Growth of Specialty Pharmacy
April 23, 2015
The use of specialty drugs is growing rapidly in the United States, creating the need for new strategies and methods in paying for these drugs…
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Did You Pay a Penalty to the IRS for not Having Health Insurance?
- April 16, 2015
To encourage people to sign up for healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the law includes the stipulation that those who can afford coverage…
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Are Your Patients Altering Medication Because of Cost?
- April 9, 2015
The cost of drugs has gone up rapidly in the United States. Even generic drug prices are climbing significantly. As a result, more patients are…
Read MorePharmacy Top Job for March: Certified Pharm Tech Needed in Avon Lake, OH
- April 2, 2015
If you have at least two years of recent experience as a pharmacy technician (preferably in a high-volume pharmacy setting), take a look at Marchā€™s…
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Dealing with Increased Patient Anxiety of Infectious Diseases
- March 26, 2015
Infectious disease has been in the news a good deal lately. It captured headlines for an extended time with the Ebola virus scare. In addition,…
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5 Ways to Ace the PTCE Test
- March 17, 2015
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam is a computer-based test. It contains 90 questions, and there is a two-hour time limit for taking the test. The…
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Handling an Angry Patient
- March 5, 2015
Occasionally, working as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, you are going to encounter someone who is angry about something. When confronted with such a person,…
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The Importance of Having an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist in the ER
- February 19, 2015
Hospital emergency departments are recognizing the benefits of having an emergency pharmacist in the department, and more medical facilities are adding emergency pharmacists. Emergency pharmacists…
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Changes to Medication Safety Training
- February 12, 2015
MediMergent, LLC and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announced in November that they were forming a partnership that would develop and execute a nationwide medication…
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Continuing Education Requirements for Pharmacy Technicians are Changing
- February 5, 2015
There are changes coming for pharmacy technicians in 2015, and they center around recertification requirements. There are two primary modifications: Continuing education hours earned…
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