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Independent Pharmacists’ Unique Role During Disaster Management Efforts

Drug Topics

Aside from properly preparing medications during a disaster, Phillips mentioned the importance of establishing communication with patients. There definitely can be a lot of communication barriers throughout disaster preparedness, but again, in this day and age, there are a lot more routes of communication that occur during those times.

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Gabapentin side effects in men

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That said, a 2019 study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology showed that gabapentin might actually improve sexual function in women with vulvodynia (chronic pain in the vulva). It doesnt require immediate medical attention, but its important to communicate any side effects to a healthcare provider so they can address them.

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Unicorns Don’t Exist: Rethinking the Generalist Model in Oncology Pharmacy

Pharmacy Times

They have a team of highly skilled distribution professionals who can juggle efficacy and safety checks along with compounding as if they were conductors of a world-class symphony. These job duties each require different skill sets, from writing and verbal communication to process development, technical aptitude, and deep clinical expertise.

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To Combat Medication Errors, Proper Pharmacy Inventory Counts Are Essential

Pharmacy Times

To properly and responsibly allocate these medications to patients, pharmacists and health professionals must develop proper literacy and adeptness at using new products such as Detect-A-Dose while maintaining adequate communication and multidisciplinary teamwork. 2019:10(2). REFERENCES 1. Delgado NL, Usuyama N, Hall AK, et al.

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Progress in Dermatology Paves the Way for Vaccine Development

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2 With the chickenpox vaccine being one of the first available for prevention of skin disease in 1995, 3 the shingles vaccine was later approved in 2006 4 and the mpox was approved much later in 2019. 5 Throughout the past 10 years, development of vaccines for preventing skin diseases has made significant progress.

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Overdose Deaths Begin to Sustain Decline After Decades Long Increase

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Between January 2015 and September 2017, monthly drug overdose deaths increased steadily but plateaued from September 2017 to September 2019. The study authors said that the 12-month moving sum of the drug overdose death rate ranged from 14.54 per 100,000 population in January 2015 to a peak of 33.24 in August 2023. per 100,000 population.

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COVID-19 and the digital pharma marketing revolution

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Healthcare companies have been in the vanguard of this change, with an enormous rise in the use of telehealth and all forms of digital communications. compared with 2019, and the digital spend is forecast to increase to $11.25 The global outbreak of COVID-19 has forced businesses to radically change their way of working.