TODAY'S HEADLINES
A Louisiana pharmacy owner recently pled guilty to charges she bribed nursing home workers to return unused drugs, then repackaged and resold them as new. » More
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Patients who use statins are consuming more calories and fats than a decade earlier, increasing the risk of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online in JAMA Internal Medicine. » More
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The University of Texas at Tyler recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new pharmacy school scheduled to open in the fall of 2015. The Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy anticipates serving students who are now being turned away from other Texas pharmacy schools. » More
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A West Virginia pharmacist has tossed his hat into the ring for the Republican nomination for Congress in the state's 2nd District. Ken Reed faces six challengers in the primary. If elected, he promises to use business principles he's learned operating the pharmacy. » More
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Continuing Education
This month’s article is the third in a new year-long CPE series, Medication Therapy Management Considerations for Adult Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. From February 2014 through January 2015, pharmacists can earn up to 24 hours of CPE credit with 12 monthly knowledge-based activities from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Drug Topics.
This goal of this month’s activity is to review nonpharmacologic treatment strategies relevant to medication therapy management of hypertension and introduce drug therapy considerations in geriatric patients with hypertension.
To read and print the article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here. To proceed to the online exams and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to log in.
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