For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: Business tips and trends for health-system pharmacists
December 15, 2011
By:Christine Blank, Contributing Editor
Pfizer, Medco and pharmacy groups are all battling to be heard after a November article in the New York Times raised questions about the relative cost benefits of prescribing Lipitor or atorvastatin.
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December 15, 2011
By:Valerie DeBenedette
Short-cycle dispensing for patients in long-term care and skilled-nursing facilities is mandated to begin in January 2013. The time to prepare is now.
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November 15, 2011
By:Amy Westmoreland, PharmD
Blueprint for success: A rural critical-care hospital makes medication management a community goal.
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November 15, 2011
By:Oluwole Williams, BS Pharm
When you have to deal with a pharmacy practice, business issues, and staff simultaneously, certain things become clear.
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October 15, 2011
By:Valerie DeBenedette
What appear to be garden-variety medication carts travel the halls (alone) at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, delivering medications to 3 critical-care units.
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