$268,038 penalty for Marra’s pharmacy
Marra’s pharmacy agreed to pay about $268 thousand to settle a penalty from Health Department’s Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG). This pharmacy is run…
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Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste Violations By Hospitals
The vice president of CareFusion Center for Safety and Clinical Excellence, Tim Vanderveen, stated that about 60% of all hospitals in the United States are…
Pharmacy And A Robot Technology
In Dale’s Southlake Pharmacy staff is spending more time serving their customers and less time on prescriptions fillings and other work related to gathering medications,…
Florida Customers And Pharmacies Are Upset With Mail-Orders
Now some medications are required to be delivered by mail order for state employees. Community pharmacists it causes trouble for local pharmacies and limits the…
CVS Caremark Will Manage Drugs Under 2012 Medical Benefit
CVS Caremark Corp. is going to be the last pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) company which will be managing benefits under 2012 medical benefits. The main…
Pros And Cons Of Becoming A Pharmacist
There are a lot of reasons to be a pharmacist. The most important are good pay, benefits and it’s simply prestigious to be a pharmacy…
Medication Labels Should Be Simplified
The study showed, that about 50% of patients do not understand correctly what medication labels mean, even if printed instruction is looking quite simple like…
Proffered Networks And Lower Costs
There is a new way for employers to save significant costs annually by adopting the new kind of strategy. The strategy is based on benefits…
Positive Feedback About Contrave From FDA
Contrave, the weight-loss medication which consists of bupropion and naltrexone was endorsed by Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) advisory committee. Votes were 13-7 that weight…
Kansas Digital Patient Medication Monitoring System
To reduce the number of drug errors and as the part of nationwide health care system reformation, Kansas State Board of Pharmacy will launch a…