More Young Americans Are Getting the Flu Shot
September 27, 2017
Flu season is approaching once again. Pharmacists play a vital role in prevention by helping to educate their patients about the flu, which can cause…
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The Opioid Crisis and The Role Pharmacists Can Play in Tapering Patients off Narcotics
- August 29, 2017
When should you begin to taper doses of opioids being used to treat chronic pain? The Center for Disease Control has a plan of action…
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Common Side Effects: Are TV Ads for Medications Causing You Headaches?
- July 27, 2017
If you watch television at all, you have almost certainly seen advertisements for drugs. Many drug companies are now advertising directly to the consumer…
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How Community Pharmacists are Reducing Hospital Readmission
According to a recent study, community pharmacists play a significant role in helping to keep patients from being readmitted to the hospital. They do this…
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How to Educate a Patient Who is Self-Prescribing
- June 29, 2017
Generally, over-the-counter pain medications are safe when taken as recommended. But people often get themselves into trouble when they begin to mix these drugs with…
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Polypharmacy Risks in the Elderly
Polypharmacy is a term used to describe a situation where a person is taking a number of different drugs simultaneously, usually more than are medically…
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Study Shows That Ibuprofen Could Reduce Smokers’ Risk of Death
- May 31, 2017
If you are a smoker, you may want to consider taking ibuprofen on a regular basis. Short of quitting smoking entirely, taking the anti-inflammatory…
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What Are Orphan Drugs and How Will They Affect You?
They are called orphan drugs, and they are used to treat rare medical conditions. Many more of these types of drugs are coming on…
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Why You Should Attend a Pharmacy Convention
There are many pharmacy conventions held throughout the year focusing on different issues and topics (here is an overview of some of the top…
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How to Help Your Patients Afford EpiPens
- April 22, 2017
As anyone who follows the news knows, the price of the EpiPen, an epinephrine autoinjector used for the treatment of anaphylaxis, has soared, increasing from…
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