by GV Team | Feb 14, 2019 | Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Pharmacy Times “The FDA has posted 12 warning letters and 5 online advisory letters issued to companies that are illegally selling more than 58 products, including capsules, oils, and tablets, that claim to prevent, treat or cure Alzheimer disease and...
by GV Team | Feb 6, 2019 | Drug Information, Patient Safety, Psychotropic Medications, Resources, Senior Health
Blog by Mark Wolfe, Customer Account Representative, GrandView Pharmacy I recently had a conversation with a Director of Nursing of a skilled Nursing Facility who asked for assistance in protecting against drug diversion. She does not have a problem within her...
by GV Team | Feb 6, 2019 | Patient Safety, Regulation Changes, Resources, Senior Health
Article by McKnights Long-term Care News “In a fiery speech Tuesday, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services top official issued a “call to action” to providers and said the healthcare industry’s status quo is no longer acceptable....
by GV Team | Jan 31, 2019 | Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Article by WIBC “INDIANAPOLIS — When temperatures dip below freezing and wind chills drop below zero, you may need to double check on your older family members and elderly neighbors, says Battalion Chief Rita Reith with the Indianapolis Fire Department....
by GV Team | Jan 24, 2019 | Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Pharmacy Times “Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated in the United States and is widespread in most of the country. CDC officials said on January 18 that they expect that flu activity will remain elevated for a number of weeks. Three...
by GV Team | Jan 23, 2019 | Patient Safety, Resources
Improve Patient Outcomes Medication non-adherence is a significant problem in the United States, leading to $290 billion in otherwise avoidable medical costs each year in the U.S¹. The STOMPP Study² demonstrates that SureMed® by Omnicell® multimed adherence blister...
