pharmacists
The Good and Bad Sides of 2 ‘Old’ Drugs
One is an anticonvulsant first approved in the 1990s to treat seizures that has been heavily promoted in recent ...
MAY 25, 2020
Naloxone Access Skyrockets After Law Permits Ohio Pharmacists to Dispense
Over the past few years, the number of naloxone prescriptions filled in Ohio increased by more than 2,000%, ...
MARCH 31, 2020
ISMP: Medical Cannabis Product Labeling Could Increase Med Errors
As state legalization of medical cannabis sales spreads, issues have arisen with confusing product labeling that ...
MARCH 16, 2020
Hospitalists Adopt Guidelines for Inpatient Pain Management
When the hospital medicine clinical guidance council of OhioHealth could not find suitable published guidance on ...
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
A Tale of Pharmacist Addiction
Jake Nichols, PharmD, MBA, was a clinical pharmacy coordinator at Boston Medical Center for six months when he ...
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Pharmacist Rounding Helps Infants Recover From NAS
A pharmacist and other researchers at Akron Children’s Hospital banded together to reduce the length of ...
JANUARY 30, 2020
Good Opioid Stewards: Pharmacists Aid in Managing a Crisis
Steering patients with chronic pain away from high doses of opioids is a delicate challenge—one with high ...
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Pharmacists Lead Efforts to Stem the Opioid Crisis
Pharmacist-led substance use disorder clinics, enforcement of new limits on fentanyl patches and diversion ...
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Taking the Pain out of Prior Authorizations
Any health system that has been in the specialty pharmacy arena for even a short time has likely encountered the ...
OCTOBER 3, 2019
ASHP Develops Controlled Substances Diversion Prevention Guidelines
The guideline offers practical solutions that pharmacists can use to develop an interdisciplinary team and prevent ...
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
Prescriber Reaction Mixed as States Crack Down on Opioid Use
Worries about the national crisis of prescription opioid and heroin addiction have fueled a flurry of state laws ...
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Methadone Prescribing Safety: Guidelines, Drug Familiarity Are Key
Methadone can be an effective treatment option for some pain patients and for heroin addiction, but is prone to ...
NOVEMBER 29, 2016