5 tips for achieving smoother transitions of careFive ways that you can help your patients experience a safe and smooth transition into the hospital and back home. Clinical Feature: Atrial fibrillationThe community pharmacist’s role in stroke prevention and rate/rhythm control. High frequency of unlicensed and off-label drug use in hospitalized children Only 39% of off-label prescriptions in a tertiary care hospital had strong supporting evidence. New continuing education opportunities for pharmacy techs Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy leading new multi-phased initiative. Slow rollout for new compounding standards NAPRA releases Model Standards to ensure safer practices. Spotlight on Kayla Ross Pharmacy tech hand-makes individualized IV meds with extra special care. Actikerall: low-dose fluorouracil formulation for actinic keratosis Once daily at-home treatment applied with a brush applicator. Drug News: March 2016 A review of launches, new indications, Health Canada advisories and new dosage forms. University of Alberta students call for action to reduce fentanyl deaths CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescribing Eli Lilly changes outcome goals in Alzheimer's drug study Cognition remains primary measure, function now secondary measure. Ontario pharmacists make case for minor ailments prescribing OPA uses Pharmacist Awareness Month to push for expanded scope. First Previous 567 568 569 570 571 Next Last
