Addiction
One in five pharmacies blocks access to key medication to treat addiction
One in five pharmacies refuse to dispense a key medication to treat addiction, according to new research.
Apr 27, 2021
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Medications
Health tool significantly reduces medication over-prescription, improving patient safety
When a doctor stops or changes a prescription in a patient's electronic health record, this information may not reach the pharmacy, leading to the problem of dispensing discontinued medications.
Apr 12, 2021
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Medications
Drug coupons and vouchers cover only a sliver of prescription drugs
Use of vouchers and coupons offered by pharmaceutical companies to defray patients' out-of-pocket drug costs is concentrated among a small number of drugs. While these offsets significantly reduce patient costs, they are ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Your corner pharmacy – joining the front lines of the COVID-19 fight
The new year has brought the deadliest weeks of the U.S. COVID-19 epidemic thus far, with thousands of deaths every day. It's been several weeks since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first of two emergency ...
Jan 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pharmacy chains ready to supply COVID-19 vaccines to Americans
(HealthDay)—Now that federal guidelines have expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include people over 65 and those of all ages with underlying health conditions, drug stores say they are ready, willing and able to start ...
Jan 15, 2021
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Health
Study first to link disparities and 'pharmacy deserts' in California
In the United States, Black, Latino and low-income communities have historically lacked nearby access to pharmacy services. To provide the first record of these "pharmacy deserts" in Los Angeles County, a University of California, ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Medications
People more likely to pick up prescriptions via automated kiosks, study shows
Ever see long lines at the pharmacy counter and give up on a medication, or find that the drive is just a little too long? A study by the University of California, Irvine and UC San Diego found that patients using an automated ...
Dec 10, 2020
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Medications
E-prescriptions are coming. But what are they? And is this the end of paper ones?
Electronic prescriptions (or e-prescriptions) are being rolled out in stages across Australia after being used in Victoria during the pandemic.
Oct 22, 2020
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Vaccination
20% increase in flu vaccinations an ambitious but attainable goal, says researcher
A pharmacy researcher predicts more of us will roll up our sleeves for the influenza vaccine this fall thanks to the crash course we've all had recently on viruses and how to prevent them.
Oct 19, 2020
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Medications
Buying emergency contraception is legal but not always easy at small, mom-and-pop pharmacies
About 22 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44 report having used emergency contraception. But even though the Food and Drug Administration approved levonorgestrel—more commonly known as Plan B—for over-the-counter ...
Sep 29, 2020
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