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American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine San Francisco Opens Herbal ClinicThe American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine has now added an in-house herbal clinic to its 913-room facility in San Francisco. Patients can receive premium quality organic herbal remedies selected by trained professionals. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine San Francisco (ACTCM) recently opened its herbal clinic in the Potrero Hill...

Clinical Support Services Develops MTM Program Assessment GuideCMS has strengthened MTM program rules and regulations, so Medicare plans are urged to take a hard look at their offerings to ensure their compliance and success. Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 New Medication Therapy Management (MTM) program requirements outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will make delivering a successful and compliant MTM program more challengin...

Franck's Pharmacy recalls sterile prescriptions from past 6 monthsFranck?s Compounding Pharmacy in Ocala, Fla., announced today that it is recalling all sterile human and veterinary prescriptions that is distributed from November 21, 2011, to May 21, 2012.

APPG reports on drug shortages and MHRA bans unlicensed stock tradingOn 14 May 2012, the All-Party Pharmacy Group (APPG) published the results of its inquiry into drug shortages in the UK. In response to this the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has decided to ban unlicensed stock trading by...

American Council of the Blind Applauds U.S. Senate for Including Accessible Prescription Drug Labeling Legislation in User Fee AuthorizationARLINGTON, Va., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Blind and visually impaired citizens came one step closer to gaining independent and private access to the information contained on their prescription drug labels as the United States Senate passed S.3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. "Knowing what medication you are taking and the quantity is something that most ind...

University of Kentucky researcher receives $1.8M NIH grant to study CFDavid Feola, a University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy faculty member in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue his research investigating...

Resources: RPS online guideThe North East Pharmacy Local Practice Forum has published a guide to help Royal Pharmaceutical Society members use the RPS website

Pharmacy schools call for cap on student numbersHeads of pharmacy schools are calling on the Government to regulate the number of undergraduate places...

If unemployment becomes a realityAre the days of pharmacy as a safe-bet career numbered?

Report Faults Doctors for Epidemic of Drug AbuseRevealing the results of a special grand jury investigation, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota on Thursday blamed physicians and pharmacists for an epidemic of prescription-drug addiction in the past decade.

CORRECTING and REPLACING Russ Blakely & Associates Adds NavigatorMD to Benefit Technology Solutions OfferingSecond paragraph, second sentence of release (dated May 22, 2012) should read: Working the City of Chattanooga, the company will evaluate the effectiveness of onsite clinics and pharmacies offered by Marathon Health and

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital Will Participate in Aetna’s Institutes of Excellence™ Transplant NetworkAetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital has been designated as a participating facility in Aetna’s Institutes of Excellence™ Transplant Network. The Institutes of Excellence (IOE) is Aetna’s participating network for transplants and transplant-related services. The IOE is comprised of hospitals that...

Centene Corporation To Present At Goldman Sachs 33rd Annual Global Healthcare ConferenceST. LOUIS, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today announced it will present at the Goldman Sachs 33rd Annual Global Healthcare Conference to be held June 5-7, 2012, at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Centene's presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, June 6th, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. A live audio webcast of the presentation wil...

Greece Close to Health Crisis As Drugs Run LowFrom Guardian (UK) (May 24, 2012) Greece is on the brink of a severe healthcare crisis as shortages of medicines are exacerbated by panic among patients unable to get cancer or cardiac drugs, pharmacists have warned. Greece’s worsening...

Consolidation in the PBM Market Creates OpportunityHealthLeaders-InterStudy, the leading provider of managed care market intelligence, finds that the recent consolidation in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) market will open opportunities for mid-tier players. The merger of Medco Health Solutions and Express Scripts will create the largest PBM in the United States, representing an estimated 1 in 3 insu...

Joint Commission Awards Advanced Certification in Palliative Care to Abington Memorial HospitalThe certification recognizes Abington’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards. Abington, PA (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Abington Memorial Hospital has earned The Joint Commission Health Care Services Certification for its Palliative Care Program. The certification recognizes Abington’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commissio...

Health IT Industry Comments on the Final CMS Hospital Participation RuleZynx Health, the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support (CDS) solutions, today announced its response to the final rule governing hospital participation in Medicare and Medicaid programs issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). WHAT: On May 16, 2012, the U.S. Departm...

White Paper by Global Advertising Strategies Explores the Importance of Patient-Pharmacist Interaction among Hispanic Patients and CaregiversA new white paper looks at the cultural nuances behind the relationship between Hispanic patients and pharmacists in the United States. Published by the cross-cultural marketing agency Global Advertising Strategies, the white paper analyzes an opportunity for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry to connect with the Hispanic patient through the pharma...

Text Message Prescription Reminders Significantly Improve Patient Adherence to Oral Diabetes MedicationA new study published in the May issue of Clinical Therapeutics shows that patients who participate in a text message prescription reminder program have significantly higher adherence to chronic oral medications than those in a control group. The study of 580 employer-sponsored and Medicare members of a national pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) foun...

NAAMA Donates Two New Ambulances To Syrian Arab Red Crescent For Use In Hardest Hit Cities; Sends Help To Syrian Refugees In JordanBIRMINGHAM, Mich., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) and the NAAMA Foundation announce the purchase and delivery of two newly equipped ambulances to Damascus for further delivery to two of the Syrian cities hardest hit by the ongoing violence in that country. Outfitted in Beirut, Lebanon, the two Nissan ambulances were delivered yesterday to...

Pevco Introduces TEC-6 Pneumatic Tube Carrier for HospitalsTEC-6’s Innovations Include Ergonomic Handholds, Superior Durability and Barcode Tracking Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Pevco, a leading provider of pneumatic tube delivery systems to the healthcare industry, today announced the debut of Pevco TEC-6™, a pneumatic tube carrier designed specifically for hospital material delivery. TEC-6 (Trackable Ergonomic Carrier, 6 inch) offers advance...

CVS Caremark Sponsored Research Finds Targeted Adherence Interventions to be More Effective than Broad Adherence EducationWOONSOCKET, R.I., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New research sponsored by CVS Caremark found that adherence interventions targeted to patients identified as nonadherent were more effective than broad interventions that cast a wide net to encompass all medication takers. In fact, more than one-third of adherence interventions targeted to nonadherent patients resulted in improved medication...

Report: CVS Caremark to Contribute Billions to Michigan EconomyWOONSOCKET, R.I., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) today released a report showing CVS Caremark's contribution to the economy of Michigan, where the company maintains extensive operations. According to the findings of the study, which Anderson Economic Group, LLC conducted for CVS Caremark, the company's Michigan operations directly and indirectly contributed m...

Franck’s Compounding Pharmacy Sterile Preparations: Reports of Fungal Endophthalmitis, Expanded RecallRecall of all products sold by Franck's since November 2011 due to the possibility of lack of sterility.

Rx Response Beefs Up Technology for 2012 Hurricane Season WASHINGTON, DC -- (Marketwire) -- 05/24/12 -- The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is set to officially begin and Rx Response has launched two technology enhancements to make the program an even more powerful resource in helping to ensure the continued flow of medicine to patients following a major hurricane or other disaster. The technology enhancements launched for the start of the 2012 hurrica...

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