Free “SafeMedService” During Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 5, 2010
In an
effort to help patients and their families become better informed and more
involved in their health care, March 7-14 has been declared National Patient
Safety Awareness week. The Pharmacy Foundation of California is
participating in this observance by promoting its online “SafeMedService” which
allows patients and family caregivers to obtain free, personalized medication
risk reports.
KTLA: CPhA
President Eric Gupta On Rx Expiration Dates
March 5, 2010
Eric was
interviewed by KTLA in LA for a news
story on “the meaning of expiration dates.” In his interview, Dr.
Gupta stated that once medications are opened, environmental elements make
their potency beyond the listed expiration questionable at best. Taking
an expired medication simply isn’t worth the risk when it is prescribed for a
critical illness.
Coalition wants pharmacists to play role in drug
safety programs
March 5, 2010
Seventeen
organizations and pharmacy chains, including the National Community Pharmacists
Association, the American Pharmacists Association, Bartell Drugs, and Shopko, hope the FDA will let pharmacists have a role
in ensuring that patients use medication safely and effectively. “Studies have
shown that community pharmacists providing face-to-face patient interactions
may have a greater impact on patient behavior compared to other methods of
service delivery".
PFC CEO Discusses Medication Errors on CBS's The Doctors
October 29, 2008
Among the many dangers of "polypharmacy" are that someone can accidentally end up taking medications that have duplicative effects or negative interactions. Dr. Michael Negrete, CEO of the Pharmacy Foundation of California urges, "people need to communicate before they medicate." Here's a clip from the show.
PFC CEO Provides Testimony
April 13, 2009
Michael Negrete was invited to speak about medication errors at Monday's meeting of the CA Senate Business & Professionals Committee. The information he provided was intented to inform the Committee's discussion of
SB 470...