Tag: pharmacists
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Legislature passes bills to name caregivers, help smokers quit; could still pass dense-breast notice and student-concussion bills
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky lawmakers have passed bills this year to make sure someone knows how to care for you when you leave a...
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WellCare provides twist-on naloxone nasal atomizers for free, encourages those who know addicts to have naloxone on hand
WellCare of Kentucky and the Kentucky Pharmacists Association have teamed up to provide 1000 twist-on naloxone nasal atomizers for free, in hopes of making it easier for people to administer...
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Legislature’s many health bills include some with life-saving potential, better prevention, greater access and help for children
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One paragraph in this story was incorrect and has been stricken. FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky legislators have all but ended their regular session without...
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Full House has Senate bill to regulate how druggists dispense ‘biosimilar’ medication that hasn’t even been approved by FDA
Update: SB 134 passed the state House 96-0 March 23 with a floor amendment that allows communication by fax, telephone, electronic transmissions or other prevailing means by the pharmacist to the provider to...
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Lisa Cassis, vice president for research at UK and a pharmacist by trade, says she became a researcher to help people
University of Kentucky Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis’s motivation to conduct meaningful cardiovascular research comes from having watched her father battle heart disease for nearly 30 years, a UK news release and...
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Ky. pharmacists can now fill orders for a lifesaving anti-overdose drug without a doctor’s order, but at greater expense
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Pharmacists across Kentucky can now fill orders for naloxone, including the nasal-spray Kentucky-developed version, used to treat opioid and heroin overdoses, without a prescription....
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First-of-its-kind conference in Lexington Oct. 2-4 will look at the role of pharmacists in public health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Advances in Pharmacy Practice 2015 Fall Conference, “Discussing the Role of the Pharmacist in Public Health,” will be held Oct. 2-4 in Lexington...
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Study finds legislative crackdown on pill mills worked, but some providers are still prescribing lots of drugs
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The 2012 legislation to crack down on abuse of painkillers in Kentucky had an immediate and significant effect, according to a study by researchers...
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Former pharmacist and county commissioner discusses his battle with addiction with Hopkinsville newspaper
Jeremy Bowles, a former pharmacist and county commissioner in Montgomery County, Tennessee, was convicted of drug and forgery charges, and now he’s discussing his experience to help others find freedom...
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Over-the-counter drug makers start campaign to educate potential meth ‘smurfers’ about consequences of their actions
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The lobby for makers of over-the-counter drugs, which has fought laws to tighten controls on sale of cold medicine that is used to make...