From Drug Topics: News about pharmacy schools and pharmacy education of interest to pharmacy students and new pharmacists
July 1, 2009
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
Alaska's pharmacist shortage is getting worse as older pharmacists retire and younger ones find little incentive to settle in the state. Relief may be as far as a decade away — if the state builds a pharmacy school and offers financial incentives to offset the cost of pharmacist training.
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July 1, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
A new Auburn University-designed, high-tech pharmacy in Meridian, Miss., is the first of its kind. Keep reading to learn more about the innovative pharmacy.
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July 1, 2009
By:Margaret Mulligan, BA, BSN, RN, Editor-in-Chief
So what is actually happening behind the retail counter? To get an idea, Drug Topics took a brief, unscientific survey of individual community pharmacists. All the respondents felt that pharmacist counseling reduces medication errors.
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June 12, 2009
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
Record budget problems have pushed California to eliminate funding for the largest poison control system in the nation. Keep reading to find out about a California pharmacy's fight to keep the poison control system going.
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June 1, 2009
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
Pharmacists are raising their profiles and plugging health awareness at home and beyond as they find themselves unlikely stars of television and radio.
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June 1, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
A recent building boom in pharmacy schools across the country has addressed the ongoing shortage of pharmacists, but it may have outstripped institutions' ability to supply experiential learning.
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June 1, 2009
By:Jared Combs, PharmD
Just like other people, pharmacists can become addicted to drugs. Unlike other people, pharmacists can score simply by strolling across the room and opening a bottle of "fringe benefits."
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June 1, 2009
By:Tracy S. Hunter, RPh, PhD
After participating in this activity, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should be able to provide timely and constructive feedback to employees, coworkers, and patients, and be able to overcome barriers to providing feedback.
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June 1, 2009
By:Scott Dallas, RPh, USPHS, Carol Holquist, RPh, USPHS
The FDA warns that insulin pens are meant to be used by one patient only. Patients should never share insulin pens, cartridges, or needles. Such sharing may result in transmission of blood-borne pathogens such as HBV, HCV, and HIV.
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