With only 15% of healthcare providers in New York ready for electronic prescribing for controlled substances, New York legislators are working to delay the March 27 deadline for mandatory e-prescribing for providers and pharmacies for another year. More
Recently, the Chapman University School of Pharmacy (CUSP) received its accreditation as the first pharmacy school in Orange County, CA. We asked CUSP's Founding Dean Ronald P. Jordan, RPh, FAPhA, to address concerns of pharmacists that an abundance of pharmacy schools is producing a glut of pharmacists, higher industry unemployment, and will eventually drive down salaries. More
In April 2014 FDA approved dabigatran (Pradaxa) for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism in patients who have been treated with a parenteral anticoagulant for five to 10 days, as well as for the reduction of recurrence risk for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in those previously treated. More
