Pharmacy Is Right For Me

JULY 11, 2022

Right now, I am exclusively focused on COVID-19 response, specifically working to support our COVID-19 response efforts in long-term care facilities and vaccine rollout into those facilities. I am also the operational lead for North Carolina’s community pharmacy vaccine rollout. What led you to this career path?

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Med Ed 101

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Working in assisted livings and long term care facilities for a large chunk of my career, its safe to say I’ve reviewed a few patients medications who are on hospice. I have three major pet peeves in hospice care that I feel like I encounter on a regular basis. Duplicate Therapy The first of those […].

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 16, 2024

Medical experts examine the current treatment landscape and goals for patients with hepatic encephalopathy, addressing patient outcomes and hospital discharge planning, while also acknowledging that some patients may require rehabilitation or long-term care facilities to sustain remission and optimize their recovery.

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Pharmacy Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists executive director and CEO explained how staffing struggles in long-term care facilities can be an opportunity for pharmacists to expand the ways they provide support beyond immunizations alone.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Ronna Hauser, PharmD, and Bri Morris, PharmD, both from the National Community Pharmacists Association, discuss long-term care facilities and how they can make an impact on that patient population.

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Med Ed 101

MAY 29, 2022

ES is a 61-year-old female who is a resident in a long-term care facility. She has a history of drug abuse, early-onset dementia, GERD, chronic pain, and osteoarthritis. The post Nitrofurantoin For Complicated UTI – Case Study appeared first on Med Ed 101.

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Med Ed 101

JULY 1, 2020

A 79-year-old female at a long term care facility has had a long history of having aches and pains in her legs. I often find patients on numerous bedtime cocktails and this is often a situation where medications were slowly added over time for recurring symptoms of the same syndrome.

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Med Ed 101

MAY 20, 2020

I stumbled into this article a while ago regarding Nuedexta off-label fraud for behavioral issues involving dementia patients in long term care facilities. It makes me sad and frustrated. I’d like to make a couple of points.

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Med Ed 101

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Whether it be at a clinic, long term care facility, assisted living facility, or hospital, it can be easy for staff to have a cavalier attitude about the access to medications. I’ve worked within the walls of numerous types of settings that have access to life-saving and life-threatening medications.

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The Happy PharmD

JUNE 26, 2024

Picture pharmacists working diligently in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and outpatient settings, meticulously managing chronic conditions like mental health issues, cancer treatments, and cardiac health. The demand for geriatric pharmacists is rising steadily.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 14, 2023

Additionally, AMR and antimicrobial drug consumption should be better monitored in hospitals, long-term care facilities and elsewhere. To reach these targets, the EC suggests that national action plans are strengthened, by increased monitoring of antibiotic use in each country.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 6, 2021

The Oxevision system is primarily used in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, where there is a clear advantage to having hands-free monitoring, and can be used for example to monitor sleep patterns or make sure that a patient hasn’t fallen out of bed, left their room or carried out self-harm.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 27, 2021

Using Care Access’ mobile network, the trial can be run at the site of localised outbreaks, recruiting people living or working at long-term care facilities who are at high risk, for example, as well as workers in industrial and military settings.

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RX Note

MARCH 28, 2023

Hospitalization is warranted for patients with significant dehydration and for severely ill patients, especially those with respiratory distress, hypoxemia, impaired cardiopulmonary function or altered mental status.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 3, 2020

More than 40% of coronavirus deaths in the US have occurred in people who live or work in long-term care facilities, so if effective in the study the antibody could have a significant impact on the pandemic, according to Lilly. Results are due before the end of the year.

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Putting Patients First Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

We saw firsthand the dangers of inadequate infection prevention staffing and controls, with the approximately 200,000 deaths of residents and health care workers in long-term care facilities.

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STAT

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Last month, Medicare proposed new rules that would require long-term care facilities to have an RN on site 24/7. They would also need to have minimum staffing ratios of 0.55 RN hours per resident day and 2.45 nursing assistant hours per resident day.

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PharmD Live

MAY 13, 2024

“Polypharmacy and Elderly Patients: A 2020 Study,” Journal of Geriatric Care ). Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Patients in these settings experience a polypharmacy rate approximately 50% higher than their counterparts living independently in the community. Reference: Smith, J. &

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JULY 31, 2023

In addition, a pharmacist could partially fill a schedule II prescription issued to patients in a Long Term Care Facility or who have a terminal medical illness diagnosis. The Final Rule a.

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PharmD Live

MAY 30, 2024

As medication regimens become more complex, older adults may struggle to maintain their autonomy, leading to a greater need for assisted living or long-term care facilities. This dependency can affect their self-esteem and quality of life.

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FADIC

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Overall, the risk is higher in acute care settings when compared to other healthcare settings. Acute care settings also have higher rates of antibiotic resistance than other settings, including long-term care facilities and community settings.

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The Happy PharmD

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

He recently became the Director of a long-term care facility. I was talking to my friend the other night. He was discussing his decision-making capabilities. My friend told me that he wanted to be “fair and consistent”. He wanted his actions to be fair.

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Ramblings of a pharmacist

AUGUST 19, 2022

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Putting Patients First Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Processing of Covered Part D Claims for Program Participants in Special Settings The NHC acknowledges the complexity of processing Part D claims for beneficiaries in special settings, such as long-term care facilities and I/T/U pharmacies.

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Putting Patients First Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Processing of Covered Part D Claims for Program Participants in Special Settings The NHC acknowledges the complexity of processing Part D claims for beneficiaries in special settings, such as long-term care facilities and I/T/U pharmacies.

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