Disease State Sunday: Clostridial myonecrosis (AKA: Gas Gangrene)
Clostridial Myonecrosis...
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Bill to let pharmacists prescribe birth control passes Wisconsin Assembly (scnow.com)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Birth control could be prescribed and dispensed by pharmacists in Wisconsin under a bill that passed the Republican-controlled state Assembly on Wednesday with broad bipartisan support.
NCCN addresses ongoing chemotherapy shortages: More than 90% of cancer centers are impacted (medicalxpress.com)
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)—an alliance of leading academic cancer centers—published survey results today that shed light on just how widespread the current platinum chemotherapy shortage is, and shared a statement calling on the whole oncology community to work together on solutions.
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A primer for the Joint Comission's "Do Not Use List Fact Sheet" (www.jointcommission.org)
Almost 5K matches made for pharmacy residency programs (www.healthcarefinancenews.com)
The number of positions has grown from 5,127 in 2019 to 5,832 this year, a sign that the pipeline for new pharmacists is getting bigger.
The Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act is the Latest Effort Combatting High Pharmacy DIR Fees (www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
Recently introduced to the U.S. Senate, the Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act (S. 2052) will help to secure Medicare patients’, typically seniors, freedom to receive medications and care from the pharmacy of their choice choice through improvements to the “any willing pharmacy” law.
