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class action filed in Indiana federal court has accused Medical Informatics Engineering Inc. (electronic medical record services provider) of ignoring warning signs that its security systems were inadequate to prevent… data breach exposing medical information and other data on nearly 4 million Americans…had a duty to protect the sensitive information stored in its databases....

Community pharmacists (University of Rhode Island) who expand their roles and make home visits to heart failure patients after hospital discharge can improve outcomes… investigators created a community pharmacist-provided home health service…this program facilitated successful transitions of care, improved medication adherence, and decreased 30-day HF-related (heart failure) hospital readmission rates…

Bartell Drugs announced…inviting donations of school supplies and hygiene products for its 12th annual "School Tools for Kids in Need," from Aug. 2 through Aug. 29 at all 64 Bartell Drugs locations,... "With so many area children lacking basic school supplies, there’s never been a more important time to support this endeavor,"

political battle over the use of fetal tissue in medical research has been reinvigorated by the release of undercover videos….interest in the use of fetal tissue is dwindling,…Newer, less-controversial technologies, including the "reprogramming" of adult skin cells to create specific types of stem cells, have rendered fetal tissue less central…

Britain's second biggest supermarket sells its pharmacy business to Celesio, the German parent of Lloyds Pharmacy….sold its chain of pharmacies £125m ($195 million)… includes 277 in-store pharmacies and four Sainsbury's-branded hospital pharmacies.

Ashley Talamo, Publisher: Pharmacy Times...(PTNN) This weekly video program highlights the latest in pharmacy news, product news, and more. (video)

Pharmacogenomics has the potential to save the U.S. healthcare industry $136 billion in adverse drug events and serve as a profit center for community pharmacies,… "If we can get in there with this precision medicine, eliminate the trial-and-error approach, and really help our patients, we can save the healthcare system not only money but also these patients’ pain and suffering,"...

Benefits of pharmacogenomics

• Pharmacists remain the medication experts in the healthcare arena.
• Pharmacogenomics can increase pharmacy sales.
• Increase patient retention and differentiate the pharmacy from competitors.
• Improve collaboration with other healthcare professionals.

Plastic syringes… well-known manufacturer...says its sterile syringes are not intended to store compounded drug solutions for more than 24 hours….BD plastic sterile hypodermic syringes are not intended or FDA-cleared for storage… medical centers…reported "potency issues" after preparing "certain medications" in 3- or 5-mL BD syringes…Institute for Safe Medication Practices reported…in its acute care edition of ISMP Medication Safety Alert!