Most people think of depression as an adult disease, and for the most part it is. Childhood depression is relatively rare compared to adults. However, child and teen depression cases have been steadily increasing. As a result, the number of prescriptions written for antidepressants for children and teenagers has also been increasing. While these medications […]
The media has taken an active interest in the fact that many pharmaceutical companies have recently begun to exploit their latest acquisitions. Many medications that were previously available at a standard price have been raised by enormous amounts, making them virtually unattainable for patients. In response, many hospital pharmacies have completely stopped stocking these medications […]
March 13-19 is Patient Safety Awareness Week. This is an excellent time to share safety information with your customers, and to make sure they are aware of their responsibility in maintaining and promoting their own safety. The website has various tools and promotional materials that can be used for promoting the week, but it might […]
The 2016 Medicare Part B payment policies, issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), recently delivered good news for some pharmacists. The CMS has maintained the centralized service billing option for those pharmacists’ who work in anticoagulation clinics. They also made the payment policy for biosimilars comparable to the policy in place […]
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. There are numerous medications that may be prescribed for pediatric dental patients. When patients or their parents come in, there are many ways to bring greater awareness to the importance of good dental health.
Pharmacists who are able to help their patients manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) say the condition is another therapeutic niche for pharmacists and provides another avenue for the improvement of patient care. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COPD is a “group of diseases that cause blockage of the airflow […]
Acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs, and other non-opioid over-the-counter pain medications can be somewhat challenging for patients to manage on their own. Pharmacists play a critical role in patient education to ensure they are not only using the medications correctly, but they are not creating serious risks to their health with potential drug interactions.
In March 2014, the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System Cancer Center in Chicago implemented a new care model. Under this model, clinical pharmacists work closely with patients suffering from multiple myeloma, as part of their care management team.
