On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 17th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. (Sites cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills [...]
California Pharmacists Opioid Safety Training The Last Line of Defense in the Healthcare Team More than 2,000 people in California die every year from overdoses related to opioids. Pharmacists are literally the last line of defense in the healthcare team. Register below for this one-hour CME class for pharmacists on safe dispensing of opioid medications. [...]
Top-three recognition for 14th straight year shows importance of pursuing a pro-pharmacy, pro-patient policy agenda, NACDS says 12.21.2016 "The takeaway for policymakers is that the pharmacist-patient relationship has tremendous potential to do even more to improve patient health and well-being, along with the overall quality and affordability of healthcare." click here to read the story
Margaret Shield gave a background talk on pharmaceutical stewardship to a committee of the Oregon Legislature last week to help local agencies and advocates queue up their work on medicine take-back legislation. A recording and her slides are posted on her blog: http://cehstrategies.com/news/why-secure-medicine-disposal-whats-pharmaceutical-stewardship.html In response, PhRMA submitted a statement, “In Opposition to Drug Take-back Mandates”, online here: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015I1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/92676 [...]
