Sports Doc attempts to address the question of distribution through the examination of the four drugs found in Reid’s room with the help of Daniel Hussar, PhD, professor of pharmacy at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences.
Dr. Richard Stefanacci spoke with KYW Newsradio about the adoption of electronic medical records and if they would have prevented medication error in New Jersey. Listen:
Medical Office Today:
Consider that one-third of patients do not fill their first prescription, and of those who do, only 50 percent continue refilling it six months later, according to Andrew M. Peterson, a pharmacist and dean of Mayes College of Healthcare Business and Policy at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. “And often times, patients typically do not tell their physician that they stopped taking their medication until either the next visit or an adverse event occurs.”
Read: http://www.medicalofficetoday.com/article/encouraging-patient-rx-compliance?page=0,0
The Associated Press reached out on Saturday to see if we had an expert who could talk about the medication mix up in New Jersey. Dan Hussar was readily available to speak with the AP. The AP story he was quoted in resulted in 165 stories around the nation that our clipping service grabbed as well as nearly 600 on hits on Google.
"Fortunately, it's very unlikely that this specific drug would cause any serious or adverse effects when used for only a short periods of time," said Daniel Hussar, a professor with the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences.
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On Oct. 29, there will be 24 collection sites in Philadelphia including, Health Care Center Number 3 which is being sponsored by USciences.
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Daniel Hussar, a professor of pharmacy at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, which is part of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, said the FDA is cracking down on claims by herbal drug companies, but he wouldn’t say it’s a high priority for the government agency.
Med Star TV compiled a story on the dangers of acetaminophen quoting Dr. Dan Hussar and utilizing the experiences of HR's Tairee Wallace.
