Many patients, particularly those with other comorbidities or those taking other medications, may find selecting the appropriate product challenging. Pharmacists are well positioned to make clinical recommendations tailored to patient needs, assist patients seeking guidance on the self-treatment of headaches,...
There are legitimate online pharmacies where you can get antibiotics for UTI's from. You need to answer a few questions, a Dr will review your form and then they can prescribe and send the meds through the post. I think that they only offer two types of medication for UTI's so if you...
Oral medicinal cannabinoids to relieve symptom burden in the palliative care of patients with advanced cancer: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial of efficacy and safety of 1:1 delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Trials. 2020;21(1):611. Article ...
Pharmacists are taking on a more expanded and active role as key members of the patient care team in ACOs, and their efforts are facilitated by HIT. As a clinical expert working on an interdisciplinary team, for example, the pharmacist can use HIT to help with medication reconciliation...
Our emergency department (ED) is equipped with automated dispensing cabinets that store medications for use in the ED, including prescription medications (eg, a course of antibiotics). I know that physician dispensing is acceptable in the absence of a pharmacist, but some nurses are concerned that...
clinical pharmacyhospital pharmacy automationrecruitment and interview skillstime managementWe read with great interest the recent study conducted by Turner et al,1 which analysed the prescribing errors made by independent pharmacist prescribers and medical prescribers. The results illustrated that independent...
Many doctors are reluctant to prescribe stimulants due to these risks and because of the availability of newer and safer weight loss options.Often, the weight that is lost with stimulants will be regained when the medication is stopped. In contrast, Wegovy, Zepbound, alli, Contrave, Saxenda,...
I'm a pharmacist and pharmacoepidemiologist interested in polypharmacy and its impact on the population. The research I carry out with my team at the Faculty of Pharmacy at Université Laval focuses on the appropriate use of medication by older family members. We have published thisstudyon the ...
with technology in the mix, the reallocated time can give an advantage to these pharmacies, allowing pharmacists to focus their attention on clinical initiatives, outside training, disease state reviews, medication management, and more value-added services, giving them a much-needed compet...
decades, yet were able to gradually taper their dose over several months and completely stop." She added: "Deprescribing is possible at any age, as long as you have a good plan in place with your pharmacist or physician. You simply have to ask: 'Do I really still need this medication?