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Spotlight on Hospital Pharmacy

UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

There, her day ranges from entering prescriptions into the processing system and verifying prescription orders for appropriate dosages and indications for use to patient counseling, guiding and assisting technicians in their duties and mentoring students.

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Clinical Pharmacy

RX Note

Patient counselling Assess and counsel patients on device techniques such as insulin or inhalers. May suggest patients to purchase Aerochamber if needed.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Vitamins

FADIC

Patient Counseling Points for Vitamins: Vitamin A: Advise patients to follow the recommended dosage, as excessive intake can lead to toxicity. Inform patients that Vitamin A is essential for healthy vision, immune function, and growth and development. It is found in animal products such as meat, fish, and dairy.

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Unusual Amounts and Dosages Dispensing high doses of opioids in quantities far exceeding the daily morphine milligram equivalent (“MME”) dose recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”). The CDC has advised clinicians to carefully assess increasing total opioid dosage to greater than 50 MMEs per day).