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Pharmacists know all about medications, so why can’t they prescribe them?

Pharmacists know all about medications, so why can’t they prescribe them?

By Alicia Plemmons
Modern Healthcare

Mar 2, 2023

Restrictions to prescribing authority mean pharmacists’ knowledge and skills are left underutilized...

Researchers say pain is undertreated in nursing home residents

Researchers say pain is undertreated in nursing home residents

McKnight’s Long Term Care News

Feb 27, 2023

Residents with Alzheimer’s and other dementias were likely underrepresented in pain diagnosis and treatment...

Utah governor opposes medical ‘magic mushrooms,’ says state should not ‘experiment’ on
Utahns

Utah governor opposes medical ‘magic mushrooms,’ says state should not ‘experiment’ on
Utahns

KSL-TV (Salt Lake City, UT)

Feb 16, 2023

UT—Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is shutting the door on medical “magic mushrooms.”

Study gives for-profit hospices failing grade in patient care

Study gives for-profit hospices failing grade in patient care

McKnight’s Home Care Daily

Feb 28, 2023

Patients receiving hospice care from for-profit providers have substantially worse care experiences than those who receive care from nonprofit hospice agencies...

DEA proposes rules to limit telehealth prescriptions for Adderall, Ritalin and painkillers

DEA proposes rules to limit telehealth prescriptions for Adderall, Ritalin and painkillers

Associated Press/USA Today

Feb 25, 2023

The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers...

Red states join push to legalize magic mushrooms for therapy

Red states join push to legalize magic mushrooms for therapy

Associated Press

Feb 15, 2023

A new Utah proposal would create a pilot program for the medical and therapeutic use of magic mushrooms...

Gentiva Inks Deal to Acquire Heartland Hospice from ProMedica for $710 Million

Gentiva Inks Deal to Acquire Heartland Hospice from ProMedica for $710 Million

Hospice News

Feb 27, 2023

The hospice, palliative care and personal care provider Gentiva has agreed to acquire Heartland Hospice and other assets from the home-based care company ProMedica...

Oklahoma bill to allow clinical trials for ‘magic mushrooms’

Oklahoma bill to allow clinical trials for ‘magic mushrooms’

KFOR-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)

Feb 16, 2023

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering the therapeutic benefits of ‘magic mushrooms’ for some patients...

Pharmacists should be allowed to keep effectively serving their communities

Pharmacists should be allowed to keep effectively serving their communities

By Lura Thompson, PharmD
Virginia Mercury

Feb 15, 2023

Pharmacists are the backbone of our local health care ecosystem, and they have played a critical role in both slowing the spread of COVID-19 and providing public health education to the patients they serve...

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