News articles tagged with 'pharmacist'
Medication education key to successful adherence in patients with diabetes
— 9 Feb 2011 16:29 | HealthResearchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients…
Adding pharmacists to docs' offices helps patient outcomes, study shows
— 16 Nov 2010 12:54 | HealthAdding pharmacists to the primary care team right in doctors' offices may help patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes better manage associated risks, a new University of Alberta…
Novel pouch could reduce mother-to-infant HIV infection
— 14 May 2010 13:32 | HealthBy using medications packaged just like fast-food ketchup, HIV-positive mothers in developing countries can more easily provide protection to newborn babies born at home…
Pharmacists can play key role in fight against osteoporosis: U of A study
— 16 Mar 2010 01:10 | HealthUniversity of Alberta researcher Nese Yuksel says pharmacists could be integral to the education and screening of people for osteoporosis, as pharmacists are easily accessible and are…
Team-based care involving a pharmacist improves blood pressure control
— 24 Nov 2009 11:20 | HealthPatients whose hypertension is managed by a physician-pharmacist team have lower blood pressure levels and are more likely to reach goals for blood pressure control than those treated…
Doctor-pharmacist partnership reduces hospitalisation for heart failure
— 19 Aug 2009 15:00 | HealthThinking 'outside the medicine cabinet' is paying off in Australia, where a doctor-pharmacist partnership is reducing hospitalisations for heart failure - one of the most expensive…
Seniors should watch for drug interactions when taking multiple medications
— 4 May 2009 18:34 | HealthA recent study found that more than 80 percent of adults age 57 and older take at least one prescription drug a day and that about half of them regularly mix drugs with over-the-counter…
Health undervalued in reproductive rights debate
— 11 Apr 2009 09:55 | HealthWomen's health is increasingly undervalued in conflicts over reproductive rights, including clashes based on moral objections under so-called conscience clauses, a new study by a University…
Prepared patient: Coping with the high cost of prescriptions
— 6 Apr 2009 15:56 | HealthCost-cutting measures are creeping into the medicine cabinet. We split pills in half or take the drugs every other day to stretch our doses. We stop filling the prescriptions for our…
Health is undervalued in reproductive rights debate
— 2 Apr 2009 11:51 | HealthWomen's health is increasingly undervalued in conflicts over reproductive rights, including clashes based on moral objections under so-called conscience clauses, a new study by a University…