Diabetes Update
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) updates their practice guidelines every year, incorporating new data that can have a significant impact on patient health, care, and outcomes. Each January for the past 26 years, the ADA has published these guidelines as the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, referred to simply as the “Standards of Care.” This publication is the go-to reference guide for many healthcare professionals who care for people with diabetes. It provides practitioners, patients, researchers, and payers with the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals, and tools to evaluate the quality of care. Read More »
Immunization Update: A Focus on Medical Indications for Vaccines in Adults
The Healthy People 2020 report, published by the US Department of Health and Human Services, includes targets for reducing vaccine-preventable disease rates and increasing vaccination rates in all age groups. According to the report, for each birth cohort (group of individuals born in the same year), immunization with the routine childhood vaccination schedule prevents 14 million cases of disease and reduces direct healthcare costs by $9.9 billion... Read More »
Pharmacy Law: Regulatory Developments Affecting Pharmacy Practice
The past few years have seen a number of legislative and regulatory
changes at the federal level; both with the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA). This article will address key changes impacting pharmacy
practice in the areas of compounding, drug supply chain security,
biosimilars, and the regulation of controlled substances in order to
prevent diversion and abuse.
The passage of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013
(DQSA) updates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FDCA) in the areas of human drug compounding and drug
supply chain security... Read More »
