Archive: 2025/11

Verbal Prescriptions: Best Practices for Clarity and Safety in Healthcare

Verbal prescriptions are still common in healthcare but carry high risks of deadly errors. Learn the essential safety steps - read-backs, phonetic spelling, documentation - to prevent medication mistakes and protect patients.

How to Use Your Pharmacy’s Consultation Service to Avoid Medication Errors

Learn how to use your pharmacy's consultation service to prevent dangerous drug interactions, save money, and improve medication adherence. A simple 15-minute chat with your pharmacist can avoid ER visits and save lives.

LASIK vs. PRK: Which Refractive Surgery Is Right for You?

LASIK and PRK both correct vision with lasers, but recovery and suitability differ. LASIK offers fast results; PRK is safer for thin corneas and active lifestyles. Learn which is right for you.

Prescriber Override: When Doctors Can Require Brand-Name Drugs Instead of Generics

Prescriber override lets doctors require brand-name drugs instead of generics when safety is at risk. Learn how DAW-1 codes, state laws, and EHR systems affect patient safety-and how to use this tool correctly.

Provider Education: Understanding Biosimilar Differences

Biosimilars offer major cost savings and patient access to life-saving biologics, but provider confusion around their differences from generics and proper use is holding back adoption. Learn what you need to know.

Antihistamines and Dementia Risk: What You Need to Know About Long-Term Use

First-generation antihistamines like Benadryl may increase dementia risk with long-term use due to anticholinergic effects. Second-gen options like Claritin and Zyrtec are safer. Learn what the science really says and what to do instead.

Glomerulonephritis: How Your Immune System Attacks Kidney Filters

Glomerulonephritis is an immune system attack on the kidney's filtering units, leading to inflammation, protein loss, and potential kidney failure. Learn how it develops, its types, symptoms, and the latest treatments changing patient outcomes.

Inhaler Technique: 8 Essential Steps for Proper Medication Delivery

Learn the 8 essential steps to use your inhaler correctly so medication reaches your lungs-not your throat. Fix common mistakes, use spacers effectively, and avoid wasted doses that lead to poor control and side effects.

Communicating with Prescribers: When Pharmacists Recommend Generics

Pharmacists play a key role in recommending generic drugs to prescribers, using FDA data to ensure safety, efficacy, and cost savings. Learn how communication, regulations, and evidence drive generic substitution in modern pharmacy practice.

How Aging Changes Your Body’s Response to Medication and Dosing

Aging changes how your body absorbs, processes, and reacts to medication. Learn why standard doses can be dangerous for seniors and what you can do to stay safe with your prescriptions.