BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy
Archive for November 2011
What You Don’t Take Can’t Help You
Supplying important medications to patients facing treatment for complex diseases (such as hepatitis, bleeding disorders, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions) is just the beginning in our role as a specialty pharmacy…not the end. When pills or injectables arrive on a patient’s doorstep, it doesn’t mean that their disease has been treated. That’s because medications, … Continue reading
Even Free Medicine is a Hard Sell
Just a few days ago, a group of leading cardiologists listened as Niteesh Choudhry, M.D. from Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, presented data at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando about lowering the risk of a second heart attack. The audience was stunned and appalled to learn of Dr. Choudhry and colleagues’ … Continue reading
Technology for Better, Safer Care
The United States medical system seems to be spinning its wheels when it comes to patient safety, as Harvard researchers Ashish Jha, M.D. and David Classen, M.D. pointed out a few days ago in their article Getting Moving on Patient Safety: Harnessing Electronic Data for Safer Care in the New England Journal of Medicine. The … Continue reading
Manicure, Pedicure…and Hepatitis?
A trip to the nail salon or the barbershop sounds innocent enough, but a new report shared at last week’s annual scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology warns that bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B and C viruses could be transmitted along with your mani/pedi or buzz cut. The problem lies in the potential … Continue reading
