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Community pharmacy, also known as retail pharmacy, is the most common type of pharmacy that allows the public access to their medications and advice about their health. Traditionally known as a chemist, it is the healthcare facility that is responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical service to a specific community group or region.

University Hospitals to deploy Allscripts EHR for 1,400 physicians across Northeast Ohio

University Hospitals (UH), one of the nation's leading healthcare systems, will significantly expand its deployment of Allscripts ambulatory and acute care solutions to enable caregivers throughout Northeast Ohio to collaborate for a team approach to patient care.

14 Feb 2011

Huntington Insurance adds HealthWarehouse.com to prescription drug benefit program

HealthWarehouse.com, Inc., a leading retail mail-order pharmacy, and Huntington Insurance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and leader in employee benefits products, announced today a partnership that will give customers across the Midwest access to low-cost generic prescription medication.

14 Feb 2011

Campaign to undermine e-prescribing's safety, savings benefits

Some drug manufacturers are aggressively pushing legislative proposals in states across the country that if enacted would undermine electronic prescribing's (e-prescribing) proven safety and savings benefits, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said today.

14 Feb 2011

Pharmacy, engineering professors at UH combine efforts to speed development of new antibiotics

Eliminating tens of thousands of manual lab experiments, two University of Houston (UH) professors are working toward a method to cut the development time of new antibiotics. While current practices typically last for more than a decade, a computerized modeling system being developed at UH will speed up this process.

11 Feb 2011

UCSD: Medication education can help patients with diabetes better stick to drug treatment plans

Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients with diabetes better stick to their drug treatments plans.

10 Feb 2011

State and federal efforts to monitor drug prescriptions and payments face challenges

The Center For Public Integrity reports on the challenges Medicare faces in trying to ensure that prescription drugs paid for by its contracting health plans are actually prescribed by doctors. Meanwhile, The Miami Herald chronicles the latest chapter in the ongoing story about the state's pill mills.

10 Feb 2011

Humira and Enbrel have best overall clinical profile for treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis: Survey

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis, the highest proportion of surveyed dermatologists and managed care organizations' (MCOs) pharmacy directors indicate that Abbott/Eisai's Humira and Amgen/Pfizer/Stiefel/Takeda's Enbrel have the best overall clinical profile when compared to other currently available agents.

9 Feb 2011

HHS Medicaid savings agenda must prevail despite opposition

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius should continue encouraging state Medicaid programs to explore more affordable pharmacy solutions despite opposition from the independent drugstore lobby, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said today.

9 Feb 2011

Updating approach to pharmacy benefits will help Florida Medicaid save $462 million

"Governor Scott is taking important steps to reduce wasteful spending in Medicaid, which is a big problem when it comes to pharmacy benefits. Because of its old-school 'fee-for-service' approach, Florida Medicaid pays drugstores much more than either Medicare or the commercial market pays them. Over the next decade, Florida could save $462 million - without cutting benefits, eligibility or payments to doctor and hospitals - simply by updating its approach to pharmacy benefits."

9 Feb 2011

UMMC researchers develop MOPAT tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients

A valid and reliable tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients has been developed by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.

9 Feb 2011

Pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service improves quality of care for HIT patients

A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that a pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service improves the way medication is managed for patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, a common but life-threatening thromboembolic disorder.

9 Feb 2011

Humana fourth quarter diluted EPS decreases to $0.63

Humana Inc. today reported diluted earnings per common share (EPS) for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 (4Q10) of $0.63, compared to $1.48 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 (4Q09).

7 Feb 2011

Patient need to share medication side effects with health care team: Retired family doctor

"I had a wonderful gentleman patient who had resistant blood pressure," recalls Vicki Koenig, M.D., a retired family doctor in Exmore, VA. "When he came for a blood pressure check on the latest new med and it was great, I was ecstatic. Then he said, 'But I notice my urine's a little dark.' His was one of the first cases of fatal liver complications from this medication."

5 Feb 2011

Ameritox makes significant strides to advance its industry leadership position

Ameritox, the nation's leader in pain medication monitoring, made significant strides to advance its industry leadership position by strengthening the company's commitment to physicians and patients in the past twelve months.

5 Feb 2011

Scientists awarded grant to study microbiology of Cystic Fibrosis pulmonary infection

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have begun work into improving the lives of thousands of Cystic Fibrosis sufferers thanks to the award of a -1.74 million US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership grant.

4 Feb 2011

Queen's awarded £1.74 million grant to study microbiology of Cystic Fibrosis pulmonary infection

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have begun work into improving the lives of thousands of Cystic Fibrosis sufferers thanks to the award of a £1.74 million US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership grant.

4 Feb 2011

HHS encourages lower-cost drug usage to help reduce Medicaid spending

With Medicaid spending growth almost doubling over the past year, a new document released today by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to all 50 governors encourages the use of lower-cost drugs - including generics - to help reduce Medicaid spending.

4 Feb 2011

CIGNA fourth quarter shareholders' net income increases to $461 million

CIGNA Corporation today reported shareholders' net income of $461 million, or $1.69 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with shareholders' net income of $330 million, or $1.19 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2009.

3 Feb 2011

PEARS project reviews professional pharmacy education in Ireland

A research team from Aston University in Birmingham, UK has completed The Pharmacy Education and Accreditation Reviews Project (PEARS), which reviewed professional pharmacy education as a whole in Ireland. The Project was led by Professor Keith Wilson and Dr Chris Langley, who are based in the School of Life & Health Sciences at Aston.

3 Feb 2011

HealthCore, AstraZeneca collaborate to conduct real-world studies on disease states, treatment

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and HealthCore, the health outcomes research subsidiary of WellPoint, today announced a collaborative agreement to conduct real-world studies designed to determine how to most effectively and economically treat disease.

3 Feb 2011

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University Hospitals to deploy Allscripts EHR for 1,400 physicians across Northeast Ohio

Huntington Insurance adds HealthWarehouse.com to prescription drug benefit program

Campaign to undermine e-prescribing's safety, savings benefits

Pharmacy, engineering professors at UH combine efforts to speed development of new antibiotics

UCSD: Medication education can help patients with diabetes better stick to drug treatment plans

State and federal efforts to monitor drug prescriptions and payments face challenges

Humira and Enbrel have best overall clinical profile for treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis: Survey

HHS Medicaid savings agenda must prevail despite opposition

Updating approach to pharmacy benefits will help Florida Medicaid save $462 million

UMMC researchers develop MOPAT tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients

Pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service improves quality of care for HIT patients

Humana fourth quarter diluted EPS decreases to $0.63

Patient need to share medication side effects with health care team: Retired family doctor

Ameritox makes significant strides to advance its industry leadership position

Scientists awarded grant to study microbiology of Cystic Fibrosis pulmonary infection

Queen's awarded £1.74 million grant to study microbiology of Cystic Fibrosis pulmonary infection

HHS encourages lower-cost drug usage to help reduce Medicaid spending

CIGNA fourth quarter shareholders' net income increases to $461 million

PEARS project reviews professional pharmacy education in Ireland

HealthCore, AstraZeneca collaborate to conduct real-world studies on disease states, treatment

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