- New center for kids with sickle cell disease aims to fill void in Southern Nevada (reviewjournal.com)
Children in the Las Vegas Valley who have sickle cell disease soon will be able to visit a one-stop hub for medical care and social services to help them cope with the painful, sometimes debilitating blood disorder...The new Sickle Cell Treatment Center will open at the Children’s Specialty Center of Nevada, 3121 S. Maryland Parkway, by the end of October, according to Dr. Nik Abdul Rashid, director of the sickle cell center...The center will provide patients with access to a multidisciplinary team, including doctors, a social worker and a clinical research associate, who can help with everything from psychological assessments to communicating with a child’s school about the impact of the disease, Rashid said...the new center will help ensure kids with sickle cell disease receive adequate care while also giving parents the information and resources they need to be the best caregivers they can be...
- VPP Online Application Launches, Offers Streamlined Process (nabp.net)
Verified Pharmacy Program processes,… new application will facilitate a more efficient application process for pharmacies… to make pharmacy licensure, inspection, and disciplinary action information available to the boards of pharmacy to support licensure decisions….can assist pharmacies, particularly those…in multiple states, by facilitating the sharing of verified pharmacy data and providing inspection services,…