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Parata Wins 2013 Caregiver Friendly® Award From Today's Caregiver Magazine
DURHAM, N.C., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Parata Systems, a leader in pharmacy automation, announced today it has been recognized by Today's Caregiver magazine as a 2013 "Caregiver Friendly®...
CVS Caremark Supporting Tornado Relief Efforts in Oklahoma and Texas
WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, a private foundation created by CVS Caremark, today announced that it will donate $25,000 to the American Red Cro...
BALTIMORE, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameritox, the nation's leader in pain medication monitoring, has been selected by Progressive Medical, Inc. to become part of its Urine Drug Monitoring (UD...
SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MedVantx, Inc., the company that has pioneered a unique direct to consumer pharmaceutical distribution channel announced today the Company has completed a...
College of Pharmacy Partners With TNI BioTech to Develop New Drugs for Africa
WASHINGTON, DC -- (Marketwired) -- 05/23/13 -- Howard University College of Pharmacy has signed a multi-year agreement with TNI BioTech, Inc. (OTCQB: TNIB), a Bethesda, Md., biotech firm that develop...
Walgreens to Present at Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Health Care Conference May 30
Rick Hans, divisional vice president of investor relations and finance for Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) will present during the Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Health Care Confer...
National Business Group on Health Honors Walgreens with Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® Award
Walgreens Among 65 Employers Recognized for Promoting Healthy Workplaces and Lifestyles The National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of large U.S. em...
Humana to Open Mail-Order Pharmacy Facility in Irving, Texas
Company expects to create up to 620 new jobs at facility in next three years Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the country’s leading health and well-being companies, an...
Assured Pharmacy Hires Hayden IR
PLANO, Texas, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Assured Pharmacy, Inc. (APHY), a leading pharmacy group that specializes in providing prescription medications to sufferers of chronic pain, announc...
NABP's .PHARMACY Proposal Passes Initial ICANN Evaluation
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Reaching a critical milestone in the generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) approval process, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy®...
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Working closely with payers nationwide, including Blues plans, regional payers, and national carriers, RxEOB allows health plans to maximize the value of their pharmacy programs--reducing costs while...
Caligor Rx is an international pharmaceutical supply company engaged in efficient, cost-effective sourcing and supply of comparator drugs for clinical trials worldwide. A woman-ow...
SunLink Health Systems, Inc. currently operates seven community hospitals, three hospital-based nursing homes, and one hospital-based home care business in the Southeast and Midwe...
Darien, IL- based Healthation is a healthcare technology company helping payers and administrators improve business performance with user-driven rules-based benefits management and transaction pro...
Led by Joseph Paduda, Health Strategy Associates (www.healthstrategyassoc.com) is a national consulting firm serving insurers, employers and health care providers. Pharmacy costs...
LDM Group is comprised of seasoned leaders with proven track records in consumer based communication and measurement. Our physician based patient messaging system (ScriptGuide®...
Mediware Information Systems, Inc.
Mediware delivers software systems that improve efficiencies and address safety concerns, enabling healthcare organizations to improve care processes while decreasing costs. Core...
Cellmid is an Australian biotechnology company developing innovative novel therapies and diagnostic tests for inflammatory diseases, heart attack and cancer. Cellmid holds the lar...
Moda Health is a multifaceted organization that provides medical, dental, pharmacy, vision and professional liability insurance products, along with a variety of business services...
AmerisourceBergen is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical services companies serving the United States, Canada and selected global markets. Servicing both healthcare provider...
Clinical Trials
Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Pharmacy Care in Older Veteran Outpatients
Complications resulting from medications, or adverse drug events (ADEs), are prevalent and are a major source of excess morbidity and costs. ADEs are particularly problematic in older pat...
This study will determine the safety and activity of a new formulation of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), a drug used for diagnosing and evaluating patients with certain thyroid gland...
Treximet ™ Pharmacy Budget Impact Model Database Validation Study
The purpose of this retrospective claims database study was to compare the change in migraine-related prescription (i.e. NSAIDs, Opioids, Ergots) utilization among migraine suffers followi...
