- Medication Adherence After ACS Slightly Improving (pharmacytimes.com)
Studies have reported that up to half of patients discontinue prescribed therapies soon after hospital discharge. This is no surprise to pharmacists,… an analysis that found adherence to these treatments is improving, but still nowhere near ideal…..encouraged by more widespread use of evidence-based guidelines,…
- New Resource for Consumers to Identify Safe Online Pharmacies Promoted by NABP Executive Director (nabp.net)List of Registered (dot) .pharmacy Websites (safe.pharmacy)List of VIPPS-Accredited Sites (awarerx.org)
NABP…. reviewed nearly 11,000 sites and found that 96% operate out of compliance with state and federal requirements, and are potentially putting consumers at risk. To find the safest sources for purchasing medicine online, consumers are encouraged to visit sites that have been approved to register a .pharmacy domain name, or to look for the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites® (VIPPS®) Seal on accredited sites.
- This tiny chip could put an end to animal testing (cnbc.com)
The Human Organs-On-Chip project…could prove to be a breakthrough in trialing medicines and ending animal testing…the device is no bigger than a thumb drive and the first product to come out of the project is called lung-on-a-chip.
- 16 Critical Access Hospitals are Best of the Best (healthcareitnews.com)
For the past five years, iVantage Health Analytics has been compiling an annual list of the top 100 critical access hospitals in America. Just 16 facilities have made it onto the list every year of the survey.
- Illinois Pilot Program Would Require Certain Hydrocodone Products to be Dispensed With Locking Mechanisms (nabp.net)
Illinois lawmakers have approved a pilot program that would add locking devices on some prescription painkiller prescriptions to ensure only the patient has access to the medication. House Bill 3219 would establish a one-year program…would require every...prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance containing hydrocodone to be dispensed only “in a non-reusable medicine locking closure package,” defined as any alphanumeric combination locking closure mechanism that can only be unlocked with a user-generated, resettable code.
- NHS to give volunteers ‘synthetic blood’ made in a laboratory within two years (independent.co.uk)
….clinical trial of artificial red blood cells will occur before 2017, National Health Service (UK) scientists said. The blood is made from stem cells extracted from either the umbilical cord blood of newborn babies or the blood of adult donors.
- Pharmacy School Expands Research Profile with Hiring Push (pharmacytimes.com)
In an effort to increase its research presence, the University of Cincinnati’s pharmacy school is welcoming…more faculty members…the goal is for the college to be ranked in the top 20 pharmacy schools,…increasing the amount it receives in research grants could help it move up from the 32nd spot.
- Medicine Locking Package – Illinois House Bill 3219 (openstates.org)
- Study shows hepatitis C treatment can be shortened (americanpharmacynews.com)
… study findings that showed more than 25 percent of hepatitis C patients may be treated with an eight-week therapy — four weeks shorter than drug manufacturers first believed. The findings reveal potential for great cost savings in a health care system where hepatitis C treatments have presented problems for payer organizations.
- “Smart” patch may eliminate need for insulin shots in diabetics (formularyjournal.modernmedicine.com)
The smart insulin patch could be placed anywhere on the body to detect increases in blood sugar and then secrete doses of insulin when needed.