Pharmacy

E-prescribing vendor DrFirst deploys cloud-based drug knowledge to support Nebraska's PDMP.

Michigan, like much of the rest of this country, is in the midst of an opioid crisis.

Medicomp Systems launches new addiction care management system and DrFirst unveils new mobile e-prescribing system.

The Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act calls for mandated e-prescribing under Medicare Part D, starting in 2020.

Health IT is critical to deliver the right data to the right place at the right time and empower clinicians and pharmacists to make informed decisions.

The legislation, introduced by Sen. Bill Cassidy, is designed to help law enforcement better identify bad actors.

The company plans to broaden its knowledge of traditional Eastern healing techniques, creating a taxonomy for its Embase biomedical literature database. 

Thomas Utech, PharmD, vice president of solutions management at BD, draws upon his experience as a pharmacist to provide some perspective on the HIMSS Analytics 2017 Medication Management and Safety Study results.

The announcement comes after a new review found that more than 230 million errors occur every year in England in the medication process.

The bill unanimously passed and sets limits how often providers can prescribe initial opioid medications.