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Prostate cancer treatment and management have significantly improved and evolved in recent years, and several options are available depending on the stage and severity of cancer. For localized prostate cancer, [...]

Bipolar disorder is a lifelong illness with significant risks of relapse that can have detrimental consequences for the individual and their families or caregivers. When treating patients with bipolar disorder, [...]

Approximately 70 million individuals in the United States live with ongoing sleep disorders, and nearly 15% of all US adults have insomnia. (1) These are troubling numbers, particularly because insomnia [...]

A 2019 JAMA study estimated that 25% of all healthcare expenditures (somewhere between $760 billion and $935 billion) are the result of waste in the U.S. healthcare system. Of this [...]

Now that more states are legalizing cannabis for medical and recreational use, pharmacists must step up to educate and counsel customers on safe use. Pharmacists who dispense cannabis and counsel [...]

On New Year's Eve, individuals worldwide declare this is the year that they'll finally do it: They'll eat right and exercise, they'll quit smoking, and they'll make changes in their [...]

As cold and flu season approaches, another respiratory infection should be top of mind for health care providers. In the United States, approximately 1 million adults require hospital care due [...]

The pharmaceutical industry is ever changing. Many of these changes--be they biosimilars, new methods of medication delivery, or even new diseases having their moment in the research and development spotlight--will [...]

Pharmacies have come a long way over the past 3 decades in their use of data analytics, according to Heidi Polek, RPh, a pharmacist and strategic program manager at DrFirst, [...]

The Oncology Care Model (OCM) was introduced in 2016 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in an effort to improve the quality and coordination of care for [...]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses started to experience labor issues due to an increased number of workers wanting to work from home, and pharmacies were no exception. Things haven't [...]

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct routine audits over pharmacies, whether directly or indirectly, through third-party agents. The audit appeal procedure is more or less the same. Regardless, the pharmacies must [...]

The Senate Finance Committee recently passed a pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) reform package, one of the most significant steps towards potential changes in the industry. The bill, the Modernizing and [...]

Compared with manual methods used to identify drug diversion, which can be slow to use and slower to uncover patterns in prescribing and administration, artificial intelligence (AI) can employ predictive [...]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being utilized in many pharmacies in areas such as inventory management, phone systems and adverse event prediction. Another area where the technology can really make [...]

By this point, pharmacists are well aware of the direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fee changes that will be implemented at the start of 2024: The Center for Medicare and [...]

Despite the huge impact artificial intelligence (AI) is having on the world—including the pharmacy world—the technology is still infrequently covered the course of pharmacy education—with some exceptions. For instance, at [...]

Oncology drugs are making up a bigger and bigger part of the money spent on cancer care. The cost of cancer drugs now represents between 50% and 60% of the [...]

Today's pharmacies must install diverse or alternative revenue opportunities to boost profits. This can mean revamping their front end, expanding on services such as specialty pharmacy medications, or partnering with [...]

Kevin DeMass, RPh, owner of the Apothecary Shoppe in Salt Lake City, Utah, has more than 30 years of experience in the field. He noted that the important lesson he [...]

When the U.S. Prev ent ive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended screening current and former smokers for lung cancer with low-dose CT scans in 2013, it held the promise of [...]

There's a cancer problem in the U.S., say many experts, and dazzling new treatments and brilliant scientific advances are not going to solve it. The problem is cancer's disproportionate effect [...]

Maintaining proper sanitation protocols in greenhouses is crucial for preventing the spread of pathogens and pests. This includes removing organic material, cleaning surfaces with a pressure washer and detergent, and applying a disinfectant. Sanitizing agents such as bleach and quaternary ammonium can be used, but it's important to read the label for effectiveness on specific surfaces. Thorough sanitation can lead to better plant health, increased yield, and reduced pest problems in future crops. It's also important to sanitize equipment and tools, and to educate the team on the importance of sanitation to prevent shortcuts. [Extracted from the article]

Now that we're about a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare experts are looking at how the industry responded and categorizing what areas were positive and which parts need [...]

Filling prescriptions for animals is essentially the same as filling prescriptions for humans--with some key differences. Although the process of filling prescriptions for animals is essentially the same as filling [...]

At the end of 2020, the biggest buzz in pharmacy--and the world--were the Pfizer and Moderna coronauirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. At press time, both vaccines have received emergency use authorizations by the FDA and began shipping in the US., Tom So, PharmD, clinical pharmacist/manager of the Meducation Group at First Databank, which provides drug and medical device databases that help health care professionals make precise decisions, noted that these [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a bumpy ride in the United States, featuring one controversy after another. One of the few areas of agreement is that the widespread adoption of [...]

Healthcare is seen as a safe harbor in many economic downturns. People still get sick and go to the doctor or hospital; in fact, there may be even more sick [...]

An increasing number of PTs are offering them. Continuing challenges include payment and public understanding. A big trend recently has been the rise of PTs offering wellness services to boost [...]