News tagged with pharmacy
RI tracking swine flu through electronic records
Oct 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Rhode Island health officials are using electronic prescription records to track the spread of swine flu.
Misuse of common antibiotic is creating resistant TB
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Use of a common antibiotic may be undercutting its utility as a first-line defense against drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Fluoroquinolones are the most commonly prescribed class of antibiotics in the U.S. and are used ...
Pharmacy pamphlets apparently more about looks than legibility: study
Aug 06, 2009 |
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It seems like common sense that an information leaflet for vision loss would have large print and appropriate contrast, but that's not the case a new study done at the University of Alberta has found.
1 in 4 nursing home residents carry MRSA
Jun 04, 2009 |
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MRSA is a major problem in nursing homes with one in four residents carrying the bacteria, a study by Queen's University Belfast and Antrim Area Hospital has found.
FDA: Kids at risk from testosterone gel
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A little testosterone might be good for adults, but it can cause serious harm to children, federal health officials warned Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration said adults using prescription testosterone gel ...
Pharmacies plan to translate drug instructions
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Five major pharmacy chains agreed Tuesday to print drug instructions at their New York stores in five languages other than English and indicated that they plan to expand the option to other states.
New asthma research opposes current drug treatment
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Just when the Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering the use of stimulants to treat asthma, a new research study offers further evidence to support a University of Houston professor's theory that an opposite approach ...
Clinical pharmacists can reduce drug costs
Dec 23, 2008 |
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Clinical pharmacy services can significantly reduce the cost of prescription drugs and save money elsewhere in the health care system, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
