The Honest Apothecary
MAY 27, 2023
As a pharmacist in a management and leadership role, I’m always looking for books with ideas about how to lead better. l love books about creating a better working environment, and anything that may uncover some blindspots I may have about my own organization. When I stumbled across the book Fish! in a thrift store for a mere $2.00 it caught my eye.
EMCrit Project
MAY 27, 2023
My dear pulmonologists, I have some bad news. Santa Claus isn't real. Neither is “ARDS.” “ARDS” has traditionally been conflated with a specific histopathological form of lung injury: diffuse alveolar damage (DAD). Lectures, chapters, and articles typically juxtapose these two entities, promoting the concept that they're one and the same.
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RX Note
MAY 27, 2023
Introduction Urine pregnancy testing is the most common method for diagnosing pregnancy. A variety of affordable and reliable qualitative urine tests are available. It takes only 1-5 minutes to perform. Women with irregular cycles or an uncertain last menstrual period should generally wait at least 14 days from the most recent sexual act before obtaining a pregnancy test.
PharmaTech
MAY 27, 2023
Sean Hart, CEO and SCO of LumaCyte, discusses rapid accurate mRNA potency assay possibilities.
Speaker: Chris Antypas and Josh Halladay
Access to limited distribution drugs and payer contracts are key to pharmacy expansion. But how do you prepare your operations to take the next step? Meaningful data: Collect and share clinical data regarding outcomes, utilization, and more Reporting: Limited distribution models require efficient tracking and reporting systems Workflows: Align workflows with specific pharma and payer contractual requirements For in-depth, expert insights on pharmacy expansion, watch this webinar from Inovalon.
RX Note
MAY 27, 2023
Introduction Probiotics is defined as "live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. " Prebiotics - dietary ingredient that is used or fermented by microorganisms (gut flora or probiotic) to yield a beneficial result for human host. Synbiotics - a mixture of prebiotic and probiotic. Indications Therapeutic use of probiotics may include: Prevention and treatment of diarrhoea Treatment of atopic dermatitis - inconsistent evidence Probiotic La
Drug Patent Watch
MAY 27, 2023
This chart shows the patent expirations for capsule dosed drugs over the next decade. The term of drug patents varies. The basic term for a patent is 20 years from… The post Capsule dosed drug patent expirations by year appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.
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RX Note
MAY 27, 2023
Introduction I can still recall a memorable incident during my provisional registered pharmacist year when I received a phone call from a doctor during an on-call shift. The question seemed simple enough: whether dosage adjustments were needed for metronidazole in obese patient. However, even today, we are still in the stage of figuring best ways to dose obese patients.
RX Note
MAY 27, 2023
Introduction Early Intravenous-Oral Switch Therapy (IVOST) is a key stewardship measure that can help to improve patient care and reduce costs. It involves switching patients from IV antibiotics to oral antibiotics as soon as possible, once they are clinically stable and able to tolerate oral medications. Benefits There are a number of benefits of IVOST, including Cost savings are achieved through lowering direct acquisition costs, eliminating the need for ancillary supplies, reducing pharmacy a
RX Note
MAY 27, 2023
Introduction A customer walking to your community pharmacy, complained that after he started taking the vitamin B supplement that you previously recommended, his urine turned yellowish. Yellow urine is a harmless side effect that is caused by a pigment called riboflavin, which is one of the vitamins B. In reality, it is not uncommon for certain medicines, including complementary medicines and vitamins, to cause changes in the colour of urine, faeces or bodily secretions.
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