Dec 04, 2014 | Hospitals take steps to control drug costs
U.S. spending on specialty drugs, is expected to rise by 19% in 2014
Dec 02, 2014 | A Strong Health Care Role for Pharmacists
Hospital and health-system pharmacists are financial assets to their employers
Nov 25, 2014 | Pharmacists Catch Many Errors
Thousands of pharmacists across the U.S. identify medication errors everyday that could result in serious harm to the patient
Nov 24, 2014 | 50 Percent of Patients Don’t Take Prescription Medications According to Guidance
Why do only 50% of patients take prescription medication as they should, 160 years after medicine became a proper field?
Nov 21, 2014 | Automated Reminders Improve Heart Disease Medication Adherence
Those who received the enhanced intervention were more likely to refill their medications
Nov 20, 2014 | Only half of patients take their medications as prescribed
The cost of patients not taking their medications as prescribed can be substantial in terms of their health
Nov 18, 2014 | Med Sync: APhA Foundation Creates Awareness
Developing a relationship with your pharmacist is valuable to your health
Nov 14, 2014 | Patients Should Share Accountability for Own Health
"We can prescribe a medicine, but if the patient doesn't take it, we have failure."
Nov 13, 2014 | ESRD Special Needs Plans: A Proof of Concept for Integrated Care
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) program includes a comprehensive pharmacy management program
Nov 12, 2014 | Pharmacists Show $1.2M in Post-Discharge Savings
Depending on the complexity of medication issues, a pharmacist consult can range from 15 minutes to 2 hours