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AzPA Pharmacy Flash
- How your pharmacist can make you healthierPharmacists do a lot more these days than dispense drugs. "Pharmacists have an extensive amount of training, including a doctorate in pharmacy, yet they're underused," says Michael Hochman, MD, MPH, director of the Gehr Center for Health Systems Science at the Keck School of Medicine of USC in Los Angeles. "Many of my patients don't […]
- Medication nonadherence in older adults: Patient engagement solutions and pharmacist impactMedication nonadherence is a major cause of morbidity, especially in elderly patients. Approximately 10 percent of hospitalizations may be a result of medication nonadherence. It is not only an individual patient’s health problem, but also contributes up to $300 billion of avoidable healthcare costs in the U.S. and up to 30 percent of wasteful spending.
- The growing trend of pharmacy automationPharmacy automation is not a new development — many pharmacies have integrated some degree of automation since the 1960s. But increased artificial intelligence and machine learning facilities, combined with the lower cost of automated systems, have put automation within reach for even smaller pharmacies.