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Community pharmacy access to shared patient records is not a priority in the initial phase of its development, the Department of Health and Care (DHSC) said.On February 9, 2022, the DHSC published a white paper, 'Connecting care to people,…

NHS England is funding the creation of 42 community pharmacy clinical leadership positions across the country "to support the scaling up and integration of new clinical services" in the sector, he said.In a letter sent to NHS Regional…

After hearing from a patient's family about complications in getting an expensive prescription for the patient, Theresa Vavra got to work. “A therapy isn't really a therapy if a patient can't fill the prescription and take the…

Exciting opportunity for an outstanding graduate scholar who is a leading authority in their discipline Join the # 2 ranked school in Australia in pharmacy (QS 2021 subject ranking) 5-year fixed-term position with attractive…

The COVID pandemic has exposed the fragility of our health systems in the UK, says Steve Anderson, CEO of the PHOENIX group. General practitioners are now being asked to postpone or cancel routine exams and instead focus on COVID…

In some independent pharmacies, pharmacists voluntarily work longer, unrecorded hours to provide patient care. Amid a huge labor shortage, pharmacies are currently providing the lion's share of COVID-19 vaccine recalls (over 150 million…

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the public seeks health care. For example, he highlighted the value of community pharmacies as a place where healthcare professionals can provide vaccinations, tests and medication-related care,…

The biggest benefit of med sync for a community pharmacy is the proactive selection of a date so that all of the patient's chronic medications are filled simultaneously. Across the country, pharmacists are adopting medication…

PESHAWAR: Lady Reading Hospital has implemented clinical pharmacy and electronic prescribing services to ensure the correct dosage of medications for patient safety and to curb the abuse of medications and other medical supplies. It is…

ABU DHABI, October 13, 2021 (WAM) - Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the largest healthcare network in the United Arab…

It is no exaggeration to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought immense changes to people's lives. The lockdown restrictions ushered in a shift from working in the office to working from home, and changes in physical activity levels…

Many prescriptions are sent to the pharmacy via electronic health record systems; however, the correct delivery of interrupted drugs continues to be a problem, increasing the risk of drug safety events. In a summary…

Now is the best time for the community pharmacy to integrate its NHS advocacy and support model to ensure better outcomes for entrepreneurs, said James Wood, director of entrepreneur support and LPC, Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating…

Omnicell, a leading provider of medication management solutions and adherence tools for healthcare systems and pharmacies, will unveil its pioneering new MedX solution at Clinical Pharmacy Congress (23-24 September…

A strong hospital pharmacy analytics program can improve drug use and advance patient care. In a webinar hosted by Becton Dickinson on June 16, 2021, pharmacy executives discussed the essential elements of high-performing pharmaceutical…

Community pharmacies in Scotland will provide a hospital discharge and medication reconciliation service as part of the government's five-year stimulus plan for the NHS in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.The 'NHS Recovery Plan', released…

A strong hospital pharmacy analytics program can improve drug use and advance patient care. In a webinar hosted by Becton Dickinson on June 16, expert pharmacy executives discussed the essential elements of high-performing pharmaceutical…

Irvine, California, July 7, 2021 - Joyce Yu-Chia Lee, Clinical Professor of Health Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, received the 2021 Clinical Practice Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. An advanced…

Collaboration with academic centers extends clinical services to help support health care goals.The community pharmacy is often the first place patients, residents and even future students of the profession meet a pharmacist.Pharmacists…

Community pharmacies are serving their customers in more ways than ever before, but will need to continue to adapt to thrive in a post-pandemic world.That's according to Amish Patel, who has been a pharmacist for over 12 years and runs!-->…

As a student in the UBC pharmacy program over 20 years ago, Michael Conci worked at Vancouver General Hospital as a pharmacy technician student. It was his first experience working in a healthcare facility and it struck a…

A new five-year plan to revolutionize hospital pharmacy services in Wales has been approved by Health and Social Services Minister Vaughan Gething. The plan will transform the way some of the most innovative and life-saving drugs are…

WASHINGTON--(COMMERCIAL THREAD) - Kit Check, the leading provider of Medication Intelligence â„¢ automation solutions that empower hospitals to achieve savings, efficiency and patient safety, today announced the…

There are 20 practice transformation teams from 27 states selected to participate in the first cohort of the multi-year Flip the Pharmacy program.The Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF) and CPESN USA are teaming up to provide a new funding…

A conversation about the role of community physicians and pharmacists in opioid stabilization, and how the COVID-19 pandemic reveals clinical disparities.By Jeff Gudin, MD, Jeffrey Fudin, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, FFSMB and Suzanne…

Leticia (Tish) Moczygemba, PharmD, PhDassociate professor at the University of Texas College of Pharmacyknew that medication reconciliation during a transition of care was not always done or, once completed, could be inadequate. Moczygemba…

Summary and introduction Abstract Introduction: Even though there are evidence-based diabetes prevention interventions, more than one in three Americans have prediabetes; the use of pharmacies has been explored as…

Press release Ajman, August 4: Millions of people around the world are affected by adverse drug events. Medicines are powerful!--start>…

Tamale University Hospital (TTH) has taken another giant leap towards infection prevention and control by producing chlorine for use in the facility and other healthcare facilities. The TTH Pharmacy!-->!-->…

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has released its annual survey of pharmacy directors at nearly 5,000 hospitals across the country. The investigation - which was conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic and released on…

As CarolinaEast Medical Center shifted some of its focus to caring for COVID-19 patients, the hospital pharmacy was on the front line of change in the way drugs are purchased and delivered.“Part of the problem with the…

Over 53% of survey respondents said they had had a diversion event in the past year, in addition to 37% who knew that at least one coworker had diverted controlled substances. Recent results from Kit Check's fourth annual hospital…

Clearwater International advised private equity investor LDC on its investment in Ashtons Hospital Pharmacy Services (Ashtons), which will enable the existing management team to drive organic growth, further develop its software…

Besides being the most common intervention in health care, drugs are a particularly complex policy area. Primarily prescribed by physicians, administered by nurses, manufactured by industry, regulated by government, and reviewed,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…