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Counseling for mentally ill is lacking

About 75% of patients with mental illness and their caretakers reported that community pharmacists "seldom or never" assisted them with safety or effectiveness monitoring assistance, according to a National Alliance on Mental Illness online survey. » More

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New CPE Series: December activity available now

Welcome to the fourth activity of our CPE series: Medication Therapy Management (MTM) in Patients with Diabetes, which has been designed for pharmacists who take care of patients with diabetes. You can earn up to 14 credits from September 2012-March 2013 with 7 monthly knowledge-based activities. The December activity will cover insulin therapy for diabetes care management.

To read and print the article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here. To proceed to the online exams and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to login.

Announcement: Welcome to the new user registration process. This new process requires all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide or update their NABP e-Profile ID in order to electronically keep track of CPE credits from ACPE-accredited providers. If you have not done so, you can obtain your NABP e-Profile ID now at www.MyCPEmonitor.net. This profile will enable you to have one login for all the NABP programs and services you will need throughout your career.

Today's Headlines

Court rules California Medi-Cal rates can be cut

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California has the right to cut reimbursement rates made to Medi-Cal providers—including pharmacies—by 10%, which overturns a lower-court ruling that blocked the rate cuts, according to a recent report from the Associated Press. » More

Rite Aid pharmacists help patients manage diabetes

Rite Aid pharmacies in the Cleveland, Ohio area are participating in a Diabetes Control Program through UnitedHealth Group to help patients manage their disease, according to a Rite Aid statement. » More

New tools to advance medication delivery

Healthcare services and information technology company McKesson recently launched four tools to improve medication delivery through automation. » More

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