Advertisement  

July 18, 2012
  • CDC: Methadone Most Risky Among
    Prescription Painkillers

    Methadone accounts for only 2% of painkiller prescriptions but causes 30% of drug-related deaths. Because of that risk factor, government health officials are trying to reduce the use of the synthetic opioid. Here’s what pharmacists need to know. Read more…

  • A Decade Later, HRT Deemed Okay for Some Menopausal Women

    Prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) plummeted 10 years ago after a Women’s Health Initiative report said the benefits of the treatment weren’t worth the risks. Now, with a decade of new research on the issue, a consortium of women’s health groups issued a position paper saying that HRT can be appropriate for younger women at the beginning of menopause. Read more…

  • High Winter Sales of Antibiotics Affect
    Resistance Patterns

    The more antibiotics pharmacists dispense in busy seasons, the greater the increase in drug resistance a month or so later. That’s according to a new study which says hospital efforts to stem antibiotic use are doomed to fail unless they include the broader community and consider prescribing patterns. What can pharmacists do to help control antibiotic overuse? Read more…

  • AMA Seeks Changes at Pharmacies, Opposes OTC+

    The doctor is in…your business. Delegates to the recent American Medical Association meeting had some “advice” for pharmacists on how they should run their businesses. Not surprisingly, they also opposed a government proposal to give pharmacists more autonomy to dispense a “safe” class of drugs without prescription. Here’s what the physician group had to say. Read more…

U.S. Pharmacist Social Connect