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Impressive new smartphone apps in health and medicine
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareSmartphones are just about everywhere. In the U.S. alone, more than 91 million Americans now use a smartphone. Of course, these devices are much more than just a phone. The fact that there are apps for many areas in personal health and medicine is a logical step to help individuals take better care of themselves and for researchers to find ways for individuals and physicians to do just that.
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A changing market demands new approaches to drug development
Dr. Paul Nelles ManufacturingPharmaceuticalDue to a variety of factors, including shrinking product pipelines of many pharma companies, increasing costs associated with drug development, a blockbuster model which is giving way to more specialized, advanced treatments, and growing regulatory oversight, biopharmaceutical companies are under enormous pressure to compete in new ways if they are going to survive.
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The 3 types of prescription errors
Greg L. Alston PharmaceuticalThere is not now, nor will there ever be, an error-free human system or process. As a pharmacist with 35 years of management experience, I have dealt with employee prescription errors for a long time in the real world of community practice. And here is how I have chosen to frame them.
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Excluding drug companies from drug information dissemination
Mike Wokasch PharmaceuticalFor the past couple of decades, the healthcare market has gradually made it more difficult for drug companies to market their products. As a result, drug company marketing has tried to reach prescribers, formulary decision-makers and even patients with a variety of nonsales rep tactics, including Internet advertising, social media and television ads.
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3 surefire ways to kill your pharmacy business
Greg L. Alston PharmaceuticalAs I watch the current practices of modern drugstore operators, I am truly amazed that they continue to make the same stupid mistakes that kill sales, aggravate their employees and undermine the professionalism of the pharmacy degree.
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Legal or not, marijuana cannot be ignored by healthcare providers
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareRegardless of a healthcare professional's position on medicinal cannabis or interest in prescribing its use, providers are expected by patients and the public to have the background necessary to provide guidance regarding the use of cannabis.
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Can pharma R&D satisfy the new healthcare market?
Mike Wokasch PharmaceuticalA more attentive FDA and a more demanding healthcare market are forcing pharmaceutical companies to change the way they have done business for decades. Research and development is perhaps the most impacted by both of these market dynamics. After all, without new products you don't have to worry about marketing and sales or manufacturing.
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Is pharmacy a smart career choice?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalEver since U.S. News and World Report listed pharmacy as the No. 5 best job for 2014, the profession has been hotly debating the question of the future of our career path. Some say it's over. Others, however, see hope on the horizon. Such divergent opinions beg the simple question: Is pharmacy a smart career choice?
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New research shows promise in blood cancer treatment
Rosemary Sparacio PharmaceuticalBlood cancers pose many challenges for healthcare professionals engaged in clinical research, patient care and treatment. Several new approaches published recently show promise for the future in this field of medicine.
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Prostate cancer treatment strategies show promise
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani PharmaceuticalAs the most predominant cause of cancer-related death for men in the U.S., prostate cancer has been the subject of extensive research that has led to a better understanding of the disease and metastasis mechanism.
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