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Master the Art of Patient Counseling

PioneerRx

Filling a prescription is more than just putting pills in a bottle or slapping a label on a box. Pharmacy work is complex. It consists of several steps, that.

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Fighting the Flu With Supplements: The Pharmacist’s Patient Counseling Guide

Pharmacy Times

Confusing product labeling and conflicting data can create challenges for patients.

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Why AI Dispensing Will Make You a Better Pharmacist

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Here’s how AI dispensing will make you a better pharmacist: Enhancing Efficiency and Accuracy Streamlined Dispensing Processes AI dispensing systems automate the tedious and repetitive aspects of medication dispensing, such as counting pills, packaging, and labelling.

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ISMP Safety Brief: Prevent Additional Patient Harm and Deaths From Accidental Daily Methotrexate Dosing

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

The labeled indications for methotrexate later expanded to include the treatment of non-oncologic conditions, including psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. For example, in one case, methotrexate 15 mg once weekly was prescribed for treatment of an autoimmune disorder in an elderly patient. mg tablets) once daily.

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Preparing for an Inspection or Accreditation Survey – Part 2

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Then, walk through each step of the practice of pharmacy such as data entry; drug utilization review; compounding; final association between the drug, the prescription, and the label (eg, the dispensing act); and patient counseling.

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How Long Until AI Starts to Replace Pharmacists

pharmacy mentor

Personalised Care Plans : Developing and adjusting personalised care plans based on a holistic view of the patient’s health and lifestyle factors is a complex task that involves human empathy and intuition.

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Medication Safety Projects

FADIC

Design & Implementation: Creating and implementing strategies to improve safety, which can range from better labeling practices to the use of advanced technology. Medication Safety Projects involve Assessment: Identifying and analyzing potential and actual medication errors and areas of risk in the current system.