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Pharmacy services in emergency departments: a comprehensive approach to improve patient care

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

But now, a group of Spanish pharmacists and emergency medicine specialists have issued a joint declaration to streamline understanding and improve patient care. The number of clinical pharmacists involved in patient care in emergency departments (EDs) in Europe has increased significantly in recent years.

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UK fines drugmakers record £260m for price gouging NHS

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The price of a pack of 10mg tablets went from 70 pence in 2008 to £88 in 2016, according to the CMA, while a 20mg pack rose from £1.07 Before April 2008, the NHS was spending approximately £500,000 a year on hydrocortisone tablets, but that had swelled to £80 million by 2016. . to £102.74.

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Polypharmacy and ageing

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Arch Intern Med 2008 Feb 25;168(4):382–9. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2015;24(6):637–46. Ensrud KE et al. Comparison of 2 frailty indexes for prediction of falls, disability, fractures, and death in older women. Cudby S, Syan G. Frailty and polypharmacy: the role of the practice pharmacist. www.guidelinesinpractice.co.uk/multimorbidity-/frailty-and-polypharmacy-the-role-of-the-practice-pharmacist/455001.article

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PharmDs – Crucial to Chronic Care Management Services: A Doctor’s Perspective

PharmD Live

In the physician’s office, when you put electronic health records (EHRs) with algorithms and artificial intelligence into the hands of your team pharmacist, you have an overwhelming opportunity to improve clinical benefits and even greater opportunity to improve patient care. Comorbidities and Medicare patient risk.

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7 Ways To Improve Medication Adherence and Lower DIR Fees

Digital Pharmacist

In 2008, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created the Five-Star Rating System, also referred to as Star Ratings , to evaluate health plans for service quality, patient care, and medication adherence. Download today!

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Phage therapy in practice: advancing the fight against multidrug-resistant infections

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

A recent multicentre, retrospective study involving 100 patients treated with personalised phage therapy reported promising results. The study, conducted from 2008 to 2022, involved 35 hospitals across 12 countries and demonstrated clinical improvement in 77.2% of infections, with 61.3%

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Solutions for Constipation Relief

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Take this month to recognize their expertise and the valuable support they provide in patient care! Published 2008 Oct 21. MTM-trained pharmacists can work closely with healthcare teams to ensure that medications are safe, effective, and tailored to individual needs, improving overall health outcomes. Parasit Vectors.