Position Summary Under the direct supervision of the Site Manager, the Adult/Family Nurse Practitioner will screen prospective participants for study eligibility and obtain informed consent; obtain medical histories and conduct physical examinations of all screened and enrolled study participants; prescribe study medications; administer infusion therapy; assess symptoms and medication side-effects; review laboratory results and assess […]
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LETTER: People ignoring basic steps for safety
They’ve learned a new word, “therapeutics” and, like a small child, repeatedly use it. Here is Mark Meadows’ Sunday interview with Jake Tapper. “We are not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics, and other mitigation areas.” Again, that word. britannica.com defines therapeutics as the […]
St. Joseph’s Outpatient Infusion Center provides infusion therapy close to home
Buckhannon, W.Va. – St. Joseph’s Outpatient Infusion Center offers infusion services close to home. Located on the first floor of St. Joseph’s Hospital, the infusion center treats patients who need a variety of infusions including intravenous medications, blood transfusions, biotherapy drugs, and long-course IV antibiotic therapy. The center also provides care and maintenance of central […]
Congress must protect kidney disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
As we continue to combat the unprecedented health and economic emergency caused by COVID-19, it’s critical that we take every possible step to ensure the health of vulnerable patient populations, including the nearly 38 million Americans who suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD). Before this crisis erupted, kidney patients faced major obstacles accessing medical care. […]
North Texas hospitals are testing drugs to treat milder cases of COVID-19
In this May 2020 photo provided by Eli Lilly, researchers prepare cells to produce possible COVID-19 antibodies for testing in a laboratory in Indianapolis. Antibodies are proteins the body makes when an infection occurs; they attach to a virus and help it be eliminated. (David Morrison/Eli Lilly via AP) Until now, doctors and researchers have […]
World news wrapup: 20 August 2020
Backlash as Amazon enters pharmacy in India; US pharmacist sentenced after tampering with and stealing narcotic infusions; Bahamas pharmacist questions curbside pharmacy service Bengalaru, India : Outraged at the entry of Amazon into the Indian online pharmacy market, the All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists has called the move illegal. According to the ED […]
PFJ: Over 2 million Ghanaians have been employed in 3 years – Ofori-Atta
– The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has indicated that the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme has led to the employment of over 2.28 million people – He also revealed that records show there is an increase in jobs in areas such as planting, weeding, harvesting, processing, loading, and offloading of farm inputs – The […]
Government considering bonds to clear National Health Insurance Authority’s debt owed suppliers
Government has begun talks with the Pharmaceutical industry and suppliers of the National Health Insurance Scheme over the debt owed them. It is hoping to raise some bonds to clear these debts. The initiative which is being pursued by the Pharmacy Council is to help reduce the debt burden on members as a result of […]
2019: Intravenous Infusions announces 14.2% increase in revenue
– Intravenous Infusions Limited, a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products, has announced details of its performance in 2019 – It’s board chairman, Isaac Osei, revealed that the company recorded a 14.2% increase in revenue in 2019 – He added that it also recorded a 10% increase in its profit level for the same period Our Manifesto: […]
Intravenous Infusions donates 100 cartons of IV fluids to Noguchi Memorial Institute
Mr Samuel Apenteng (left), making a symbolic presentation to Prof Abraham K. Anang, Director, NMIMR Pharmaceutical manufacturer, Intravenous Infusions PLC, has donated 100 cartons of normal saline (IV fluids) to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana. The fluids, according to Intravenous, would help the Institute and the nine other testing […]