by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Sep 30, 2014 | AMERICAN PHARMACIST MONTH
Oct. 1, 2014 kicks off American Pharmacists Month and PharmPsych.com, as a medical communications company and network that promotes the work, life and study of pharmacists, other medical professionals, ancillary healthcare staff, community health and the public,...
by Pharm Psych Original | Sep 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Roth MD, Marques-Magallanes JA, Yuan M, Sun W, Tashkin DP, Hankinson O Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2001 Mar;24(3):339-44 PMID: 11245634 Abstract Induction of the carcinogen-metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) is a key step in the development of...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Sep 25, 2014 | PHARMACY & MEDICAL LAW
The wrongful foot amputation of a Florida diabetic in 1995 who died six years later has led to a series of hospital and medical policy reforms that include advice for patients to assert their rights and ask questions, the presence of families in surgery rooms,...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Sep 25, 2014 | PHARMACY & MEDICAL LAW
The medical malpractice case of a sharp surgical tool left in the chest of an elderly Pennsylvania man serves as a teachable moment for hospitals, medical facilities and surgical teams around the country about being attentive and careful at every step of a major...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Sep 24, 2014 | PHARMACY & MEDICAL LAW
The removal of the wrong testicle from an Air Force veteran and failure to rectify the mistake prompts a conversation among the medical community about what constitutes acceptable standards of obtaining a patient’s consent for surgery, marking the correct site of the...