by GV Team | Apr 20, 2018 | Drug Information, Patient Safety
Article by by Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press, AARP “The number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year, showing their biggest drop in 25 years and continuing a decline amid increasing legal restrictions and...
by GV Team | Apr 16, 2018 | Patient Safety, Senior Health
Blog by Mark Wolfe, Customer Account Representative, GrandView Pharmacy Here’s a perplexing question. How does an elderly person stay healthy when the aging process and natural health decline occur simply because you are getting older? Aging can be intimidating. But...
by GV Team | Apr 12, 2018 | Drug Information, Resources
Article by PharmacyTimes.com “With FDA approval of more than 20 new therapies for diabetes since 2010, clinicians and patients are often overwhelmed with treatment choices. Pharmacy teams—pharmacists and pharmacy technicians—can help clinicians and patients...
by GV Team | Apr 6, 2018 | GrandView News, Patient Safety, Reducing Readmissions
Blog by Mel Green, Director of Business Development and Public Relations, GrandView Pharmacy There was a recent study conducted by Avalere that shows Medicare beneficiaries are spending less days in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) since 2009 on a per capita basis....
by GV Team | Apr 4, 2018 | Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Article by by Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press, AARP “The superbugs mostly affect people in hospitals and nursing homes. Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria is one of the germs that can evolve to resist antibiotics. “Nightmare bacteria” with unusual...
by GV Team | Apr 2, 2018 | Employee News, GrandView News
We’re proud of our employees and here’s why. Have You Met… Customer service is important to our organization because it is the primary source of communication with our clients. Our customer’s happiness is a vital part of our organization because we...
by GV Team | Mar 30, 2018 | Drug Information, GrandView News, Patient Safety
Blog by Tim Alderdice, Director of Business Development, GrandView Pharmacy Current scientific literature emphasizes the need to reduce the use of inappropriate antibiotics in all health care settings due to antimicrobial resistance. According to the World Health...
by GV Team | Mar 28, 2018 | Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Care.com “Pneumonia is the fourth leading cause of death among the elderly. Typically pneumonia occurs when a patient’s immune system is weakened due to another illness, such as bronchitis or the flu, and many people develop it in the hospital....
by GV Team | Mar 21, 2018 | Resources, Senior Health
Article by Ryan W. Stevens, PharmD, BCPS, and Nicholas A. Smith, PharmD, Pharmacy Times “Whether practicing pharmacy in the ambulatory or inpatient setting, professionals devote a substantial amount of energy and time to appropriate dosing of medications for...
by GV Team | Mar 20, 2018 | Community Events, Drug Information, GrandView News, Patient Safety, Senior Health
Blog by Brandi Riffel, Customer Account Representative, GrandView Pharmacy This year’s flu season has been one of the most severe in the past few years. According to the CDC, “The flu virus is one of the most changeable viruses we know, and it’s subtly different every...
