Agreement between pharmacists for problem identification: an initial quality measurement of cognitive services.

Background: Recent changes in national reimbursement policies expand the ability of pharmacists to seek reimbursement for cognitive services. The quality of pharmacist-provided cognitive services has, until now, remained unassessed. Pharmacists should demonstrate the quality and value of their work to ensure the continued and expanded acceptance of reimbursement for their services.

Medications through the Internet: what clinicians and patients need to know.

Patients are now able to obtain mail order prescriptions through the Internet from reputable online pharmacies without leaving their home. While this can be a great convenience, the Internet also provides a new means for easily questionable or even illegal prescription medications, i.e.

Pain relief from baclofen analgesia in a neuropathic pain patient who failed opioid and pharmacotherapy: case report.

A case report and discussion of a 64-year-old white female who presented with uncontrolled pain in several body areas despite massive oral controlled release morphine use is presented. Her pain was not associated with much spasticity. This patient responded remarkably to intrathecal baclofen even after the opioid was tapered and discontinued.