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Hospital pharmacist-led re-evaluation of medication errors: a pilot study

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Karl-Johan Lindner and Marie Halvarsson, from the pharmacy at Västerås Hospital in Sweden, describe a new approach to improve the categorisation of medication errors that uses the skills of hospital pharmacists to reclassify reported incidents based on a given medication process. One million injections or infusions and 1.7

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Connecting with Patients at Home

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

In this position, she works with patients in the comfort of their homes after being discharged from a hospital setting. The MIH-CP is a patient-centered program that provides a broad range of health services to high-risk patients in the comfort of their homes after they’ve been discharged from the hospital.

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Erectile dysfunction drugs may reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk, pharmacy-led study finds

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

This association, which was found through the analysis of medical records, was strongest amongst those who had been issued the most prescriptions for medicines which included sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), vardenafil and avanafil. A version of this article was originally published by our sister publication Pulse.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Mobile Healthcare Applications

Viseven

A Hospital in a Pocket. Such healthcare mobile apps for patients can calculate dosage or offer dosing suggestions based on multiple complex formulas and individual medical parameters. The app can calculate dosage and the frequency of administering a pill or suspension. Dosage calculator for parents and HCPs.

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Influence of 5G on Healthcare

Viseven

5G technology can recommend the next steps during surgical procedures based on the latest medical research and facilitate real-time consultations with remote healthcare professionals. Hospitals avoided pouring money into costly inventory monitoring systems due to tight budgets and the limited return on investment.

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Pharmacogenetics: What pharmacists need to know

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Many patients will not experience a therapeutic effect at standard dosages, whereas others might be more susceptible to adverse effects or toxicity. If these results can be integrated into a patient’s medical records, they can be used to inform the prescription of future medicines throughout that patient’s life.

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How to help patients manage diabetes

The Checkup by Singlecare

Below are some important counseling points to keep in mind for patients getting diabetes prescriptions for the first time: Oral medications: Go over the dosage of diabetes medications and what side effects the patient might expect, along with ways to manage them. For instance, steroids can drastically raise blood glucose levels.