How a Hospital Pharmacist Can Prevent Overprescribing for the Elderly
Pharmacist Dominick Bailey sat at his computer, scrutinizing the medication lists of patients in the geriatric unit. A doctor had prescribed blood …
The Benefits of Implementing Pharmacy Technology
Like what you’re reading? Click here for more Pharmacy Management Tips. Faced with a challenging reimbursement and regulatory environment, retail and outpatient …
How Health-System Pharmacists Help Oncology Patients
Like what you’re reading? Click here for more Pharmacy Industry News. Specialty pharmacists aren’t the only pharmacists who care for oncology patients, …
A Secretive Board Controls Access to Prescription Drugs for Millions of Americans
Like what you’re reading? Click here for more Pharmacy Industry News. Each year, Express Scripts releases a list of prescription drugs it …
Drugs Have a Purpose! Tell the Patient
Health professionals, including a pharmacist, at Brigham and Women’s Health (BWH) call for including the purpose of medications on prescription labels to …
3 Federal Regulatory Changes Affecting Pharmacy
In recent years, federal agencies have introduced significant regulatory proposals impacting different facets of the pharmaceutical industry, from drug manufacturing, to reimbursement, …
Prescriber Education is the Key to Stemming Prescription Opioid Abuse
The education of primary care providers and patients at the starting point of opioid therapy, as well as of surgeons and other …
AMCP Launches Online Biosimilars Resource Center for Pharmacists
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is proud to announce the launch of the Biosimilars Resource Center (BRC), an unbiased, policy-neutral …
Reality Versus Expectation: Being a Student Pharmacist
Thinking about going to pharmacy school or maybe you got in and will soon enter a program? Learn from a student pharmacist, Kaitlyn Loi, …
CMS Call Letter: What You Need to Know for 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Programs for 2017 in its 2017 …