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Beyond the Counter: My Journey Through a Transformative IPPE Experience

Flip the Pharmacy

CPESN pharmacies focus on strong, personal relationships with each individual patient. These pharmacies provide patient-centered enhanced services, such as point of care testing (POCT), to improve patient health outcomes. This is all dependent on location, management, staffing, and store volume.

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Why Balancing Blood Sugar is Vital for Hashimoto’s Health

The Thyroid Pharmacist

A review paper published in 2010 that discussed the relationship between thyroid dysfunction and metabolic disorders, highlighted the fact that patients with diabetes were up to three times more likely to develop a thyroid disorder. (7). Hypoglycemia is an early risk factor for developing diabetes.

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What Your Pharmacy Can Do for National Nutrition Month

Digital Pharmacist

Springtime, March specifically, is an excellent time of year for you to start conversations with your patients about the various foods they’re eating and how they can enhance their diets to improve their overall health. The celebration was focused on the importance of choosing the right foods and starting a consistent exercise regimen.

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Pharmacist-Led Telehealth Solution Fills Care Gap Created by Retail Pharmacy Closures

PharmD Live

As national retail pharmacy chains, including CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid and Walmart shutter their primary care health clinics and retail stores , eliminate virtual care options and struggle to manage rising costs, pharmacist-led telehealth is bridging the gaps in care for millions of Americans.

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New technologies fuel advancements in digital health

Pharmaceutical Technology

How patients receive treatment is being revolutionised by advancements in AI and machine learning, the internet of things (IoT) and extended reality, coupled with a growing comfort with digital devices including smartphones and telehealth, as a part of managing one’s care. The Canadian digital health sector, like the global one, is growing.

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The Most Common OTC Resource

FADIC

OTC drugs are medications that are deemed safe and effective for use by the general public without seeking treatment from a health professional. These drugs are usually located on shelves in pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations and even online. Patient advocacy: Pharmacists advocate for their patients’ health and well-being.

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A digital twin for the body: why patient data consent is vital

Pharmaceutical Technology

Furthermore, when trying to generate a digital twin of the body, consent is required from the patient to confirm that their personal data can be used and shared with parties they have permitted. in the trial’s control group using existing treatments for Type 2 diabetes. Digital twins and healthcare data. points, compared to just 0.39