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AMSTERDAM - St. Mary's Healthcare is planning a $ 1.5 million expansion of its hospital pharmacy. St. Mary's recently applied to the State Department of Health for a Certificate of Need that would allow the project to continue at its…

People who may have been exposed to HIV can now go to a pharmacy in central New York City to get drugs that prevent the development of the disease. This is called PEP, short for post-exposure…

Dennis Killian, PharmD, PhD, Director of Pharmacy Services, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD, explains how the hospital uses IV robotics. Dennis Killian, PharmD, PhD, Director of Pharmacy Services, Peninsula Regional…

Lisa Kwapniowski, former director of pharmacy at the children's hospital and medical center, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.Under the terms of a settlement with the Nebraska Department of Health…

A MAJOR new reference work designed and edited by Professor Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar of the University of Huddersfield will have a global readership and breaks new ground with its analysis of the latest developments in the pharmacy…

When applying for a grant for Realo Discount Drug's Transition to Wellness Program, Christina Nunemacher's goal was to show that involving pharmacists in the hospital discharge process can reduce rates of readmission.A clinical pharmacist…

Despite continued efforts to develop efficient, practical and ethical allocation systems for drug shortages, a national survey found that 81 percent of hospital pharmacy managers had experienced drug accumulation. All of the pharmacy…

The Texas Children's Hospital uses the latest technology to dispense, store and administer medication.With a automating The initiative is in full swing, Texas Children's Hospital expects to reduce drug inventory costs by 16% per…

Community pharmacy, also known as retail pharmacy, is the most common type of pharmacy that provides public access to their medications and health advice. Traditionally known as a chemist, it is the health facility that is responsible for…

Hospital pharmacy is a specialized field of pharmacy which is integrated with the care of a medical center. These include centers such as hospital, outpatient clinic, drug addiction facility, poison control center, drug information…

Clinical pharmacy is a branch of pharmacy that involves the provision of patient care with the use of drugs to optimize patient health outcomes. This includes promoting wellness and preventing disease. The practice of clinical pharmacy…

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has presented Memorial Hospital with the 2018 ASHP Best Practice Award. Memorial was recognized for the award for its…

From left to right, the community pharmacy dedication ceremony at St. FrancisDr. C. James Romano, chief medical officer, St. Francis Medical Center; Dr. Anand Kaji, St. Francis Medical Center; Archana Sripathi, head…

Kanakanak Hospital in Dillingham serves 28 Native Alaskan tribes in the Bristol Bay area. (Photo by Austin Fast / KDLG) The Kanakanak Hospital pharmacy has qualified for Medicare Hospital participation, according!-->!-->…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services visited Kanakanak Hospital on January 10 and found that the pharmacy had successfully implemented its corrective action plan.The Kanakanak Hospital…

The Nebraska Attorney General is asking the public health division of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to take disciplinary action against the former pharmacy director at the children's hospital and medical…

The Nebraska Attorney General is asking the public health division of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to take disciplinary action against the former pharmacy director at the children's hospital and medical center.…

DUBLIN, Ohio, November 27, 2018 / PRNewswire / - At the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Mid-Year Clinical Meeting 2018, Cardinal Health will highlight a holistic approach that addresses the primary concern of…

SARASOTA - CAN Community Health, one of the state's largest nonprofit organizations dedicated to the care and treatment of people living with HIV / AIDS, acquired majority stake in Mail-Meds Clinical…

Credit Isabelle Ross / KDLG The pharmacy at Kanakanak Hospital in Dillingham puts patients in "immediate danger," according to an investigation by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in September.!-->!-->…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducted an investigation in September. He found that the practices of the Kanakanak Hospital pharmacy put patients at risk of adverse health effects…

Since his appointment in July, when he replaced Jeremy Hunt as health secretary, Matt Hancock has rarely spoken about community pharmacy, and even then only in the most vague terms.The sector was only mentioned briefly in his maiden speech,…

The Kerala Advance Rulings Authority (AAR) has made it clear that the provision of drugs through the pharmacy to inpatients will not be charged separately from the Goods and Services Tax (GST).The case is linked to Ernakulam Medical…

The grand opening of the Mail-Meds Clinical Pharmacy took place at the new Care Point health and wellness center near downtown Tallahassee on Wednesday. Mail-Meds clinical pharmacy, based in Fort. Myers, began in 2004 with a focus on…

Emma Williams, Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, received the 2018 Clinical Pharmacy Congress (CPC) Award for Excellence in the Use of Technology in Pharmacy Practice, on behalf of the NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) Choose…

