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Strategies for digital success in hospital pharmacy

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

In response to this, the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) pharmacy team has recently launched its ‘Digital Induction’ document. Initial feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, leading to the creation of additional documents tailored for line managers and pharmacy students with specific digital needs.

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Top tips for effective digital transformation and closed loop medicines management

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

S erious adverse drug events are unfortunately common in hospitals and can occur across all stages of the medication delivery process. In todays healthcare landscape, hospital pharmacists face a multitude of challenges that impact patient care, including operational inefficiencies, workforce shortages and compromised medication safety.

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From ward manipulations to 3D printing: shaping the future of personalised medication

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

However, in many clinical settings, including hospital wards, a prescribed tablet strength may not be available, or a patient might have difficulty swallowing solid oral dosage forms. In 2017, it set an ambitious goal to reduce severe, avoidable medication errors by 50% within five years.

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Psychiatric Medication Adherence in Patients Experiencing Homelessness

Pharmacy Times

In a recent initiative, we attempted to analyze medication adherence rates at Sharp Mesa Vista (SMV) Hospital, the largest psychiatric hospital in San Diego, to identify possible reasons leading to nonadherence in patients admitted to the hospital, both those experiencing homelessness and those who were not admitted to the hospital.

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Research Suggests Vitamin D Deficiency Is a Risk Factor for Autism

Pharmacy Times

2 Evidence Supporting Supplementation A randomized controlled trial involving high-dose vitamin D (300 IU/kg/day, up to 5000 IU/day) in children with ASD documented meaningful improvements in Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) scores, repetitive behaviors, eye contact, and attention after 4 months, without toxicity. 2022;26(12):5827‑5838.

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How much is Paxlovid without insurance?

The Checkup by Singlecare

In other words, it is the go-to drug for COVID-19 when someone has risk factors for hospitalization or death from the virus. Unfortunately, Paxlovid is still relatively new, being released in 2021. Because Vekury is an intravenous medication given at a hospital or other medical setting, insurance coverage may be different.

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Regulating decentralised manufacturing in the UK – a legal perspective

European Pharmaceutical Review

The decentralised spectrum Decentralisation comes in different forms, such as at home, where a person makes a medicine in their home, for example using a consumer 3D printer, as well as point of care, where eg, a cancer medicine is manufactured in a facility located in proximity to where a patient is waiting for treatment, such as in hospital.