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Survey
This month we would like to know...
Does your pharmacy use social media (blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) as a marketing tool?
• Yes
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• We plan on using social media in 2011
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The American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Association of Poison Control Centers are raising awareness about the dangers of drug poisoning as part of Poison Prevention Week, which is taking place March 20 to 26. Read full article. |
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A monthly review of the peer-reviewed literature by
Drug Topics' Editorial Advisor
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS. Anna Garrett is manager, Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Programs, Mission Hospital, Asheville, N.C.
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Benefit of compression stockings after stroke is modest
Read full article.
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SmartTots, a partnership between the International Anesthesia Research Society and FDA, is gathering more research on safe anesthesia for children under 4 years old. Read full article. |
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A substantial portion of antiretroviral-naive patients are infected with transmitted drug-resistant HIV with 1 or more drug-resistant mutations, and they are much more likely to experience treatment failure, according to a European multicohort study published in The Lancet Infectious Disease. Read full article. |
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Patients with psoriatic arthritis undergoing their first treatment with tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor showed a high adherence to therapy and a good response, according to a recent Danish study in Arthritis & Rheumatism. Read full article.
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The willingness of the elderly to take medication for primary cardiovascular disease prevention is relatively insensitive to its benefit but highly sensitive to its adverse effects, according to a recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Read full article.
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Meetings and Events
March 20-26, 2011 Poison Prevention Week
Nationwide
Contact:
P.O. Box 1543
Washington, D.C. 20013
Phone: 301-504-7058
Fax: 301-504-0862
wells@aapcc.org
March 25-27, 2011 NCPA Diabetes Accreditation Standards-Practical Applications (DASPA)
Dallas, TX
Contact:
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA
22314
800-544-7447
March 25-28, 2011 American Pharmacists Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA
Contact:
2215 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 1-800-237-2742 (APhA)
Fax: 202-448-8734
April 16, 2011 Diabetes, Oral Health, & Nutrition: Interrelationships, Innovations, & Interventions
San Francisco, CA
Health professionals not eligible for continuing medical education credit will receive a certificate of participation
that they may submit to their state licensing board for credit.
Contact:
Joslin Diabetes Center
One Joslin Place
Boston, MA 02215
617-732-2400
www.ProfessionalEd.joslin.org
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