There have been a substantial number of changes to the pharmaceutical market in recent years and these changes have had a dramatic impact on the availability of drug therapy and ultimately quality of life. Among these changes is the expansion of options within a drug category as new drugs are discovered and brought to market along with the ever-increasing availability of generic products. With the benefit of therapeutic options associated with the expansion of the market, comes the potential increase in therapeutic duplication. read more...

By Ann Curtin Ward, M.D.
Treating patients discharged from an inpatient stay is challenging, especially patients new to your practice. It is important that care be continued on an outpatient basis to prevent readmission and increase the potential for a successful longterm outcome. read more…

The Great Lakes Service Center's 2003 ECHO (Experience of Care & Health Outcomes) Survey revealed that only 80.5% of patients receiving medications in 2003 had been informed of the side effects of those medications by their treating physician. Safe and effective medication treatment practices require that physicians inform patients of potential side effects and monitor medication treatment outcomes. read more…