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Clinical Q & A: What's the latest in vaccine therapyThe focus of medicine lies not only in searching for viable treatments and cures for existing ailments but also in the prevention of disease. Vaccination induces immunity after an antigen is introduced to the body. This antigen usually consists of a live attenuated organism, an inactivated organism, a toxoid, or parts of an organism (acellular and subunit). The antigen is incapable of resulting in the full-blown manifestation of the disease, but it is potent enough to generate the formation of antibodies to protect against future illness. Traditionally, vaccination has been used to combat the spread of infectious diseases, such as cholera, rabies, polio, measles, and hepatitis. And this is still the case.
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Viewpoint: Many drug errors can be preventedMedication safety has always been an important issue, but the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recent report showing that preventable medication errors injure at least 1.5 million Americans annually illustrates the seriousness of this predicament. The authors of the IOM report, Preventing Medication Errors: The Quality Chasm Series, even acknowledge that this is likely a conservative assessment of drug safety gaps. The report noted that each year 530,000 preventable adverse drug events-injuries due to medication-affect outpatient Medicare patients, 380,000 to 450,000 occur in hospitals, and another 800,000 in long-term care facilities.
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FDA Safety Page: Helping patients understand OTC labelingThe FDA recommends that you counsel patients on the importance of reading product labels carefully to determine the active ingredients and dosing instructions of each product and to discourage them from making assumptions about use based on product names or appearance. The use of similar trade names (so-called "brand-name families") is common practice for OTC products. The products with the trade names "Sudafed" and "Sudafed PE" illustrate specific concerns.
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What the crystal ball holds: Experts give their takeQ Will there be a pharmacy shortage 25 years from now? How will the role of the pharmacist change?
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FDA's standstill on N-9 endangering women's livesThis hasn't been a banner year for the Food & Drug Administration as guardian of our health and safety, for a storm of controversy has been following the agency like the black cloud that hovered over the head of cartoon character Mr. Mxyzptlk.
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How to Manage Medication RisksManaging the overall risk of medication therapy is more effective than simply managing drug-drug interactions.
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Antibiotics Linked to Higher IBD Risk in Older AdultsSeniors prescribed multiple courses of antibiotics were at greater risk for IBD.
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C’mon, folks, give them the chair!Popular contributor "Goose" Rawlings offers a simple solution to a universal problem.
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ASHP offers quality improvement strategies in new resource centerThe American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is providing quality improvement strategies for pharmacy practice settings across the continuum of care.
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Milenkovich joins Roetzel & AndressDrug Topics’ legal compliance columnist named partner in Roetzel's Chicago office and head of the firm’s Drug and Pharmacy practice.
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Looking to the Future of Independent PharmacyDon Arthur, RPh, discusses what lays ahead in independent pharmacy, from clinical care to success stories.
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Sandoz to offer generic SolarazeSandoz has announced the U.S. launch of an authorized generic version of PharmaDerm’s Solaraze Gel (diclofenac 3% gel), which generated $92 million in 2012.
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FDA Approves Voquezna for Helicobacter pylori Infection in AdultsThis new treatment option copackages 3 drugs for optimal treatment.
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Six Healthcare Technologies Coming in the Next Five YearsHealthcare execs need to lay the cultural foundation today for upcoming technology changes
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New Treatment Approved for Menopausal Hot FlashesFezolinetant (Veozah) is approved for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (ie, hot flashes and night sweats) related to menopause.
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FDA lifts some restrictions on diabetes drug AvandiaReevaluation of RECORD trial data fails to uncover elevated cardiovascular risk.
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Teachable moments: Take your best shotWhen it comes to knowledge of medications and their actions, pharmacists have it way over most physicians. For the sake of the patient, you have to speak up, whether the doc likes it or not.
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The hydrocodone questionAsking whether hydrocodone should be rescheduled is only the beginning.
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Should you establish a medical marijuana dispensary?If your inner entrepreneur is hollering to get out, maybe you should go for it.
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A Pharmacist Makes the Case Against Legalizing MarijuanaThe legalization of marijuana has consequences.
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Striking Pharmacists Put Concern for Patients FirstThe action taken by CVS staffers seems to be the only way to get the attention of corporate officials.
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It's Time for Pharmacists to Carve Out a New RoleSpecialty pharmaceuticals will have a growing impact on pharmacists. Here’s how it could change your role.
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Patients and Herbal SupplementsYour patients are using herbal products, but do you know enough about them?
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Hold the phoneHow can an independent pharmacy survive in the face of competition from the mega-chains? Here's a clue.
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Barriers Coming Down for Complex Generic Drug ProductsThis year may mark a dramatic difference in the development and approval of complex generic drug products.
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Apalutimide for Prostate Cancer: What to KnowFDA approves apalutamide for castration-resistant prostate cancer.
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Apalutimide for Prostate Cancer: What to KnowFDA approves apalutamide for castration-resistant prostate cancer.
