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Mednovate: A Prescription for Better Medication Use provides patients with a forum to understand how medications impact their health. Our professionals will comment on the latest discoveries and developments in medications, as well as the most appropriate ways to use medications and limit adverse effects. Continue Reading

The Potential Benefits and Risks of Cannabis as Medical Treatment

February 16, 2016

by Kenneth Dandurand RPh, M.S.

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It is important to examine both the potential benefits and adverse effects when considering the use of cannabis medicinally. Although the FDA has approved only two cannabinoids, several states have approved the legal use of cannabis for medical and/or recreational use.

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Death, Taxes, and Prescription Medications: A Perfect Storm

February 11, 2016

by Kenneth Dandurand RPh, M.S.

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Benjamin Franklin said, “In this world nothing can be certain, except death and taxes.” With the increase in the use of prescriptions, we can likely add “medications” to this famous quote by Franklin.

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Clinical Pharmacy: A Patient-Centric Field

February 09, 2016

by Kenneth Dandurand RPh, M.S.

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I would like to explain the vital role of clinical pharmacists in ensuring better medication use. In 1968, Varro Tyler, PhD, a leading professor of pharmacognosy, provided one of the better descriptions of clinical pharmacy.

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