Archive for the ‘Pharmacy / Pharmacist’ Category
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The following summarizes efforts that seek to address racial health disparities. Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership will award a total of $35,000 to community-based and not-for-profit groups that work to address asthma in the community, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. The partnership seeks to "develop and implement a collaborative, sustainable statewide ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Academic pharmacy is poised to make a significant impact in international health and economic issues. At the 2008 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) Annual Meeting and Seminars, Angus Deaton, Ph.D., a distinguished economist and scientist, will discuss global economics ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
ASHP has launched a new e-mail service for health policy leaders that highlights research studies that demonstrate the valuable roles hospital and health-system pharmacists play in improving patient outcomes. The Society hopes that the Health Policy Alerts will influence leaders in health care as well as public policy decision-makers to ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Late Friday, pharmacy providers were notified that a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had acted to halt the ten percent payment cuts for prescription drugs dispensed under the Medi-Cal Program. The action was made in response to an emergency appeal in the case, Independent Living ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation's largest independent medical student organization, supports changes made in the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals. The new code, to which pharmaceutical companies may voluntarily subscribe, acknowledges that gifts do not belong in the health ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
NPA Chairman, Paul Bennett, comments on some of the items discussed at the June 2008 board meeting1. Pharmacists and their staff should be designated "front line worker" status in the case of emergencies"Preparation for the actions required during a national emergency, for example a 'flu pandemic, are well advanced in ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Following the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Rapid Response Report into opioids, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain is reminding pharmacists to remain vigilant in ensuring that the correct dosages are given to individual patients. The guidance, developed following concerns over incorrect and unsafe dosing of opioids, recommends that ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain's Policy Development Unit has commissioned a report, titled Community pharmacy and alcohol-misuse services: a review of policy and practice, to assess the feasibility of community pharmacy-based services for alcohol misuse, and to identify how such services would fit with government alcohol policies in ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Lengthy litigation over Washington State Board of Pharmacy rules should not interfere with women's access to birth control, including emergency contraception, a Seattle Times editorial says (Seattle Times, 7/7). The pharmacy board adopted new rules last year that require pharmacies to fill all valid prescriptions, including prescriptions for emergency contraception. ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
The Company Chemists Association (CCA) greeted the launch of the Department of Health's primary and community care strategy as part of the NHS Review.Rob Darracott, CCA CEO states:"This strategy reinforces Department of Health commitment to a customer (patient) focussed approach in primary care. It also clearly signals that Government wants ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
ASHP met recently with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) to explore new opportunities for collaboration as NABP launches several task forces to improve the quality of patient care and medication safety. An ASHP staff expert will serve on the NABP's new Task Force on Standardized Pharmacy Technician ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
ASHP played a key role in a recent national conference to discuss solutions and best practices for improving medication access, use and safety for patients in rural healthcare settings. The Society was a co-sponsor of the 2008 National Conference on Medication Access, Use and Safety in Rural America with the ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) had June sales of $4,810,100,000, an increase of 9.9 percent from $4,378,540,000 for the same month in 2007. Sales in comparable stores (those open at least a year) rose 3.4 percent, while comparable store front-end sales increased 3.5 percent.June front-end sales were helped in part ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has announced plans to restructure its internal directorates in order to help prepare the way for the new professional body and General Pharmaceutical Council. The changes are being introduced following consultation with staff and will see the Society's functions divided into three main ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
The NHS celebrates its diamond anniversary on Saturday 5 July. Since its inception in 1948 pharmacists have evolved to become an integral part of the healthcare team. To mark this special occasion, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has launched a web video reflecting on the history of pharmacy ...
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