Each year, over 3 billion prescriptions are dispensed in the United States. Patients depend on these medications for their well-being, and it is important that the dispensing pharmacy accurately...
When we think of hospital workers, we often think of physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, and technicians. These are the people we see face-to-face during a stay in the hospital, and each of them...
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that the former managing pharmacist of a New Jersey pharmacy has pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent claims to health insurers. Ruben Aguilar...
A Compounding Pharmacy is a branch of pharmacy that tailors drugs and prescription medication to meet the specific needs of individuals. As compared against traditional pharmacists who simply...
A Nevada doctor who has had three patients die from prescription drug overdoses, is still allowed to prescribe narcotics. Investigation by the Nevada State Medical Examiners Board is in the process...
Americans are struggling to pay medical bills and are accumulating medical debt at an increasing rate. The government projects that in less than a decade, Americans will spend 20% of their annual...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently doubled the recommended daily amount of Vitamin D in infants, children and teenagers with hopes of preventing serious diseases. The vitamin has been...
According to the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA) a report published 10 years ago, found that prescription drugs killed over 100,000 people in our country each year. That is 3...
The Michigan Department of Community Health has recently established an excellent site for comparing prescription drug prices and providing some excellent information and safety warnings –...
When drugmakers announced that they no longer recommend over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children under 4, they forgot to mention that it was the government’s idea. Although...
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