NIH funds smart compliance program
New technology uses smartphones to collect compliance data from medication packages and sends alerts to healthcare providers
Following on the heels of funding from the National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging has awarded Leap of Faith Technologies ( http://www.emedonline.com/) a grant of close to $1 million to develop the eMedonline solution for medication compliance. eMedonline uses cellphones to gather data from RFID tags on medication packages, to ensure patients are taking the right drug at the right time, while tracking health status.
Pharmacists Play Unique Role in Advancing Health Equity for Patients With Chronic Disease
December 7th 2023A new study, outlined in a poster at ASHP Midyear 2023, identified 3 key themes associated with the ways in which pharmacists are positioned to advance health equity for patients with chronic diseases.
Assessing Financial Impacts of Pharmacist-Led Interventions in Pediatric Ambulatory Care
December 5th 2023According to a poster abstract presented at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, specialty pharmacy services were used for a variety of conditions that have been reported in adult populations.
