by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Oct 6, 2014 | AMERICAN PHARMACIST MONTH
The Drug Enforcement Administration is hosting the ninth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, Sept 27 at over 5,200 sites across the United States. The free event is meant to encourage individuals to bring their expired or unneeded prescriptions and such...
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 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...