From Drug Topics: Ongoing coverage of the latest developments in e-prescribing, health information technology, dispensing systems, and more
July 1, 2009
By:Valerie DeBenedette
Healthcare institutions are attacking medication errors with expanded use of information technology, drug-dispensing systems, and computerized ordering. Other technologies enable healthcare providers to see all information pertaining to a given patient, regardless of the providers' location within the system and no matter what program was used to collect the data.
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July 1, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
With the issue of limited and degraded natural resources looming ever larger, some community pharmacies are committed to doing their part for the environment.
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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:Martin Sipkoff
Controversy has surrounded the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) since their introduction as a tool of interventional cardiology in 2003. Studies released that year associated DES with increased risk of blood-clotting several years after implantation, and use declined. Since 2007, when the FDA concluded that DES could be appropriate therapy for some patients, intense scrutiny has produced little evidence that DES carry more risk than bare stents do.
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July 1, 2009
By:Margaret Mulligan, BA, BSN, RN, Editor-in-Chief
Out of every 250 prescriptions written in a day, four result in medication errors. A retail customer stands a 1-in-30 chance of receiving an incorrectly filled medication. For every 1,000 prescriptions, one error is clinically important. The solution, according to pharmacists: Pharmacist-driven initiatives.
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June 12, 2009
By:Christine Blank, Contributing Editor
CVS, Merck, and Pfizer are just a few of the pharmaceutical heavyweights working together to electronically trace pharmaceutical products through the healthcare supply chain.
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June 4, 2009
By: Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Going green is one of the biggest consumer and commercial trends of this generation. With that in mind, Parata Systems decided to take one step toward becoming greener.
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April 28, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) launched a new program to help pharmacies create prescription drug-disposal programs for consumers.
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