The pharmacy dispensing service at Mater Dei Hospital is suspended for hours every day as a labor dispute over understaffing persists. In a memo circulated to healthcare professionals at the hospital, which was seen by Malta weather, the…

Source: Courtesy of NHSThe personal touch: NHS England hopes promoting pharmacists will reduce the nearly 20million annual visits to GPs and A&E hospital wardsNHS England has launched one of the biggest campaigns ever to encourage…

news, local news, "Like being rubbed with a cheese grater." This is how Tara McGrath, a woman from Bendigo, described the experience of dressing in the morning without medication for her fibromyalgia. And while she takes stronger pain…

A major update to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Professional Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Services has been released. NICE accredited standards are now available for download from the RPS website.The document covers…

Islam Elkonaissi and Zahra Laftah of UKCPA explore UK model of supporting excellence in clinical pharmacy practice In the UK, there is growing evidence that pharmacists can deliver better clinical outcomes and…

Thirty-five educators and pharmacists from 11 countries recently participated in a workshop at the University of Malta's Valletta campus on teaching clinical pharmacy. The workshop aimed to provide an overview of aspects of curriculum…

From Riverside University Health System: An RUHS residency program that trains graduate pharmacists to work directly with physicians and patients in complex healthcare environments has earned its six-year accreditation from the American…

August 30, 2017, 11:24 a.m. HST * Updated August 30, 11:39 a.m. Anthony Fazio, Director of Pharmacy at North Hawai'i Community Hospital and President and RN Cindy Kamikawa. Courtesy photo. After more than two years of…

By SCOTT MCKIE BP STICK WITH A FEATHER IIn an effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths in the community, the pharmacy at Cherokee Hospital in India began distributing free naloxone kits, sometimes referred to under the…

Melissa Rohr, a pharmacist who worked for Baxter Regional Medical Center for 18 years, was named Director of the Year by the Arkansas Association of Health-System Pharmacists (AAHP).“I was very…

Ranking patients based on clinical pharmacy priority scoring can improve both drug outcomes and pharmacist-physician relationships. Ranking patients based on clinical pharmacy priority scoring can improve both drug outcomes and…

Sewunet Admasu Belachew, Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Henok Getachew, Yonas Getaya TeferaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaGoal: Investigate the overall experiences of clinical…

How many times have you received a prescription at your local pharmacy or through your health plan's mail order service, not knowing how to take your new medicine? Most of the time, they come with simple instructions on a label and pages…

Pharmacist Harpreet Chana is responsible for pricing on the Pharmacy Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), which represents the interests of community pharmacy entrepreneurs. Her role focuses on drug pricing, NHS reimbursement and the…

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has updated the standards of practice used by hospital pharmacists around the world. The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has updated the standards of practice used by…

Many pharmacists, especially those in a hospital setting, will specialize in a clinical area. Each of these areas presents its own particular challenges and requires specific expertise and skills. Specialist clinical pharmacists within…

To give healthcare system pharmacists more time to focus on patient-centered care, a hospital used a robot named Tug to deliver medications to nursing stations. To give healthcare system pharmacists more time to focus on patient-centered…

Community pharmacy residencies offer new graduates the opportunity to gain a wide range of experiences. Although community pharmacy residency is a relatively new idea, it can be just as valuable as clinical pharmacy residency and other…

“Despite best efforts, patient and healthcare worker safety may still be compromised during the medication distribution process,” said William A. Tozzi, President, BD Medical – Medical-Surgical Systems. “Furthermore, as healthcare…

Unique environment Pharmacy is unique in the hospital setting because of the different and complex roles it plays. This is even more…

In the fall of 1974, I entered pharmacy school stimulated by a new vision for the practice of pharmacy called clinical pharmacy. Now that 40 years have passed, let's take a look at how this vision has manifested itself in…

Financial relations between the pharmaceutical industry and physicians are under increased scrutiny. Less attention has been paid to the relationship between industry and the management of academic medical centers…

Zulkifli (fifth from right) receiving the forged RM50,000 check from the Sarawak Health Workers Cooperative to support the Sarawak Medical Club during the Malaysian Ministry of Health sports meet in May. KUCHING: Syarikat…

Five pharmacists taking a postgraduate course in clinical pharmacy at the University of Bari, Italy were recently welcomed by the University's Department of Pharmacy for a one-week intensive course in clinical pharmacy. The course was held…

Lisa Kroon, PharmD Lisa kroon, PharmD, has been appointed the new president of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy within the UCSF School of Pharmacy, from July 1. Kroon has served as the acting chairman of the department since…