For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: News, features, and analysis for pharmacists about trends in the managed-care industry and their impact on pharmacists
November 3, 2009
By:Drug Topics staff
With the subject of healthcare reform on the front burner in Washington and across the country, Drug Topics invited members of its Frontline editorial advisory board to share their thoughts. A selection of their responses is presented here.
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November 3, 2009
By:Bruce T. Roberts, RPh
In the prescription drug market, discriminatory pricing is common for independent community pharmacies and their patients. This fall, a Federal District Court in New York will consider a critical case: Drug Mart Pharmacy Corp. et a. v. American Home Products Corp. et al. The outcome of the case may determine whether discriminatory pricing techniques are illegal.
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October 8, 2009
By:David Stanley, RPh
Everyone seems to realize that when the lady being a pain in the neck carries a Gucci handbag, she's someone who helps pay the pharmacy's bills. Not so many people seem to realize that this is equally true of the lady carrying the Medicaid card.
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October 8, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The FDA has announced the availability of the first draft guidance for industry on Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies.
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September 24, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Controversy is in the mix after two mail-order prescription surveys with conflicting results were released within two days of each other.
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September 18, 2009
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
The Joint Commission is targeting patient safety failures with a new program that will directly affect pharmacy operations.
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September 4, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Walgreens recently announced the release of its Specialty Pharmacy State of the Industry report. Keep reading to find out more.
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September 4, 2009
By:Mari Edlin, Maude L. Campbell, Clinical Managing Editor, Healthcare Central Content Group
The term "cardiometabolic disorders" (CMD) refers to a cluster of interrelated risk factors (hypertension, elevated fasting glucose, reduced high-density lipoprotein, elevated triglycerides, and abdominal obesity) that promote the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. With an estimated 47 million Americans facing increased risk of heart disease because of these conditions, management of patients' CMD is a priority for pharmacists.
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August 31, 2009
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
Want to see fear on the face of a pharmacist? Ask for a quick dosage conversion for a 75-year-old woman with breast cancer who has become too weak to swallow MS Contin tablets and needs an oral liquid morphine. Keep reading to learn more about making conversions easier.
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| Drug Topics is a monthly news magazine, guided by a board of pharmacy leaders, reporting on all phases of community, retail, and health-system issues and trends. We cover managed care and professional, national, and state activities as well as new therapies involving prescription and OTC drugs.
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