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Securing every dose with an edible security technology for safe medicines

European Pharmaceutical Review

On- or in-dose authentication means that a security measure or anticounterfeit feature is integrated with the dosage form itself, offering product verification and traceability embedded into each medicine, rather than on the secondary package” WHO estimates that >50 percent of the drugs for sale on the internet are fake.

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Episode 864: Why Did ISMP Remove the Do Not Crush List from Their Website?

Pharmacy Joe

ISMP encourages organizations to maintain, update, and periodically review a list of oral dosage forms that may require alteration through evaluation of package inserts, drug manufacturer inquiries, tertiary drug information resources, and primary literature.

Dosage 111
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Episode 864: Why Did ISMP Remove the Do Not Crush List from Their Website?

Pharmacy Joe

ISMP encourages organizations to maintain, update, and periodically review a list of oral dosage forms that may require alteration through evaluation of package inserts, drug manufacturer inquiries, tertiary drug information resources, and primary literature.

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How Can Evidence-Based Medical Education Improve Learning?

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

Today, at an outpatient practice or in an inpatient hospital, a healthcare provider is asking themselves: Can we do this differently or better? Based on the IHI’s whiteboard video, we don’t know.

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Is Pharmacy School Worth it? Part II

The Pharmacist Blog

Gets new job at a hospital inpatient pharmacy with a base pay as a new grad of $20.00/hr For those who don’t know, I work in Long Term Care and Inpatient Pharmacy. Adjust wage increases, account for capital gains/dividend taxes, increase tuition costs yearly, and take advantage of the employer benefits package.

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NHC Comments on Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems

Putting Patients First Blog

Bundled Payments In the proposed rule, CMS requests public comments on potential modifications to the policy packaging for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals in order to ensure equitable payment and continued beneficiary access. For many individuals living with chronic illnesses, radiopharmaceuticals are essential to their care plans.

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Medication Distribution System

RX Note

Unit Dose System The unit dose system is characterized by medications contained in unit dose packages , dispensed in ready-to-administer form, with not more than a 24-hour supply delivered or available on the patient care unit at any time.