Amgen’s Prolia™ (denosumab) Was Approved By FDA
On June 1, 2010, Amgen inc. announced, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Prolia™ (denosumab) for the treatment of postmenopausal women…
Drugs With Almost-The-Same-Name
Now Shelley Sanders is not sure, what caused the medication mistake: it could be the typing error or a telephone message. All she knows is…
Healthcare Reform Effects On Pharmacies
On March 21, 2010, the Congress passed the legislation called “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”. President Obama signed it and since March 23,…
Pharmacy Specialists Communicate To Prevent Errors And Increase Medication Adherence
National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) reported 75% of patients don’t take their drugs as prescribed. This issue causes about $47 billion hospitalizations…
Medication Compliance Can Be Tracked With Electronic Transmitters In Pills
New technology, which will allow the U.S government to monitor if ordinary citizens are complying with taking prescribed drugs is in development since the health…
Medicare Part D Program From Pharmacy School Reaches New Territory In Health Policy Education
For successful deployment of United States health care reform a huge increase in the policy competition and literacy of all the health care specialists (pharmacists,…
Consumers Are Paying More Attention To Brand-Name Drugs Price
Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions, Inc. released the results of a new Insight study. Pharma Solutions is a one of the leaders in collecting data in…
Pharmacists Found Out That Some Drugs Were Stinky
Everyone knows that good doctor will know everything about any specific drug side effects they prescribe to the patient, no matter if it’s brand or…
More Attention Will Be Paid To Women’s Health By Pharmacists
There is no doubt, that the pharmacists’ role in healthcare services is growing and now they have to spend more time on consulting, patience education…
Pharmacy Personnel Disaster Preparedness Role Is Redesigned By HHS
The federal government is changing its master plan regarding all the disasters, after the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which impacted Louisiana in 2005. Local hospital…