Carl’s Drug Store celebrates its 185th anniversary

An old adage states that, “You cannot tell where you are going unless you know where you have been”. Pharmacy has evolved significantly throughout the decades and it is interesting to note how the industry has developed. Technological advances and modern medicine have converged to create an untouchable market that the whole world depends on. [...]

Best Practices for Employee Retention

Have you ever been tempted to explore “greener pastures” with another prospective employer? What keeps you trucking along at your current place of employment? These are questions executives consistently try to head off with regards to the retention of their staff.  In an effort to learn best practices of employee retention, we went to the [...]

Midway College School of Pharmacy Announces Leadership Team Members

Paintsville, Ky. -Midway College School of Pharmacy is pleased to announce the following members of its leadership team. 
 
Lanny E. Foss, PhD
Founding Dean
Barry Bleidt, PhD, PharmD, RPh
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
 
Emily Coleman, MEd
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
 
Patricia E. Johnson, RPh
Director of Experiential Education
 
Ajoy Koomer, PhD, EMBA
Director of Assessment
 
David Matthews, PharmD, RPh, CGP
Chair of Pharmacy Practice and Assistant [...]

U.S. District Court Rules Against Lilly Regarding Strattera Patent

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 12, 2010 -Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled against the company in its patent litigation for Strattera(R) (atomoxetine). In the case of Eli Lilly and Company v. Actavis Elizabeth LLC, et al, the court ruled that Lilly’s ‘590 [...]

5 Questions Pharmacy Graduates MUST Ask Themselves

You have put in your time. You have paid your dues. You have studied and studied and studied and……well, you get the point. You strut up on stage and you finally get your diploma you’ve been dreaming about for years. Now what? First, start by asking yourself these questions….

Rural Home Health Pharmacy – What You Don’t Learn In Pharmacy School

I have been a pharmacist for over thirty-five years in a variety of positions.  The most challenging and rewarding has been my present position: working as a preceptor and clinical pharmacist for a rural home based primary care group.  As a preceptor, I have always been impressed with the clinical expertise of students and residents on [...]

Northeastern Professor Follows a Healthy Calling to Serve Community

When Jenny Van Amburgh isn’t teaching students in the classroom at Northeastern, she’s treating patients at a community health center in Dorchester. 
Once a week, Van Amburgh, associate clinical professor of pharmacy at the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, helps patients at the Neponset Health Center manage their medications.
It’s her way of giving back.
“Working in a [...]

BEYOND TRANSPARENCY: THE $4 DOLLAR EFFECT

Using the four dollar generic program in a transparent, Full Pass-through PBM Model to drive rapid reduction in cost to Payors & members
First, this case study will seek to highlight the impact of the $4 generic program, which has growing enthusiasm with payors, and has been applied to a Health Plan in the Midwest with [...]

4 Ways Pharmacists Will Make A BIG Impact In 2010

Medication therapy management (MTM) is becoming more and more important as many patients continue to participate in increasingly complex and difficult pharmacotherapeutic treatment regimens concurrently that target a variety of disease states. Pharmacists are experts at fine tuning treatment regimens to be effective and safe, sharing their expert advice with other healthcare professionals in order improve treatment outcomes and avoiding unnecessary healthcare cost. After years of observation, this concept has shown itself as quite valuable in the arena of healthcare. A study published by Barnett MJ, Frank J, Wehring H, et al. J Manag Care Pharm. 2009;15:18-31 found that “for every $8.44 reimbursed to community pharmacists for providing MTM, the average estimated cost avoided by the healthcare system was $93.78.” As time goes on pharmacists will be utilized more and more to become involved in MTM services as reimbursement has shown as a good investment in quality and cost efficient healthcare.

Over The Counter Chaos!!

While at work the other day, I received a phone call from one of our nurses. She was given a sample of a corticosteroid nasal spray from her physician, and was curious how to correctly use it. After resolving the issue, I asked her how she felt, since that cute voice on the phone [...]

Next Page »