Patients fail to fill prescriptions finds study

Survey finds staffing patterns stable but positions hard to fill.

The limits of conscientious objection--may pharmacists refuse to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception?

Health policy decisions are often controversial, and the recent determination by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to grant over-the-counter status to the emergency contraceptive Plan B was no exception. Some physicians decried the decision as a troubling clash of science, politics, and morality. 1 Other practitioners, citing safety, heralded the agency’s prudence. 2 Public sentiment m...

Food restriction, refeeding, and gastric fill fail to affect emesis in musk shrews.

Nausea and emesis are common side effects of gastrointestinal disease. Reports indicate that ghrelin and endocannabinoids, agents that stimulate appetite, also reduce emesis evoked by chemotherapy treatment, which suggests that stimulation of feeding inhibits the emetic system. In the following study we conducted a more direct test of this hypothesis by determining the impact of manipulating th...

Study of 200 dispensing prescriptions in respect to their formulation suitability.

SUMMARY At the present study a total number of 200 dispensing prescriptions for skin use was studied in respect to the suitability of their formulation ingredients. The results showed that there was problems with almost all dispensed prescriptions including: - insolubility of drug in its prescribed vehiclp. - Insufficiency of alcoholic grade as formulation solvent. - Using tablet or caps...

Log-based Longitudinal Study Finds Window Thrashing

Although large displays are becoming more cost effective, most user interfaces are optimized for a single monitor of modest size even though many traditional workspaces such as desks and workbenches are much larger and some studies have found benefits from large displays. This paper explores whether a single monitor is sufficient for information work using standard software. A log-based longitu...