October is American Pharmacists Month, so I sat down with a pharmacist of 24 years who is passionate about patient care and counseling in pharmacy and the impact they can make on individual and community health.
With the class of 2019 prepared to enter post-secondary education and the workforce, many are looking for a stable career that offers opportunity and growth. Becoming a pharmacy technician is a good option. Job growth in this field is expected to increase by 20 percent through 2022.
Pharmacists play a vital role in educating patients and their caregivers about prescription opioids. Allied Against Opioid Abuse (AAOA), a national initiative for education and awareness to prevent the abuse and misuse of prescription opioids, commissioned a poll and found more than 70 percent of respondents said detailed instructions from pharmacists ...
This post was updated Jan. 11, 2020, with information regarding vaccine administration during the COVID-19 pandemic. In August of 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Safety (HHS) announced that it would authorize licensed pharmacists to administer all vaccines recommended by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ...
Poor medication adherence is an ongoing problem in the pharmacy industry. An overwhelming number of prescription medications are being taken incorrectly, and a 2014 study found that almost one-third of patients did not fill first-time prescriptions. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 50 percent of chronically ...
