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Therapeutic Guidelines, Australian Medicines Handbook and APF

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It serves the same purpose as Malaysia Clinical Practice Guideline (Malaysia CPG) , but it covers a much broader range of diseases and is more timely updated. This pharmacist emphasized the importance of not just knowing if a medicine is indicated for a disease, but also understanding the recommended management of the disease.

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How to Improve Communication between Patient and Doctor?

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Imagine this as a patient when you are under extreme duress and walk into a clinic or hospital; clear communication is often not feasible. Did you know that communicative errors are a major contributing factor to hospital sentinel events? In this method, clinical personnel interacts with caregivers formally.

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Learning in Outpatient Pharmacy

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In outpatient pharmacy , we receive prescriptions from various clinics within the hospital, including general medical, surgical, ophthalmology, dermatology, rheumatology, paediatrics, neurology, nephrology and more. One example I commonly see is the use of metformin in gestational diabetes mellitus.

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Generic pill could be alternative to oral antivirals in COVID-19

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The antidepressant fluvoxamine given as a twice-daily regimen for 10 days to acutely symptomatic patients with COVID-19 who also had at least one risk factor such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, underlying respiratory conditions such as chronic asthma and obesity.

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Atrium Health: Pioneering Outpatient Transplant Models Driven by Pharmacist-Led Care

Pharmacy Times

In an interview with Pharmacy Times , LeAnne Kennedy, PharmD, BCOP, CPP, FHOPA, oncology clinical manager at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, shares insights about the facility’s Wake Outpatient Transplant Program and highlights its positive impact on patient care outcomes.

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Reinventing Transplant Care: From Inpatient Tradition to Outpatient Innovation

Pharmacy Times

In an interview with Pharmacy Times , LeAnne Kennedy, PharmD, BCOP, CPP, FHOPA, oncology clinical manager at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, highlights the extensive role of pharmacists in the Wake Outpatient Transplant program. Well, this is an outpatient unit.

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Learning Module

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Explain how to use Blood pressure machine Glucometer Pulse oximetry Incentive spirometer What are the treatment targets for Blood pressure Glucose levels (FBG and HbA1c) Lipid profile Uric acid Public Hospital Clinical Pharmacokinetic Services Explain ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) used in drug analysis.