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Knowing and controlling your blood pressure doesn’t have to be complicated. That’s why we created a three-step process that’s easy to remember. Whether or not you have high blood pressure, you can measure your blood pressure, monitor for changes, and maintain control
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Knowing your numbers should be your first step. The good news is you can measure your blood pressure almost anywhere – at a doctor’s office, in a pharmacy, or in the comfort of your home.
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Go to any pharmacy or grocery store and stand in front of the toothpaste aisle and you will face an overwhelming array of choices. Each brand has a plethora of options

Assistant Professor Shauna Acquavita helps an academically diverse group of students develop their clinical skills through interaction with virtual patients.

Pharmacy Technician is one of the fastest-growing careers among health care occupations today, according to the U.S. Labor of Bureau Statistics.

What does a Pharmacy Technician do? And how can you start your career as one? Learn from Fortis:

What does a pharmacy technician do? We take an in-depth look at this important healthcare career.

Being “book smart” isn’t the main quality a pharmacist is looking for in a great technician. Don’t get me wrong—it’s important, but it is minuet compared to other qualities necessary to become a successful pharmacy technician. Something I have learned over my 11 years as a pharmacy technician is that it is harder to teach …

by: Eric Wolfe, R.PH, Co-Director of Pharmacy The month of October is Pharmacy Month. What is pharmacy and why should it be of interest to me? Did you know that there are over 300,000 pharmacists in America filling over 4 billion prescriptions every year? Pharmacists are the medication experts, an integral member of your healthRead More

Pharmacy technicians typically work under the direction of a licensed pharmacist. Duties may include dispensing medication and providing information about these medications to customers, taking verbal prescriptions and doctor calls, filling medication and expense orders, handling expired credits and returns, and non-licensed pharmacy management. Pharmacy technicians typically work behind a pharmacy counter at a drugstore, grocery store, hospital, nursing home or other medical facilities. This position…

One pharmacy director wants to see a lot more comparative data.

You’re finally done pharmacy school. Now what
New graduates can check pharmacy school off their to-do list, but the next task—finding a good job in pharmacy—may be just as daunting as getting a PharmD
One common problem interviewees run into is nerves. Pharmacists can combat anxiety about a job interview by doing copious amounts of research on the company hiring so that they can go into…

Walmart is launching an online pet pharmacy and adding several dozen veterinary clinics to stores this year in hopes of luring millennial pet owners who spend up to $1,285 a year on their furry loved ones.

Two factors help companies manage medical cost trends: high-performance networks and pharmacy benefits managers. Discover Group Health's approach to each.

It can be hard enough finding a doctor who prescribes buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid addiction. But patients also report difficulty with pharmacies that refuse to stock the drug.

Mistakes happen- we all know that. Some mistakes, however, are more costly than others. In the world of healthcare, hospitals and health systems strive every day to eliminate medication errors, as these errors can lead to severe side effects and even death. But, there’s more that can be done, and that’s where you come in. It’s important for you, as a consumer and patient, to take a few proactive steps to help avoid medication errors
When starting a new medication:
Know both the…

Nicole Brogden, assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, researches better ways to deliver medicine through older adults’ skin. Read on to find out how microneedles could make administering medication easier.

Costs of prescription medications are heading up. Health insurance pharmacy benefits—if you have any—are heading down. Copays and deducibles? Up. Extra income? Down. It’s a tough time for many fami…

An online pharmacy analyzed hundreds of brands of hand sanitizer to find some contained high levels of the carcinogen benzene. Experts say this isn’t the only potentially dangerous chemical that can be found in sanitizer. There's also methanol and microbial contamination to look out for.

What You Should Do When a Crown Falls Off of Your Tooth
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A few years ago, I was hanging out with one of my friends. He was biting into a sandwich and his crown came out of his mouth stuck in a piece of bread. Being a big fan of dentists, I went to the dentist with him that same day and watched as the dentist cemented the crown back into his mouth
Unfortunately, not everyone can make it to the…

Los Angeles Sober Coach: How can you deal with anxiety without big pharmacy drugs that destroy your body? Try These 8 natural remedies for anxiety.