A situation like the one that occurred at the Boston Marathon can happen anywhere. Being prepared to handle a crisis or emergency situation is crucial to providing care and services to those injured in a bombing, natural disaster, or other scenario where a high rate of injury has occurred. Keeping staff trained and informed on […]
Taking an over the counter pain reliever can also treat anxiety over fear of death and the unknown after we pass on. Pain extends far beyond the physical, transcending a scope of mental, emotional, and psychological needs to be met and addressed. Research has lead a team of scientists to believe that acetaminophen can have […]
This May, we celebrate Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, and with it we’d like to offer some tips and tricks to get your pharmacy and medical team members active in your communities. Raising awareness for these common and critical issues is more crucial than ever. May is also Celiac Awareness Month, which does indeed fall […]
A bill that aims to see pharmacists recognized as, “health care providers who have the authority to provide health services” is making its way through the California state legislature. This bill has potential to travel quickly through the senate, or it could end up frozen and hung up on technicalities. The bill shows a changing […]
The medical field has benefited greatly from the use of computers in the workplace. Computer Provider Order Entry (CPOE) is just one of those benefits, but is one of the more important and potentially lifesaving. Given the amount of prescriptions dispensed improperly over the course of a day (Which the Institute of Medicine estimates to […]
Reaffirming the Importance of Prenatal Supplements Prenatal vitamins are crucial for healthy mothers and healthy babies alike. However, many expectant mothers do not currently follow a prenatal vitamin regimen, despite knowing the many health benefits for doing so. Prenatal vitamins help keep expectant mothers from missing out on vital nutrients they may be missing in […]
Promoting National Nutrition Month this March National Nutrition Month is an important way that pharmacies can interact with their customers and educate them on the benefits of a healthy diet and lifestyle. Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses are just some of the issues that can be combated by education on healthy living, […]
Increasing HPV Vaccination Rates Among Youth Today’s youth are alarmingly not being vaccinated against HPV. Two common vaccines exist to combat the human papillomavirus (HPV) are known as Gardasil and Cervarix. Gardasil is the only one of those vaccines to be approved for use in both female and male patients. The decision to vaccinate today’s […]