Indomethacin Versus Nifedipine for Preterm Labor Tocolysis
Indomethacin and Nifedipine are commonly used medications for treatment of pre term labor. This study will compare the efficacy and adverse outcomes of oral nifedipine versus oral indometh...
Pharmacy Implementation Trial: Adherence to Antihypertensive Therapy
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of maximal support of community pharmacies to implement a pharmaceutical care model for establishing and - if necessary - improv...
Culturally-Tailored Approach to Improve Medication Use in Patients With Heart Attacks
Our research aims to improve the use of medicines known to prevent recurrent heart attacks. In particular, we know that statin treatment is useful after heart attacks, but many patients do...
Involving Community Pharmacies in Improving Asthma Outcomes in an Urban Pediatric Population
This study seeks to determine whether education provided in community pharmacies and monthly reminder calls can improve compliance with asthma medications. We hypothesize that those pedia...
Emergency Pharmacist Safety Study
The Emergency Department (ED) is a unique environment in medicine, and many safety mechanisms used in other hospital settings cannot be applied in the ED. For example, clinical pharmacists...
The study is a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a program using information technology (IT) and healthcare professional support in patients with high blood pressure (B...
Better Pediatric Asthma Outcomes Through Chronic Care
This 3-year, multi-site study focuses on the translation of cost-effective methods to bring a chronic care model to the care of poor, minority, inner-city children with asthma, at risk of...
PubMed Articles
Chemical warfare agents, such as soman, and pesticides, such as chlorpyrifos, dichlorvos or malathion, are toxic organophosphorous compounds (OPCs) that are readily absorbed by the skin. Decontaminati...
Views of the Scottish general public on non-medical prescribing.
Background Under UK legislation, suitably qualified non-medical professionals can practise as prescribers. Few studies have explored the views of the general public towards non-medical prescribing. Ob...
Reduced Serum Selenium Concentration in Miscarriage Incidence of Indonesian Subjects.
Selenium is an essential nutrient for human health, and maternal selenium concentration has been reported to be associated with pregnancy outcome. To further investigate the possible role of selenium...
Drug-related visits to the emergency department in a Spanish university hospital.
Background Negative outcomes of medications (NOMs) are a major public health problem that impact on patients' quality of life. As many NOMs are avoidable, it is necessary to determine their causes in...
Background In 2008 recommendations were launched to prevent medication-related hospital admissions in the Netherlands. Elderly patients using several drugs on a chronic basis were among the target gro...
Asymmetric hydrogenations of a series of β-amino ketones were carried out with a bimetallic complex (RuPHOX-Ru) as the chiral catalyst. Almost all the reactions (performed in a mixed solvent system o...
MicroRNA-21 and programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4), a downstream target of miR-21, mediate diverse physiological responses. Here we demonstrate that globular adiponectin (gAcrp) modulates expression of m...
Except for as a well-known tonic Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of splenic asthenia, anorexia, lassitude and weakness, the roots of Pseudostellaria heterophylla was also used in Chinese med...
The lateral root of Aconitum has been popularly used in traditional Chinese medicine (TMC) known as Fuzi which is beneficial for the treatment of various diseases, such as rheumatism, painful joints,...
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Behind-the-counter Drugs
Medicines that are stocked behind the counter of a pharmacy which require the attention or counsel of a pharmacist before being dispensed or handed over to a consumer or patient.
Pharmaceutical Vehicles
A carrier or inert medium used as a solvent (or diluent) in which the medicinally active agent is formulated and or administered. (Dictionary of Pharmacy, 1986)
Powders
Substances made up of an aggregation of small particles, as that obtained by grinding or trituration of a solid drug. In pharmacy it is a form in which substances are administered. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Schools, Pharmacy
Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of pharmacy.
Students, Pharmacy
Individuals enrolled in a school of pharmacy or a formal educational program leading to a degree in pharmacy.
