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STAT+: Pharmalittle: More than 9 in 10 pharmacy techs report drug shortages; Yale and VA strike deal over ketamine patent royalties

STAT

Krystal, who worked for both Yale and the VA at the time, and his co-inventors applied for patents with VA funding starting in 2006 for a ketamine nasal spray to treat depression and suicidal ideation.

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Candles lit in Lithuania to mourn loss of pharmacist profession

The Pharmacist

People in Lithuania have placed lit candles outside community pharmacies to symbolise mourning, after parliamentarians voted to allow remote supervision – a move that campaigners fear would spell the death of the pharmacist profession.

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How Centralized Prescription Fulfillment Allows Pharmacists to Better Help Patients

Drug Channels

Melanie discusses how the nationwide shortage of pharmacy technicians affects pharmacists. Melanie explains how such fulfillment tools also increase a pharmacy’s revenues and lowers its costs. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Read on for Melanie’s insights. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Ensuring Compliance, Catching Fraud: A Regular Day on the Job for Kansas Board Inspector

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

I began working for the Board after selling my pharmacy. Investigating consumer complaints and drug diversion cases of pharmacists, interns, and pharmacy technicians are a top priority of my job. What tools or skills are a must-have in a pharmacy inspector’s toolkit? The bank notified me of these strange money transfers.

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National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) 2021 Annual Meeting & Expo

Drug Channels

Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Discounted registration rates are available through June 30. The content of Sponsored Posts does not necessarily reflect the views of Pembroke Consulting, Inc., Drug Channels, or any of its employees. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Histamine and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

As a young pharmacy technician, I was excited to learn about antihistamines, and their effects on allergies. Then in pharmacy school, I learned about how psychiatric medications have histamine-blocking properties as well. Simultaneously, I prefer to test, whenever possible, to determine a root cause of histamine intolerance.