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COMMUNITY REPORT

Small Doses: The news you need to be the best

Pharmacists are busy people, so we're here to help you learn what you need to know in a way that works for you. Here are four recent news stories that we think you need to know about. The Opioid crisis, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and cost-cutting are all important issues for every pharmacist (or for anyone involved with healthcare).

POPULAR ON THE WEB

New Legislation Aims to Prohibit DIR Fees

Retail pharmacists are optimistic that Medicare direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees could end, if new bills proposed in the U.S. Senate and House are passed.

How to Deal with an Angry Customer

With rises in co-pays and issues with denied prescriptions more pharmacists are seeing angry customers. What can they do?

Food, Juice, and Drugs: Hold the Grapefruit

Many drugs are known to have interactions with foods and beverages. But are patients educated well enough about these interactions?

EDITOR'S CHOICE

New CDC Study Finds Shocking Rates of Overdose Deaths

New results from 2015 show that drug overdoses will only keep increasing.

INSIDE THE LATEST ISSUE

The Top Six Ways Trump's Policies Will Impact Pharmacies

We're still within the first 100 days of a new administration. What is happening, and what can you expect?

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: Updated recommendations and strategies to improve

New Options When Statins Are Not Enough

Key cogs in the management of Parkinson's disease

DIGITAL EDITION

January 2017 | Vol. 161 No. 1
In this issue, we take an in-depth look at Dementia and Alzheimer's, and give you the tools you need to help patients with mental health problems.

Read the whole issue here

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