Implementation of MTM into pharmacy workflow and patient awareness of MTM are the two largest factors impacting the adoption of MTM. Busy patients who have never received MTM sessions do not understand the value of the unfamiliar offer and see it as time-intensive and unnecessary. Consequently, m...
To do so, pharmacists and pharmacy students need more education on the medication abortion regimen, particularly regarding warnings, contraindications, and adverse effects (AEs). Unfortunately, the current pharmacy curriculum does not adequately prepare students for this...
House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health gathered on October 21, 2015 to hear from stakeholders regarding the benefits and challenges of medication therapy management (MTM) under Medicare Part D.doi:10.1016/S...
MTM Essentials for Cholesterol Management: New February CPE available The goal of this activity is to empower pharmacists to use current understanding of cholesterol management to improve patient care. Who will stand up for pharmacy? An 89-year-old woman walked 3,200 miles in 14 months for a ...
Eye drops can soothe dryness, cure infections, help with allergy symptoms, relieve swelling, and give much-needed relief to your eyes. For all the magic they do, they must be administered properly. Hygienic, proper application of eye drops...
Value Based Care and Specialty Pharmacy Specialty pharmacies are uniquely positioned to thrive in the era of value-based health care. Working with patients, caregivers, prescribers, payers, and pharmaceutical drug manufacturers, specialty pharmacies promote value by coordinating care for complex health co...
Pharmacy Times Volume00 How to Help Parents Cope with Colic Author(s): Tara Kompare, PharmDColic is probably one of the mostfeared 5-letter words known tonew parents. It can best bedefined by inconsolable crying episodesin a healthy and well-fed infant, using the"rule of 3"—crying for...