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Concierge pharmacists are working directly in physicians’ offices to personalize chronic care medication management for patients…. delivering chronic care medication services at the point of care… services can produce better patient outcomes, lower health care costs, and improve Medicare Star Ratings, according to RXVIP… pharmacists pay a visit to the physician’s office 1 day a week…review and evaluate drug interactions, dosing, adverse effects, and adherence. Patients will also be encouraged to make lifestyle changes if necessary…pharmacists employ the CeutiCare ICG Intelligent Clinical Guidance system, which monitors patients and provides medication therapy treatment plans for the physician to review...

Kyle Bass, Hayman Capital Management founder and... (video)

Sound academic knowledge alone may not translate into a successful career in pharmacy. The choices we make and the way we approach our responsibilities are also important factors. As new graduates endeavor to find their footing in the swirling tide of the world’s uncertainties, guidance from experienced colleagues can be invaluable. What follows are some pointers learned from life.

Philosophy

• Put your commitment to public service
• Do not judge yourself by your GPA
• If your goals are worthy, the sky’s the limit

Planning

• Identify a distinct area of pharmacy
• Draw up a five-year professional life plan
• Remember that planning is crucial to future success

Practice

• Choose an employment schedule
• Clinical provider services
• Watch your spending
• Pay attention to the pharmacy practice laws of your state
• Be conversant with PHI and controlled substance regulations
• As a pharmacy manager

A free general and pediatric medical clinic will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight at the University of Nevada School of Medicine…Pediatric services include physicals, well checks, child immunizations and sick visits. For adults, services include physicals, blood pressure monitoring and selected lab services…The clinic is held at the School of Medicine's Family Medicine Center at UNR, just north of Mackay Stadium off North Virginia Street By public transportation take RTC route 7 to the North Virginia Street or the free Sierra Spirit Bus…A combined geriatric and dermatology clinic is from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday…Under supervision of faculty and community physicians, students from the School of Medicine offer monthly clinics providing free care to the medically uninsured. Clinics are on a first come, first serve basis and appointments are not necessary.

Are pharmaceuticals a good investment right now, during the wake of anticipated rising interest rates? JPMorgan Chase & Co. thinks so...The analyst especially favors the large-cap pharmaceuticals such as...

• Allergan plc,
• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
• Pfizer Inc.
• Endo International plc
• Akorn, Inc.

...there are roughly 30 million Americans who suffer from a rare disease. And sadly, about 50% are children.. FDA…recently released a new resource for drug developers — a draft guidance document — designed to help them navigate the difficult and unique challenges of developing and bringing to market…drugs to treat rare diseases...document is intended to encourage drug developers to think early on in the process about all aspects of their program — and encourages careful planning which includes a foundation in strong science. Drug developers for rare diseases are often pioneers…this guidance as another important resource to help support their efforts.

FDA has approved aspirin extended-release capsules (Durlaza)for the prevention of stroke and acute cardiac events…is the first, and only 24-hour, extended-release aspirin capsule…allows prolonged absorption and sustained platelet exposure to aspirin…indicated to reduce the risk of death and myocardial infarction in patient with chronic coronary artery disease,...

Pharmacists have essential role in opioid overdose prevention…one-half of opioid painkiller users are unaware that these drugs are as addictive as heroin. Pharmacists hold many important roles in opioid overdose prevention…An increasing number of insurers pay pharmacists to perform annual comprehensive medication reviews, during which pharmacists can discuss naloxone with patients who have risk factors for overdose…pharmacists can reduce opioid overdose and death in their communities.

Hospital pharmacists are aware that they have too many orders to fill on a daily basis – in addition to numerous other job functions, including working with insurers and counseling patients. And now, a new study verifies that the more orders pharmacists fill, the more likely it is for errors to occur… at a large tertiary care medical center… than 1.9 million medication orders that were handled by 50 pharmacists…92 medication error events had occurred during order verification…There was also a lower error rate seen for pharmacists who had a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, compared with those who had a Bachelor of Science degree; however, those results were not statistically significant…

The hard truth about pharmacists is that as a breed, we are far more efficient at managing things than we are at managing people. Most pharmacy managers are shuffled into the job without qualifications or training, and too often, without the desire to take on the role at all. So what’s a well-intentioned, poorly managed pharmacist to do?...I’ve figured out that your relationship with your manager must be bi-directional; you need to manage your manager, just as your manager manages you. Here are a few things I’ve learned about the fine art of managing up.

• Know what you need
• Make your intentions clear
• Give and take
• Get over it and move on
• Don’t act your age
• Know when to walk away