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Connecting with Patients at Home

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

Sokan works as an advanced practice pharmacist within mobile integrated health-community paramedicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. In this position, she works with patients in the comfort of their homes after being discharged from a hospital setting. It also improves care coordination and eliminates communication gaps.

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Turkey – A Clinical Pharmacist’s Perspective

IDStewardship

During this period, I had the opportunity to attend many meetings, seminars, conferences and congresses on infectious diseases held both in Hacettepe Hospitals and other institutions and cities. The number of hospitals in our country with a structured and active antimicrobial stewardship team is quite limited.

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How Pharmacists Can Use Artificial Intelligence To Advance Their Practice: Insights From ChatGPT

IDStewardship

Patient Education and Adherence : AI chatbots or virtual assistants can be developed to provide patients with on-demand information about their medications, dosages, potential side effects, and adherence strategies. What are some ways that hospital-based pharmacists can use artificial intelligence to advance their daily practice?

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CDC Emphasizes Opioid Guideline is Voluntary and Should Support, Not Supplant, Patient Care

The FDA Law Blog

In addition, the guideline has been misapplied to cancer and palliative care patients, and there have been rapid opioid tapers without patient collaboration, rigid application of opioid dosage thresholds, application of opioid use for pain to opioid use disorder treatment, insurer and pharmacy duration limits, patient dismissals and abandonment.

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5 reasons you should become a pharmacy technician

The Checkup by Singlecare

Diverse work environments Pharmacy technicians often have the opportunity to work in a variety of settings, including retail locations, hospital pharmacies, and long-term care facilities. They can choose a work environment that fits their preferences and interact with myriad patient populations depending on that choice.

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The Critical Role of Pharmacists on Medication Adherence & Heart Health

Digital Pharmacist

Medication adherence helps prevent exacerbations and hospitalizations, enhancing the patient’s quality of life. Coordinating Dosage Timing: Aligning medication schedules with the patient’s daily routine can significantly improve adherence.

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The Critical Role of Pharmacists on Medication Adherence & Heart Health

Digital Pharmacist

Medication adherence helps prevent exacerbations and hospitalizations, enhancing the patient’s quality of life. Coordinating Dosage Timing: Aligning medication schedules with the patient’s daily routine can significantly improve adherence.