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…work gives satisfaction. What gives pharmacists satisfaction in the workforce? That depends on a number of factors.

Boston Medical Center has received a $1.3 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to support a demonstration project of pharmacy-based naloxone rescue kits to help reduce opioid addiction and overdose death in two New England States: Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The study will be conducted in partnership with Rhode Island Hospital.., CVS Health, which has pharmacies throughout the U.S., and several local community pharmacies…including...Eaton Apothecary.

Pharmacies have enormous potential to expand the reach and impact of critical public health interventions, just as we have seen happen with pharmacy access to clean syringes and adult immunizations...how do we do that with naloxone rescue kits?

bill extending the authority of pharmacists and nurse practitioners to administer certain immunizations..shingles, meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough immunizations, in addition to administering influenza immunizations..

National Health Service (United Kingdom) has announced a £15($23) million scheme to fund, recruit and employ clinical pharmacists in GP practices....pharmacists will offer a range of clinical care including helping patients to manage long-term conditions, giving advice on medications, managing repeat prescription requests and developing bespoke medicine plans for patients.

This report updates the 2014 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices regarding the use of seasonal influenza vaccines. Updated information for the 2015–16 season includes

• antigenic composition of U.S. seasonal influenza vaccines;
• information on influenza vaccine products expected to be available for the 2015–16 season;
• an updated algorithm for determining the appropriate number of doses for children aged 6 months through 8 years; and
• recommendations for the use of live attenuated influenza vaccine and inactivated influenza vaccine when either is available,…

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!

Hospital pharmacists are taking a greater role in patient care, performing more medication-related patient transition-of-care interventions, 24/7 medication order review, and medication counseling, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists survey…

What this Study Adds

• Our model systematically categorized components of pharmacist intervention in care transition programs. Study heterogeneity enabled a best evidence synthesis to elucidate effective components.
• This review revealed that multifaceted programs should combine medication reconciliation with active patient counseling and a clinical medication review. Care continuity can be secured by integrating pharmacists across settings and providing them with patients’ clinical background.
• Collaborating with other health care professionals is crucial to increase the effectiveness of pharmacist intervention.

Pharmacy automation provider TCGRx has released the ATP 2, a next-generation automated tablet packaging system….enables pharmacies to run leaner…by reducing labor and operating costs…system provides continuous operation while focusing on redundancy and uptime…

..hospital systems have increasingly developed their own specialty pharmacies to capitalize on the financial opportunities that specialty pharmacy offers... hospital systems are hoping to purchase specialty medications at 340B prices, then bill insurance companies for the higher, nondiscounted cost....