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Disease Focus of the Month - Psoriasis
This Month's Quick Poll - Would you, or your company, consider hiring a foreign pharmacy graduate once they have received their pharmacy license in your state?...
Last Month's Poll Result - How do you recommend your patients dispose of their expired or unused medications?...
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Featured Article: Improving Members' Outcomes Across the Continuum of Diabetes
Improving Members' Outcomes Across the Continuum of Diabetes: Assessing the Impact of New Measures, Technologies, and Benefit Design Strategies, is an educational activity for managed care health professionals, especially pharmacy directors and medical directors, with an interest in improving members' outcomes in diabetes through the use of new technologies and innovative benefit design strategies.
Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, where there are approximately 20.8 million diabetics. The total cost of diabetes in 2002 was about $132.6 billion, including $91.8 billion in direct and $40.8 billion in indirect costs. Diabetic managed care members consume more healthcare resources and cost approximately 2.4 times more than members without diabetes.
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Disease Focus of the Month: Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a non-contagious chronic skin disease that affects more than 4.5 million US adults. Approximately 150,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, of which 10% of those affected also have joint inflammation and develop a related form of arthritis called "psoriatic arthritis". Psoriasis is characterized by scaling and inflammation that develops as a result of an immune system mediated acceleration of skin cell growth. Although scientists have not identified the exact cause of psoriasis, it is believed to be a genetic condition that causes the immune system's role in psoriasis. There are five types of psoriasis: plaque, guttate, inverse, pustular, and erythrodermic. Each type presents with unique signs and symptoms. However, approximately 80% of people affected with psoriasis have plaque psoriasis which appears as patches of raised reddish skin covered by silvery-white scale. In severe cases, the itching and discomfort can keep a person awake at night and the pain can make everyday tasks difficult. People often experience flares and remissions throughout their life and controlling the signs and symptoms typically requires lifelong therapy.
Although there is no cure for psoriasis there are a variety of OTC and prescription treatment options that can clear psoriasis for periods of time. People often need to try different treatments before they find one that works for them. Some patients obtain relief with UV light treatments, water therapy and /or changes in diet. Systemic medications are usually reserved for patients with moderate to severe psoriasis who are not responsive to conventional topical medications or ultraviolet (UV) light treatments.
For more information about psoriasis visit us at our psoriasis page.
Polls
Last Month's Poll Results: How do you recommend your patients' dispose of their expired or unused medications?
Crushing and flushing: 26.7%
Accept the medication and have them incinerated for the patient: 29.4%
Dispose of medications in a standard waste container: 18.7%
None of the above: 16.0%
All of the above: 8.9%
This Month's Poll
Would you, or your company, consider hiring a foreign pharmacy graduate once they have received their pharmacy license in your state?
Please take a moment to participate in our quick poll.
Quick Poll
Would you, or your company, consider hiring a foreign pharmacy graduate once they have received their pharmacy license in your state?
Marketplace Feature - SOSCleanroom
SOSCleanroom.com is an industry leader in the distribution of clean room supplies used in commercial and industrial applications based in Dallas, Texas. For over 26 years, SOS companies has been providing best in class service to customers involved in pharmaceutical, and other health care industries, semiconductor and electronics manufacturing. As an ITW Texwipe master distributor since 1990, SOS has developed USP 797 "Starter Kits" to make it easier for the compounding pharmacies to begin to comply with the new USP 797 cleaning requirements.
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