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Medication Regimen Review for Short Term Residents
PharmacyerrorContributed by Dr. William Hallett, Guardian Consulting Services Private Consultation Services, Pharmaceutical Industry Consulting, and Legal Expert Consultation Services available nationwide. www.guardianconsulting.com F425 requires that the Consultant Pharmacist work with the facility to develop a [...]
Opioids, Pain Management and LTC
The following is a reprint from Long Term Living Magazine It is estimated that as many as 80 percent of residents in long-term care facilities suffer from at least one condition associated with pain. Unfortunately, [...]
Pharmacy’s Role in Reducing Rehospitalizations
Hospital readmissions are a growing concern due to their financial impact and the disruption they cause to the resident. Rehospitalizations are a resident-safety concern, as they can lead to disorientation, hospital-acquired infections, pressure ulcers, and [...]
Four classic pharmacy errors and how YOU can avoid them
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine published a well known article entitled “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” in which it discussed an on-going and ever-increasing epidemic in our health care system… [...]
Unused Medication – A Wasted Opportunity
Every good-hearted and well meaning health care professional has, at some point, taken notice of all those unused medications that just get, literally, flushed down the toilet (at least before the environmental agencies have their [...]