Pharmaceutical Services Archives

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Happy Veterans Day!

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served our country!

On this special day, let us pause and salute all the men and women who through tremendous sacrifice have served our great nation.
At OctariusRx, we give thanks every day, but especially today because we realize freedom isn’t free!
We owe our veterans and their families so much gratitude for all they have done and sacrificed for our country. We are the home of the free because of the brave.

With respect, honor, and gratitude, today and every day, Thank You Veterans!

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November is National Diabetes Month

November is National Diabetes Month and the OctariusRx team recognizes and supports efforts to educate and prevent diabetes and its associated complications. This is an epidemic and many of us are at risk without even knowing it. Others are living with diabetes and are completely unaware. It’s time to get educated about our own risks and how to help others.

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Happy Halloween Weekend!

Happy Halloween Weekend from the OctariusRx team! Halloween can be a scary time of year. This year we celebrate this holiday weekend with our list of “Top Five Scariest Things” and our suggestions for dealing with them. Can you guess what’s on the list?

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Are you ready for Electronic Prescribing requirements?

Are you ready for electronic prescribing requirements? They come into effect soon so make sure you are prepared. Beginning January 1, 2021, all prescriptions for controlled substances and medical devices in Massachusetts must be issued electronically unless covered by an exception.

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Happy National Pharmacy Week!

As we celebrate National Pharmacy Week, I would like to take the time to thank our Consultant Pharmacists as well as supporting team members.

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Happy Columbus Day!

Happy Columbus Day from our team at OctariusRx. Whether you’re celebrating the sailor or the indigenous people who already lived in the “new world”, we think it’s a great opportunity to honor the spirit of exploration.

“In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.”
― Ansel Adams

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Can You Spot the Patient Safety Issue?

Medication competency and your consultant pharmacist are two things that should go hand-in-hand. We all know that ongoing education and assessments are required to demonstrate staff competency and safe medication management is no exception. How are you assessing your staff? Can your consultant pharmacist help?

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the OctariusRx team is recognizing the annual campaign to increase awareness of this disease.

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It’s Fall Prevention Awareness Week

It’s Fall Prevention Awareness Week and the OctariusRx team is recognizing and helping to spread the word from the National Council on Aging (NCOA). Falls are not a natural part of aging and whether they happen at home or in health care facilities such as nursing homes or ambulatory surgery centers, the outcomes can be devastating.

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The National Alert Network issued an alert regarding wrong-route errors

The National Alert Network issued an alert regarding wrong-route errors with tranexamic acid. The reported cases involved the accidental spinal injection of tranexamic acid instead of a local anesthetic to provide regional anesthesia. Some of the contributing factors in these cases, as well as other mix-ups, include vials with similar caps and poor syringe labeling.

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