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Survey
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Last month's survey results:
Does your pharmacy use social media (blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) as a marketing tool?
Yes 19%
No 76%
We plan on using social media in 2011 5%
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This month we would like to know...
Do you carry personal malpractice insurance, in addition to the coverage provided by your employer?
• I am a community pharmacist and I do not carry personal malpractice insurance.
• I am a community pharmacist, and I do carry personal malpractice insurance.
• I am a health-system pharmacist and I do not carry personal malpractice insurance.
• I am a health-system pharmacist and I do carry personal malpractice insurance.
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Antibiotic use is rising at Veterans Affairs medical facilities across the country, according to findings released at the annual meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America in Dallas. Read full article. |
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A discussion generated by Drug Topics' readers, editorial staff, and advisory board
Leeann Hakobyan is a 2012 PharmD/MPH candidate at Touro University.
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Student observations: How are we doing on MTM?
Read full article.
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The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists recently published Anticoagulation Therapy: A Point-of-Care Guide for clinicians, pharmacists, and pharmacy residents. Read full article. |
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The use of high-dose clopidogrel compared with use of standard-dose clopidogrel does not reduce the incidence of death from cardiovascular causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or stent thrombosis among patients with high on-treatment reactivity after percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents, according to a recent multicenter study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read full article.
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Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are commonly nonadherent to therapy, according to a recent study published in Arthritis Care & Research. Read full article.
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Prescription Solutions, a pharmacy benefits manager and a UnitedHealth Group company in Irvine, Calif., recently launched an online service that speeds up approval of prior authorization requests. Read full article.
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APP Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Schaumburg, Ill., recently recalled 5 lots of irinotecan hydrochloride injection, used to treat recurrent or progressive metastatic colorectal cancer. Read full article.
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Evidence supports metformin as a first-line agent to treat type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the online edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine. Read full article.
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Meetings and Events
April 16, 2011 Diabetes, Oral Health, & Nutrition: Interrelationships, Innovations, & Interventions
San Francisco, CA
Health professionals not eligible for continuing medical education credit will receive a certificate of participation
that they may submit to their state licensing board for credit.
Contact:
Joslin Diabetes Center
One Joslin Place
Boston, MA 02215
617-732-2400
www.ProfessionalEd.joslin.org
April 27-30, 2011 AMCP's 23rd Annual Meeting & Showcase
Minneapolis, MN
Contact:
100 North Pitt Street Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-827-2627; 703-683-8416
April 30-May 3, 2011 NACDS Annual Meeting
Scottsdale, AZ
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, Virginia 22334-0814
703-837-4300
May 17-19, 2011 ASCP Spring Conference + Exhibition (formerly known as the ASCP Midyear Conference)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Contact:
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-739-1300 or 800-355-2727
Fax: 703-739-1321 or 800-220-1321
[email protected]
May 23-25, 2011 NCPA Legislative Conference
Washington, DC
Contact:
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-544-7447
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