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10 Ways to Reduce Medication Errors at Your Pharmacy

Digital Pharmacist

Properly organizing medication bottles in a systematic manner where the label is visible may be a good idea. It’s important to ensure that they are either stored away from each other or that there is a distinct way to differentiate them. Verify Orders. Mistakes can be made when prescriptions are called in by phone and not verified.

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FDA Approvals: September 2022 Recap

Digital Pharmacist

Rolvedon was supported by data from two Phase 3, randomized, open-label, non-inferiority clinical trials, ADVANCE, and RECOVER, which evaluated safety and efficacy.

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Using My Medical Advocate Skills To Detect And Eliminate Errors With My Girlfriend’s Prescription

The Happy PharmD

This was even before I became a pharmacy manager. He would report me to the nursing supervisor since she was the most senior manager in the building at that hour. I have been in hospital pharmacy management for over thirty years. Sometimes, I check the directions on the label as well.

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Why The Pharmacy Profession Wasn’t What I Expected — And How I Adapted Whenever It Got Boring

The Happy PharmD

As I said, I had worked two previous summers in the retail pharmacy where I was performing my externship. They typed labels, talked to doctors and patients, and focused on the daily number of prescriptions filled. To me, this was pharmacy— not what I learned in college. Then I typed a label using a typewriter.

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FDA Removes REMS for Currently Approved BCMA-, CD19-Directed CAR T Cell Immunotherapies

Pharmacy Times

REMS ensured drug safety by requiring certified hospitals to have tocilizumab for severe adverse events management. Increased experience in managing CAR T therapy toxicities has led to the removal of REMS, facilitating broader access.

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Lorundrostat Shows Clinically Meaningful Outcomes in Patients With CKD and Hypertension

Pharmacy Times

Along with the successful pivotal trials, Launch-HTN and Advance-HTN, and the ongoing open-label extension trial, these results comprise the core package for our planned NDA submission.” Explore-CKD established that lorundrostat 25 mg once daily has a favorable clinical profile for this patient population.

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Unicorns Don’t Exist: Rethinking the Generalist Model in Oncology Pharmacy

Pharmacy Times

Oncology pharmacy practice changes at a rapid pace. There are too many drug approvals, label updates, and new data published for even the most skilled and experienced oncology pharmacist to keep up with, let alone those still building their baseline knowledge. Fifteen years ago, pharmacists could learn oncology on the job.