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Pharmacy compounding is a long-standing, state-regulated and medically vital practice. Millions of Americans have unique health needs that off-the-shelf prescription medicines cannot meet. For them, customized, compounded medications prescribed or ordered by licensed physicians or veterinarians and mixed safely by trained, licensed compounding pharmacists are the only way to better health.
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The Mississippi Board of Pharmacy is comprised of seven pharmacist members, all appointed by the Governor. They are assisted by an administrative staff headed by an Executive Director chosen by the Board.
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If you’re a pharmacy employer, welcome to PharmacyWeek’s community of engaged, qualified pharmacy candidates. PharmacyWeek.com caters to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and pharmacy interns who are interested in career development and job enhancement. PharmacyWeek.com job listings were viewed more than 600,000 times during 2006. And PharmacyWeek.com is growing: Each week, about two-thirds of visitors to the PharmacyWeek.com website are new visitors.
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Pharmacy bar coding systems can cut medication error rates by as much as 85%, although success varies depending on the protocols governing the technology's use, according to a study in yesterday's Annals of Internal Medicine. The study-conducted by researchers at the 747-bed Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston-compared dispensing errors, administration mishaps, and potential adverse drug event (ADE) rates for 115,000 doses dispensed prior to the implementation of bar coding technology and 254,000 doses dispensed after the bar coding technology went live.
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The first class of pre-pharmacy studentsenrolled in the University of New England's College of Pharmacy will begin studies in September 2007. Clinical training and research partnerships have been established with multiple health care facilities, community hospitals, and pharmacies. The participating hospitals will provide opportunities for student internships and residencies.
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The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy serves the Commonwealth to promote, preserve, and protect the public health, safety, and welfare through effective regulation of the practice of Pharmacy. The Board of Pharmacy accomplishes this mission through examination, testing and credentialing of prospective pharmacists, regulation and discipline of all licensed pharmacists, and through appropriate communication of information and laws pertaining to the practice of Pharmacy in Kentucky.
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