For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: News and features for pharmacists about pharmacy schools and pharmacy education
February 15, 2010
By:Marcus Campbell, PharmD
This article provides a review of newer drugs available for the treatment of diabetes, a summary of clinical practice guidelines, and a discussion of recent clinical trials.
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February 15, 2010
By:Ben Thankachan, RPh
As you look back over your life and career, what makes you most proud?
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February 15, 2010
By:David Stanley, RPh
Patient counseling and medication management therapy: You do the math.
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January 15, 2010
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
FDA has announced that concomitant use of omeprazole (Prilosec, AstraZeneca, and Prilosec OTC, Procter & Gamble) and clopidogrel (Plavix, Sanofi Aventis/Bristol-Myers Squibb) can reduce the anti-clotting effectiveness of clopidogrel.
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January 15, 2010
By:Kenneth R. Baker, BS Pharm, JD
When pharmacies are planning their quality assurance or continuous quality improvement plans, they need to determine whether their goals are strictly conformity with state and federal requirements, or something more.
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January 15, 2010
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
Medication counseling and disease management are two important areas calling for pharmacist involvement, according to Roger Merrill, MD, chief medical officer for Perdue Inc., speaking to students at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy during the annual Francis Balassone Memorial Lecture.
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January 15, 2010
By:Bruce Kneeland
A successful pharmacy practice rests on customer service, patient care, and career satisfaction. This story illustrates all three.
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January 15, 2010
By:Allana J. Sucher, PharmD, BCPS, Brandon J. Sucher, PharmD, CDE, Cristal Randall, PharmD candidate
This article reviews the etiologies, clinical presentation, and antimicrobial treatment options for upper respiratory tract infections. After reading this article, pharmacists should be able to recommend appropriate preventive measures, supportive agents, and treatment regimens for common URTIs.
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January 15, 2010
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
A webinar examining the pharmacy error that led to the death of a two-year-old girl and the conviction of an Ohio pharmacist criticized the legal system for criminalizing the event as well as the flawed hospital procedures that prevented discovery of the pharmacy tech's fatal error.
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