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Gazing into the Crystal Ball

Health-System Pharmacy in 2011 and Beyond

AS PHARMACY PRACTICE EVOLVES from a profession that primarily supervises medication distribution to one that provides services such as medication ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011

Pharmacists Seeing Retirement With New Eyes

IN AN ERA OF ERODING 401(k) PLANS and disappearing pensions, pharmacists, like other professionals, are finding the prospect of retirement daunting. ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011

MUSC Takes Home Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety

THE DAYS AND WEEKS AFTER A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT are a critical time for patients. Many are already on complex medication regimens at the time of ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011

ACOs in the Age of Health Care Reform

Opportunities Abound for Pharmacists’ Med-Management Skills

THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OF 2010 provides a plethora of opportunities for pharmacists to optimize their patient-care ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011

Use of Technology Growing, Pharmacists’ Roles Changing

ASHP National Survey Tracks Pharmacy Trends Over Time

OVER THE YEARS, ASHP’s National Survey of Health-System Pharmacy Practice has evolved into a powerful tool to track pharmacy developments. The ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011

Reforms in the Middle East, Changes in Pharmacy

AS I WRITE THIS, the world is witnessing amazing changes in the Middle East. Citizens from Tunisia to Egypt--and now in Libya--are rising ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011