Drug Shortages Continue to Rise

November 17, 2011

Every month I seem to hit on an article that deals with difficult drug shortages and a new group of people who are being negatively affected by it. Those in a pharmacy technician school will have interesting challenges ahead as they try to compensate for and aid those patients who need to find alternative medications. [...]

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Should Patients Be Required to Show Picture IDs?

November 15, 2011

Whenever I use my credit card, I always keep my driver’s license close at hand because I know I’m going to have to prove that it’s my bill I’m racking up. When stores required their cashiers to check IDs about five years ago, I also remember other customers complaining about this new process. I thought [...]

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Should Pharmacy Medications Be More Closely Monitored?

November 3, 2011

As the number of chronic pain patients increases, it is obvious that the use of pharmacy medications is also on the rise. What worries me is the addictive nature of many of these pharmacy medications, the ease of availability of them and the risk that is greatly downplayed with taking these pills. This is a serious [...]

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Technology Continues to Make Health Care More Efficient

November 1, 2011

I have a love-hate relationship with technology. I spend more time with my laptop than any friend and I’ve donated shelves of books in favor or my Kindle. However, the cost and training time it takes to invest into a new phone or iPad is beyond what I’m willing to give. Just as technology is [...]

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“Smart” Syringe Helps Train Student Nurses

October 27, 2011

Yesterday my husband came home complaining that he had to get a flu shot at work and it hurt. He works at a medical facility and one of his friends administered the shot. Now I’m not sure if it hurt because his friend intended it to as a joke, but there is a new devise [...]

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Spotlight on Medical Assistants

October 25, 2011

I blew it. I need to do a shout out apology to all you students getting medical assistant training. Last week was Medical Assistants Recognition Week and I was negligent in mentioning it. Well, here is my tribute to you. Medical assistants are on the frontlines everyday as the guardians of the doctors’ offices. They [...]

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