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FDA allows Florida to import drugs from Canada

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the state of Florida the authority to import certain prescription drugs from Canada—an important measure to counteract soaring prescription costs. After delays that took a lawsuit to resolve, the FDA authorized the program on Jan. In a landmark decision, the U.S. RELATED: What is Medicaid?

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5 Things To Know About Antimicrobial Stewardship Regulatory Standards

IDStewardship

In this article an infectious diseases pharmacist with experience managing antimicrobial stewardship programs discusses antimicrobial stewardship regulatory standards Authored by: Timothy P. In 2015 a National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria was released, known as CARB. Gauthier, Pharm.D., Gauthier, Pharm.D.,

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Using pharmacogenomics to improve medicines use after myocardial infarction

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

While a significant proportion of patients with myocardial infarction are prescribed clopidogrel, common genetic variants mean that some people – and more from certain ancestry groups – may not see its preventative benefit. As clinicians, we know that there is inter-individual variability in medication response.

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Five for Friday March 22: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality

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We also highlight our members' perspectives on medication delivery, retail pharmacy models and pharmacy quality measures. Seguridad created the system to evaluate community pharmacies based on patient safety. Have you made your plans to join us at the 2024 PQA Annual Meeting, May 14-16, in Baltimore?

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Calls for pharmacists to embrace AMR leadership in updated FIP policy statement

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The statement of policy emphasises the vital role of pharmacists in leading the fight against AMR and encourages collaboration between governments, policymakers and national pharmacy organisations. It makes a strong call on pharmacists to embrace leadership roles in mitigating AMR and advancing antimicrobial stewardship.

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Best practice strategies for improving institutional fluid stewardship: the role of the MDT

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

1 Healthcare institutions should therefore implement programmes on fluid stewardship to achieve their quality improvement and patient safety goals. The fundamental concept of intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is to ‘restore and maintain tissue oxygen, fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, and central euvolaemia’.

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Upcoming Changes to the Mifepristone REMS Program: Implications for Pharmacy Practice

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Pharmacists in the community setting may soon have the opportunity to ease access to medication abortion in the United States. This change will integrate pharmacists into abortion care and bring them to the forefront of the national discussion about reproductive rights. Background.