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Pharmacists in COVID-19 Pandemic

An exclusive supplementary bulletin on what goes behind the scene in the pharmacies that are at the forefront in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Kudos to our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working tirelessly to ensure that everything is still business as usual for our patients and fellow healthcare workers.




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Remote monitoring and pharmacist helped improve hard-to-control blood pressure

Research Highlights: A new study finds that up to 74% of participants with resistant or difficult-to-control high blood pressure, including those with chronic kidney disease, were able to improve control of their blood pressure within 12 months after ...




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Oncology for pharmacists: A person-centred approach to caring for people living with cancer - Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, in collaboration with Cancer Care Ontario, Launches New Oncology Program for Pharmacists

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, in collaboration with Cancer Care Ontario, Launches New Oncology Program for Pharmacists Toronto, ON – The Office of Continuous Professional Development at the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, in collaboration with Cancer Care Ontario, is introducing the first comprehensive program in the province for pharmacists focused on […]




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Auditor McGuiness: Time is Now to Secure Provider Status for Delaware’s Pharmacists

DOVER, Del. – State Auditor Kathy McGuiness today released a new special report that reviews federal and state legislation concerning pharmacists’ provider status and shows that Delaware is one of only 13 states yet to pass reimbursement and provider status legislation. “Pharmacists have been long on the frontlines of healthcare, which has become more obvious […]



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DPH Announces New Substance Use Disorder Continuing Education Credits And Resources For Pharmacists

DOVER, DE (Oct. 6, 2022) ­– The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has created new resources and a new webinar specifically for pharmacists as part of its ongoing work to reduce substance use disorder.  DPH has worked with partners in the medical community to develop Delaware-specific, evidence-based education materials, aiming to reduce the risk of […]




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Collaborative discussions between GPs and pharmacists to optimise patient medication: a qualitative study within a UK primary care clinical trial

BackgroundThere has been significant investment in pharmacists working in UK general practice to improve the effective and safe use of medicines. However, evidence of how to optimise collaboration between GPs and pharmacists in the context of polypharmacy (multiple medication) is lacking.AimTo explore GP and pharmacist views and experiences of in-person, interprofessional collaborative discussions (IPCDs) as part of a complex intervention to optimise medication use for patients with polypharmacy in general practice.Design and settingA mixed-method process evaluation embedded within the Improving Medicines use in People with Polypharmacy in Primary Care (IMPPP) trial conducted in Bristol and the West Midlands, between February 2021 and September 2023.MethodAudio-recordings of IPCDs between GPs and pharmacists, along with individual semi-structured interviews to explore their reflections on these discussions, were used. All recordings were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically.ResultsA total of 14 practices took part in the process evaluation from February 2022 to September 2023; 17 IPCD meetings were audio-recorded, discussing 30 patients (range 1–6 patients per meeting). In all, six GPs and 13 pharmacists were interviewed. The IPCD was highly valued by GPs and pharmacists who described benefits, including: strengthening their working relationship; gaining in confidence to manage more complex patients; and learning from each other. It was often challenging, however, to find time for the IPCDs.ConclusionThe model of IPCD used in this study provided protected time for GPs and pharmacists to work together to deliver whole-patient care, with both professions finding this beneficial. Protected time for interprofessional liaison and collaboration, and structured interventions may facilitate improved patient care.




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Indian pharmacist dies after drinking botched coronavirus medicine

NEW DELHI: An Indian pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said Saturday.The men worked for a herbal medicine company and were testing their treatment — a mix of nitric oxide...




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Indian pharmacist dies after drinking botched coronavirus treatment

NEW DELHI: An Indian pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said Saturday. The men worked for a herbal medicine company and were testing their treatment — a mix of nitric oxide...




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Indian pharmacist dies after drinking botched coronavirus treatment

NEW DELHI: An Indian pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said on Saturday.The men worked for a herbal medicine company and were testing their treatment -- a mix of nitric oxide...




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Indian pharmacist dies after drinking chemical mix they made to come up with coronavirus treatment

K Sivanesan, 47, and his colleague Rajkumar worked for a herbal medicine company and tested their treatment - a mix of nitric oxide and sodium nitrate - at a home in southern Chennai city.




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Leaf-cutter ants are farmers, pharmacists and energy experts

Researchers study ants and their complex, productive societies to help address some of human society's most pressing challenges.



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Corporate Whistleblower Center Now Urges a Pharmacist with Proof a National Pharmacy Is Overcharging Medicare On Prescription Drugs to Call Them for Information About Federal Reward Programs

The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "We are urging an honest pharmacist to call us anytime if they have proof a pharmacy chain is gouging Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE in anyway. Sometimes these types of people can make millions."




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Corporate Whistleblower Center Now Urges a Pharmacist At A Regional or National Drug Store Chain To Call About Possible Rewards if Their Employer Is Overcharging Medicare On Drugs-Prescriptions

The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "We are appealing to a pharmacist or pharmacy manager to call us anytime at 800-714-0303 if their employer is overcharging Medicare and Medicaid. The rewards for this type of information can be substantial."




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SCCM Pod-237 Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Managed Methadone Taper in the PICU

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Katherine J. Steineck, PharmD, pediatric clinical pharmacist at the University of Minnesota Amplatz




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New powers for pharmacists dispensing medicine




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Former doctor who tried to kill pharmacist with fishing knife loses his bid to reduce sentence

A former Adelaide doctor jailed for trying to murder a pharmacistwho reported him for overprescribing medication loses his bid to reduce his decade-long sentence.




