BACKGROUND A series of state-level statute changes have allowed pharmacists to provide influenza vaccinations in community pharmacies. The study aim was to estimate the effects of pharmacy-based immunization statutes changes on per capita influenza vaccine prescriptions, adult vaccination rates, and the utilization of other preventive health services. METHODS A quasi-experimental study that c...

BACKGROUND People using the Internet to find information on health issues, such as specific diseases, usually start their search from a general search engine, for example, Google. Internet searches such as these may yield results and data of questionable quality and reliability. Health Library is a free-of-charge medical portal on the Internet providing medical information for the general publi...

Report of the 2011-2012 AACP Professional Affairs Committee: Addressing the Teaching Excellence of Volunteer Pharmacy Preceptors Betty Jean Harris, Chair, Michell Butler, Elizabeth Cardello, Robin Corelli, Wafa Dahdal, Mary Gurney, Kristopher Harrell, John Murphy, Douglas Pisano, Meghan Sullivan, Janet Teeters, Lynette Bradley-Baker Husson University School of Pharmacy, One College Circle, Bang...

Many private and public health insurance plans increasingly encourage their beneficiaries—either through mandates or incentives—to fill prescriptions for longterm chronic conditions through a mail order pharmacy or at a community-based or mail order specialty pharmacy designated by the pharmacy benefit manager. Approximately 90% of employers as of May 2011 and 25 state acquired immune deficienc...

ISSN: 0975-766X Available Online through Research Article www.ijptonline.com CHRONOPHARMACEUTICAL RELEASE OF THEOPHYLLINE FROM PULSATILE CAPSULAR DEVICE BASED ON PROGRAMMABLE ERODIBLE PLUG: INFLUENCE OF VARIOUS POYLMERS AND PLUG POSITION Amit Bhat*, KPR Chowdary, Shobharani.R.H, Lakshmi Narasu Department of Pharmaceutics, Bharat Institute of Technology (Pharmacy), Mangalpally (V), Ibrahimpatnam...

A survey of quality assurance (QA) systems in European faculties of pharmacy was carried out under the auspices of the European Association of Faculties of Pharmacy PHARMINE consortium. A questionnaire based on the quality criteria of the International Pharmaceutical Federation and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (USA) was sent out to European faculties. Replies were obtained f...

Research is essential in that it is required to provide the scientific evidence that helps ensure patients receive the appropriate treatment. Evidence based medicine is now recognised as essential for all patients. Historically, both pregnant women and paediatric patients have been neglected by researchers. Clinical trials are more challenging in both of these patient groups. Additionally, the ...

OBJECTIVE To provide evidence regarding existing partnerships between academic pharmacy and primary care that focus on training practitioners in patient-centered health care (PCHC). DATA SOURCES The report of the 2009-10 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Professional Affairs Committee identified 25 current U.S.-based examples of PCHC that incorporate the training and preparation of...

Although clinical pharmacy training in Pakistan is a novelty in the undergraduate pharmacy curriculum, it has significantly improved the practical knowledge of the undergraduate students with regards practice of pharmacy in health care settings. The implementation of the curriculum change was a major innovation but the possible negative implications were not contemplated at the time of executio...

abstractthe present study aimed to evaluate pharmacy practice regarding dietary supplements in tehran (i.r. iran). so, the factors affecting on pharmacists' practice including their knowledge, attitude, and some underlying factors were evaluated. this is an observational knowledge; attitude and practice (kap) study. the unit of analysis include community pharmacies located in tehran. the d...