apr 3, 2012 in Features
Medication Errors Increase When In-House Pharmacy is Closed
Between June 2004 and September 2010, Pennsylvania hospitals submitted 519 medication error reports to the Patient Safety Authority.
Mar 20, 2012 in Features
Women’s Use of Psych Medications Rises
A study by Medco found that more than a quarter of U.S. women took a medication to treat depression, anxiety or attention deficit disorder in 2010.
Mar 20, 2012 in Features
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Lurks Among Rich and Poor
Rapidly rising rates of drug-resistant TB in some of the wealthiest cities in the world, as well as across Africa and Asia, are again making history.
Mar 20, 2012 in Features
Greek Crisis Has Pharmacists Footing the Bill
Pharmacists in Greece spend hours each day pleading with drugmakers, wholesalers and colleagues to hunt down medicines for clients.
Mar 6, 2012 in Features
Prescription Drug Abuse Costing Americans Money
One study puts the potential overall cost of painkiller abuse at more than $70 billion a year.
Mar 6, 2012 in Features
U.S. to Review Once Rejected Diet Treatment
The F.D.A. rejected the drug under review, Qnexa, in 2010, amid safety concerns, and the drug’s manufacturer is now presenting additional data to argue its case.
Mar 6, 2012 in Features
College Sells ‘Morning After’ Pills in Vending Machine
With approval from the student government, Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania installed a unique vending machine in its Etter Health Center.
Feb 13, 2012 in Features
Computerized Prescriptions Minimize Errors
According to a study that tracked medication errors in two Australian hospitals, an estimated 1 in 7 hospitalized patients suffers some form of error in care.
Feb 13, 2012 in Features
Financial Burden of Prescription Drugs Is Dropping
According to a new RAND Corporation study, out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs has declined.
Feb 13, 2012 in Features
Retail Pharmacy to Fill Pet Prescriptions
Kroger is now offering prescription medications for pets at all of its pharmacies nationwide.
Jan 31, 2012 in Features
New Depression Drugs Offer Hope for Tough Cases
A new drug is generating a lot of buzz among researchers who study depression.
Jan 31, 2012 in Features
Marijuana use Declining, Prescription Drug Abuse Rising
A recent U.S. government study has revealed a decrease in the use of marijuana and cocaine, in every generation since the 1960s, along with a large increase in the abuse of prescription medication by young people.
Jan 31, 2012 in Features
Pot-Based Prescription Drug Looks for FDA Approval
A pharmaceutical company is in advanced clinical trials for the world's first pharmaceutical developed from raw marijuana instead of synthetic equivalents.
Jan 25, 2012 in Features
Hospitals Offer Patients Perks to Gain Business
A growing number of hospitals are seeking to attract new patients and keep existing ones by offering them an array of perks, from free parking and gift-shop discounts to wellness seminars and health screenings.
Jan 25, 2012 in Features
Prescription Drugs with More Than One Use
Drug companies are more interested than ever in finding ways to repurpose their products. Find out how they do it.
Jan 25, 2012 in Features (1 Comments)
Pharmacist Asked to Co-Produce Movie
After reading about “The Pharmacist,” a pilot show in pre-production, UK Pharmacist Iqbal Mohammed contacted writer Michael Cassidy and was asked to co-produce the 20-minute film.
Jan 4, 2012 in Features
Scientists Create New Better Tasting Liquid Medicines for Children
More palatable drugs will encourage children to take medication.
Jan 4, 2012 in Features
Pharmacy Practitioner Leads Efforts to Recognize Oncology Pharmacy as Specialty
Noted oncology pharmacy practitionerhas been named the recipient of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ 2011 Donald E. Francke Medal.
Dec 21, 2011 in Features
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