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Develop Strategies for Managing Medications During Sick Days

Pharmacy Times

Strategies for intervention design focused on opportunities for both patients and providers by way of medication labeling, specific prescription instructions, prescribing prompts, and educational services.

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Color-Coded Asthma Medication Labels in Pharmacies Enhance Self-Management Education

Pharmacy Times

Pharmacists played a crucial role in providing asthma action plans and enhancing patient education, despite challenges, and study limitations.

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Rapid pseudomonas aeruginosa detection method developed

European Pharmaceutical Review

The study used medications labelled as “sterile, oral and topical preparations, components of formulations for micro-pellicle media, re-agents, and chemical compounds for achieving selectivity, factors promoting multiplication, and inhibition factors.” aeruginosa bacteria in pure culture, mixed culture, or other research materials.

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The Checkup by Singlecare - Untitled Article

The Checkup by Singlecare

Medications can have various side effects, which is why patients are often told not to consume alcohol or operate a vehicle after taking them. Patients should carefully review medication labels and consult healthcare professionals to understand potential side effects before driving.

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The only party not getting heartburn over GSK demerger is the lawyers | Nils Pratley

The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

The lawyers aren’t scooping the lot, it should be said, since Haleon also had to get its IT systems on to a separate platform, find itself an office and change a lot of medical labels. But they will have collected the lion’s share of the £100m-ish that relates to admission to London’s stock market. Continue reading.

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Five for Friday February 24: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality

PQA

Evaluating Patient-Centered Prescription Labels on Adherence A recent study from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy found that patient-centered prescription medication labels can help increase medication adherence among patients. Current medication labels often hinder safe and appropriate use of medicines.

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Is Advil the same as ibuprofen?

The Checkup by Singlecare

While browsing the aisles in a drug store or shopping online for pain relief, you will likely be inundated with many different brands and medication types. If you see medications labeled “Advil” and others labeled “ibuprofen,” you may ask yourself: “Is Advil the same as ibuprofen?”