Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the deaths.
In a pilot study where four Nova Scotia community pharmacies were allowed to offer self-testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea, test positivity rates were three-to-seven times higher than expected.
In some cases, saying “no” feels like a breath of fresh air. But then there are those other instances of “no”—the ones that leave you with a pang of guilt, making you second-guess yourself.
IV therapy clinics are springing up around the U.S. and Canada, touting quick ways to recover from a hangover or a hard workout. But doctors and regulators preach caution.
The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s has opened a temporary prescription pickup and vaccination depot at its municipal office following the sudden closure of the community’s only pharmacy, Shoppers Drug Mart, on June 20.
The toolkit, developed by British emergency physician Dr. Liz Herrieven, includes tips on how to communicate properly with patients with learning disabilities or autism, as well as how to avoid missed or diagnoses in these patients.
Incorporating technicians into your chronic disease management workflow can increase their job satisfaction and relieve some of the technical burden that pharmacists can face.