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Case Study: A Patient With Type 2 Diabetes Working With an Advanced Practice Pharmacist to Address Interacting Comorbidities

Peggy Yarborough
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AGS honors society's first pharmacist president with prestigious Nascher/Manning award

(American Geriatrics Society) The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will this year honor past AGS President Todd Semla, PharmD, MS, AGSF, with the prestigious Nascher/Manning Award, given biannually at the AGS Annual Scientific Meeting (#AGS21, to be held next year May 13-15 in Chicago, Ill., following the cancellation of the AGS 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting due to COVID-19).




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Covid-19: Allow pharmacists to dispense controlled drugs without prescription, urge specialists




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Interdisciplinary Team Care for Diabetic Patients by Primary Care Physicians, Advanced Practice Nurses, and Clinical Pharmacists

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Apr 1, 2011; 29:60-68
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Diseases and remedies : a concise survey of the most modern methods of medicine / written expressly for the drug trade by physicians and pharmacists.

London : Chemist and Druggist, 1898.




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Chennai Pharmacist Dies After Drinking Chemical He Made To Treat COVID-19

A pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said Saturday. The men worked for a herbal...




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Pharmacists Can Manage Some Chronic Conditions Effectively, Study Suggests

Title: Pharmacists Can Manage Some Chronic Conditions Effectively, Study Suggests
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Created: 4/25/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/26/2016 12:00:00 AM




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Pharmacist and surveyor arrested on suspicion of illegally selling coronavirus tests

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KRPA urges state govt to bring pharmacists under insurance cover on lines of healthcare workers engaged in treating COVID─19 patients




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PCI assures govt of services of pharmacists as health workers in case COVID─19 cases rise alarmingly




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Two Brooklyn, N.Y., Pharmacists Charged in $3 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Two defendants who co-owned and operated two Brooklyn,N.Y.,-area pharmacies were arrested today on health care fraud charges for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud Medicare Part D that resulted in more than $3 million in fraudulent billings, announced the Department of Justice, FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Office of Inspector General (OIG).



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Alabama Pharmacist and Wife Plead Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy

Thomas K. Frye and Kathy M. Frye, husband and wife, and residents of Andalusia, Ala., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.



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New England Compounding Center Supervising Pharmacist Arrested at Logan International Airport

A Canton, Massachusetts, man was arrested today at Boston's Logan International Airport in connection with the ongoing criminal investigation of New England Compounding Center by the Justice Department’s Civil Division and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.



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Wisconsin Pharmacist and Nevada Pharmacologist Charged with Smuggling Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals Using a Costa Rican Internet Pharmacy

A Wisconsin pharmacist and a Nevada pharmacologist were arraigned on an indictment today in Federal Court in Central Islip, New York, before United States Magistrate Judge Gary Brown. The defendants are charged with conspiring to supply at least four million misbranded and counterfeit pharmaceuticals to an illegal Internet pharmacy based in Costa Rica that catered to U.S. customers.



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One in three pharmacists unable to access PPE, finds RPS survey

A third of pharmacists cannot obtain continuous supplies of personal protective equipment, according to a survey conducted by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

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Care home pharmacists redeployed, despite COVID-19 palliative care increase

Exclusive: Pharmacy staff in care homes are being redeployed to cover other roles during the COVID-19 pandemic, even though demands on care homes are increasing rapidly, The Pharmaceutical Journal has learnt.

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Pharmacists will not be automatically included in government COVID-19 life assurance scheme

Pharmacists will not be automatically eligible for a new government life assurance scheme for healthcare workers in England who die from COVID-19 during the pandemic.

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Transcending boundaries: the role of pharmacists in gender identity services

There has been a surge in demand for gender identity services in the UK over the past five years. Although the current role of pharmacists is limited, their potential contribution within a multidisciplinary team supporting transgender patients is beginning to emerge.

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Community pharmacists will now be included in COVID-19 death-in-service scheme

Community pharmacists are to be included in the government life assurance scheme for staff working on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health secretary, Matt Hancock has announced.

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Heathrow immigration officer and his pharmacist daughter die from coronavirus 24 hours apart 

Sudhir Sharma, pictured with his daughter, from Hounslow, west London, died on Wednesday before Pooja, who worked in an East Sussex hospital, suffered the same tragic fate the next day.




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Chennai-Based Ayurvedic Pharmacist Dies After Drinking Formula He Prepared to ‘Cure’ Coronavirus

The 47-year-old, who was a qualified ophthamologist, was rushed to a hospital when he fainted soon after ingesting the chemical component.




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Pharmacist Dies After Drinking Botched Coronavirus Treatment In Chennai

A pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said Saturday. The men worked for a herbal...




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Viral video of street dog showing his injured paw to a pharmacist is melting hearts

Have you ever heard of Hachiko the dog? No? Hahiko was a Japanese dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Ueno Hidesaburō, for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following Ueno's death. Decades have passed since




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Handbook on injectable drugs / American Society of Health-System Pharmacists®




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Letter to BS: Pharma industry, pharmacists also deserve appreciation

India has the potential to develop an antidote to Covid-19




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The pharmacist guide to implementing pharmaceutical care / Filipa Alves da Costa, J.W. Foppe van Mil, Aldo Alvarez-Risco, editors

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Coronavirus | Chennai-based ayurvedic pharmacist dies after drinking concoction of his own preparation

Managing Director of the firm faints after tasting the chemical




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Effect of Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Pharmacist Management on Blood Pressure Control: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Karen L. Margolis, MD, MPH, author of Effect of Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Pharmacist Management on Blood Pressure Control: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial




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Pharmacist's hobby becomes a museum




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The role of pharmacists and emergency contraception




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Pharmacists standing in front of a wall of medications




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Doctor, pharmacist among 2 new cases in Meerut




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Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrests pharmacist on corruption charges