Tardive dyskinesia (TD) affects approximately 600,000 people in the United States. In an effort to raise awareness of TD, states are being asked to declare May 5-11, 2024 as TD Awareness Week.
having a knowledgeable and proactive pharmacy partner can make all the difference when it comes to delivering quality long-term care.
Whether you’re looking to move away from a one size fits all approach to your prescribing practices or reduce costs and negative outcomes associated with trial-and-error prescribing, incorporating a pharmacogenetics test into your treatment model is a increasingly reliable means of getting better results and healthier patients.
Pharmacogenomics testing (PGx) can be an incredibly valuable tool for your care delivery.
Jen Devinney, Chief Clinical Officer at Grane Rx and Rick Shigaki, VP Pharmaceutical Solutions at Access Dx provide a detailed overview of the applications for pharmacogenomics testing across a variety of care settings. Watch the webinar replay originally hosted by Center for Healthcare Solutions.
Analyzing Medication Administration Times Moving Forward: Gain Workflow Efficiencies and Resident Safety While evaluating and optimizing medication administration practices are especially important in the short term to prevent transmission of COVID-19, in the long term, these strategies help make workflow more efficient, medication regimens safer for residents, reduce pill burden Read more…
Reduce Transmission of COVID-19. During this emergency, it is important to take all precautions to reduce transmission of COVID-19. While we are actively working to increase infection control practices and maximize physical distancing, as health care professionals, we must continue to provide care for our residents as well as ensure Read more…
In PACE pharmacy, medications are typically dispensed to participants in monthly increments that are either picked up at the PACE center or delivered to the home. But what happens when a participant’s medication regimen needs to change in the middle of a cycle? Because PACE participants usually take multiple medications Read more…
The ultimate goal of PACE is to keep participants healthy and aging in place at home. For PACE pharmacy providers, one significant part of that mission is ensuring participants understand and adhere to their medication schedules. Each year, an estimated 700,000 people visit emergency rooms due to adverse drug events, Read more…
The medication packaging used in long term care pharmacy has evolved over the past few decades, with rapid changes occurring just a few years ago. Most LTC pharmacy services providers today utilize medication punch cards for medication management to SNF residents or PACE participants. Grane Rx has developed a better Read more…