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As the role of pharmacists continues to expand in direct patient care and the shortage of physicians continues to increase, the need to recognize pharmacists as providers has never been more urgent. Ohio Senator Matt...

In November of 2018, the American College of Cardiology released the 2018 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Novel Therapies for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Atherosclerotic...

iForumRx.org is an interactive online community created and support by our members. Our goal is to empower practitioners to apply the best evidence to patient care in ambulatory care settings. iForumRx is a...

Achieving provider status has been the latest buzz for many pharmacy organizations over the past year. Provider status will likely lead to increased access to pharmacists’ services in the ambulatory care setting and...

More and more healthcare professionals are using Twitter as a professional development tool. iForumRx now has a twitter feed … and you can follow iForumrx @iforumrx.   The BC Patient Safety and Quality Council...

Vaccinations have repeatedly proven to save lives by preventing disease, yet they remain underutilized in American adults. Depending on age and various indications, adults are recommended to receive up to 12 routine vaccines by...

Story by Anusha McNamara, Pharm.D. During the American Medical Association’s (AMA) 2013 Annual Meeting, the AMA House of Delegates adopted several policies that could shape the future of medicine.  Most of the media...

For more than 30 years, the National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has released blood pressure (JNC I – 1976), cholesterol (NCEP ATP I – 1988), and obesity (1998) treatment guidelines.  These...