A pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service improves the coordination of care from the hospital to an outpatient clinic for patients treated with the anticoagulant drug warfarin, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study…
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A growing number of illegal online pharmacies are flooding the web trying to sell dangerous unauthorized prescriptions, according to a new report from cybersecurity experts at Carnegie Mellon University…
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Walgreen Co., the nation’s largest drugstore chain, is planning to start selling health insurance to customers this fall. The giant will sell health insurance products with different price ranges and coverage levels nationwide through a private health insurance exchange, according to people familiar with the matter…
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Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt released the following statement today on a new lawsuit by several drugstore lobbying groups to prevent the California Medicaid program from reducing pharmacy payments: “California could have sidestepped this litigation and reduced more than $2 billion in wasteful spending by following Governor …
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A new study by Geisinger Health System researchers finds a high prevalence of prescription pain medication addiction among chronic pain patients…
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Many across the nation are experiencing the “dog days of summer” and medical experts at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, part of Loyola University Health System, warn residents to take extra precautions to safeguard their health. In Chicago, excessive heat warnings are in effect through Friday, July 22 with heat index readings peaking between 110 and 115 degrees…
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Bed bugs infestations in the US have become so common, for instance in hotels, apartments, colleges and homes, that insurance companies are starting to offer new plans to hotels and residential property managers…
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Novartis announced today that the Company has started shipping seasonal influenza vaccine to its US customers for the 2011-2012 influenza season. Early delivery of seasonal influenza vaccine will ensure healthcare professionals have the ability to provide the earliest possible protection against influenza…
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The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) strongly supports the bipartisan and bicameral legislation introduced today by Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Representative Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.), and Representative Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.). This legislation, the Restoring Access to Medication Act (S.1368/H.R…
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