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August 6, 2013

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Top 10 cities for pharmacists

And the winner is? According to the website ValuePenguin, with its low cost-of-living and plentiful recreation, Gadsden, AL. is the best city for pharmacists. See the rest of the cities that made the cut.
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Express Scripts CEO confident about future

Express Scripts’ second quarter net income more than tripled to $543 million, thanks in part to the growth of home delivery and the exploding specialty drug market. » More

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Preceptors and Program Directors: don't miss the ONLY meeting dedicated to your development--now including programming for preceptors of students! 2013 ASHP National Pharmacy Preceptors Conference, August 21-23-- Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington DC. www.ashp.org/preceptors2013

Pharmacist named Acting Deputy U.S. Surgeon General

Rear Admiral Scott F. Giberson, this year’s recipient of the American Pharmacists Association’s Distinguished Federal Pharmacist of the Year Award, recently became Acting Deputy U.S. Surgeon General. » More

VIDEO:  The MTM Model: Moving from studies to practice

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MTM reduces diseases and costs. Pharmacists know that. So why is it taking so long for employers to embrace this concept? Bruce Roberts, CEO, RxAlly, discusses moving from studies to practice.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Articles, video, tools and CME on one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The major risk-factor for COPD is smoking, and women with COPD have a higher mortality rate than men, according to statistics from The American Lung Association. Read More

Continuing Education

Pain Management CPE: New July CPE activity available

Welcome to our CPE series: Pain Management Considerations for Medication Therapy Management, which has been designed for pharmacists who take care of patients who need pain relief. You can earn up to 10 credits by completing our April 2013 through August 2013 monthly knowledge-based activities and 2 credits from September 2013 to October 2013 with 2 monthly interactive online case studies.
The July activity covers regulatory and ethical issues in pain management.
To read and print the July 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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