Author: Peter

University of Pittsburgh will offer a unique Master of Science in Pharmacy Business Administration program through its pharmacy and graduate business schools...program promises to improve pharmacy professionals’ business acumen and marketability...designed for those who desire executive positions and a greater understanding of the business of medicine,..

U.S. government will pay $1.3 million to the family of a baby who died at a Hawaii military hospital (Tripler Army Medical Center), according to a settlement announced Monday in a medical malpractice lawsuit.

Anne Burns RPh Vice President of Professional Affairs at the American Pharmacists Association talks how the pharmacist's role has evolved.

Organizations can dramatically improve hand-hygiene compliance when infection control personnel provide on-the-spot intervention, Despite the fact that healthcare workers are well aware that following proper hand-hygiene protocols will reduce healthcare-associated infections,...

"No technician wants to do anything to compromise patient safety and health, as it goes against their training, compassion, and empathy,"..."But when pharmacies get overwhelmed, it can be easy to lose sight of that, so it’s important for pharmacies to implement ways to minimize potentially dangerous mistakes."

five children received improper immunization shots from a clinic in New Jersey,..two children who were injected with expired vaccines; one child who received the flu mist dose but was under the recommended age; one boy who received the Gardasil injection; and one child who received a vaccine that officials have not yet determined…

Pharmacists must remember that patient lives are at stake, and resolving and reporting mistakes takes an incredible amount of time. So, regaining focus is not optional; it’s an obligation!

Step 1: Take a walk.

Step 2: Strike up interesting conversations with customers.

Step 3: Use a different part of your brain.

Step 4: Eat a healthy snack and drink a lot of water.

Step 5: Turn up the music.

The cases of five children receiving improper medicine at a county-run clinic for the uninsured is being reviewed to see if the incidents are criminal,..."The matter is being reviewed by our office to determine if the conduct rises to the level of a crime," according to Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan.

..virtual clinic launched by 1-800-Pharmacy and the Independent Pharmacy Cooperative aims to assist pharmacists at independent community pharmacies…benefits include free health care information produced by physicians, around-the-clock video urgent care, and unlimited video consultations with physicians…Community pharmacists can leverage all of these features in their practice,…

...encouraging pharmacists to own their careers. If your store cannot turn a profit, this economy simply cannot sustain a loss-leader of that magnitude… what should pharmacists do? Here are few thoughts,…1. Be valuable 2. Be vocal 3. Be versatile...the "product-focused" model of the past is slowly dying, the "patient-focused" model of the future is developing before our eyes.