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Therapeutic Research Center and Therapeutic Research Faculty are well known for their enthusiam for innovative approaches. You’ll notice that there are no “me-too” announcements or initiatives that follow someone else’s footsteps. All of the following announcements represent a new idea and a new approach to making life easier and better for a group of people served by Therapeutic Research:

Press Releases
	The APhA foundation Announces 2012 Pinnacle Award Honorees
	May 1, 2012 — The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation today announced honorees of the 2012 Pinnacle Awards. The Pinnacle Awards, established in 1998 by the APhA Foundation, celebrate significant contributions to the medication use process through increasing patient adherence, reducing drug misadventures, promoting the use of national treatment guidelines, improving patient outcomes or enhancing communication among the members of the health care team. Continue reading...
	Pharmacist's Letter, Prescriber's Letter, and Pharmacy Technician's Letter launch PL Auto-Report to Automatically and Electronically Report Completed Education Credits and Required Training
	November 1, 2011 — Therapeutic Research Center, publisher of Pharmacist's Letter, Prescriber's Letter, and Pharmacy Technician's Letter announced today the use of PL Auto-Report to facilitate instant electronic reporting of completed continuing education credits and required training courses. Continue reading...
	Prescriber's Letter Now Provides the Coveted AOA Category 1-A LIVE CME for Osteopathic Physicians.
	October 26, 2011 — Thanks to the joint efforts of Prescriber's Letter and the American Osteopathic Association, Osteopathic Physicians (DOs) can now obtain AOA Category 1-A LIVE CME credit as an added benefit of a Prescriber's Letter subscription. Continue reading...
	Pharmacy Technicians University Unveils State-Specific Training Pertaining To Each of the Fifty States' Pharmacy Law for Technicians
	September 25, 2011 — As pharmacy technicians and their employers grapple with meeting new state requirements, one of their biggest challenges is knowing and following the state's specific pharmacy law. Faculty at Pharmacy Technicians University have just completed their national survey comparing and contrasting differences in each state's pharmacy law with specific focus on laws that a pharmacy technician needs to understand and follow. Continue reading...
	Prescriber's Letter Announces new Affinity Relationship with American Osteopathic Association to benefit Osteopathic Physicians
	July 15, 2011 — Prescriber's Letter today announced a new agreement with the American Osteopathic Association to serve the needs of Osteopathic Physicians. Doctors of Osteopathy (DO) physicians have long used the services provided by Prescriber's Letter. With the new agreement DOs will get access to additional services and benefit from reduced member-benefit pricing. Continue reading...
	Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database provides new Nutrient Depletion Checker
	April 4, 2011 — Medical professionals as well as consumers often don't realize that some prescription and over-the-counter drugs can lower nutrient levels in the body. In some cases, this can be significant. Cholesterol-lowering drugs like atorvastatin can lower coenzyme Q10 levels by more than 50%. Prilosec or Nexium sometimes cause severe magnesium depletion. Some rheumatoid arthritis medications can deplete folic acid levels. The over-the-counter weight loss drug, Alli, can reduce levels of vitamin D and other vitamins. Continue reading...
	Pharmacist's Letter, Prescriber's Letter, and Pharmacy Technician's Letter mobile apps exceed expectations.
	March 19, 2011 — As more medical professionals spend more of their professional time on their iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, they are making more use of the Pharmacist's Letter, Prescriber's Letter, and Pharmacy Technician's Letter mobile Apps. Continue reading...
	The Excellence in Precepting Cooperative surpasses 100 Colleges of Pharmacy Members.
	January 28, 2011 — The Excellence in Precepting Cooperative is a true co-op in which all parties contribute what they can for the betterment of the entire group. In this spirit over 100 colleges of pharmacy are members of the Excellence in Precepting Cooperative along with founding member Pharmacist's Letter and its Preceptor Training & Resource Network. Continue reading...
	Pharmacist's Letter and Prescriber's Letter Provide FDA's REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy) Required Training.
	November 15, 2010 — In its ongoing efforts to reduce adverse drug events, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring that particular drugs be subject to the REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy) program. Drugs that are characterized as "REMS" drugs typically require that the physician and pharmacist successfully complete a specific training course prior to prescribing or dispensing the drug. Continue reading...
	Prescriber's Letter Approved by American College of Emergency Physicians as Category 1 Credit
	November 15, 2010 — Prescriber's Letter has launched its new Point-of-Care CME for physicians under the brand name of CME-As-You-Go. Continue reading...
	Pharmacy Technicians University Founded - Cutting-edge Education Adapted to Current Workplace Needs
	August 26, 2010 — As state governments take aim at reducing medication errors and reducing health care costs, states are quickly enacting new requirements mandating various levels of education and/or certification for pharmacy technicians. As pharmacies employ more pharmacy technicians than ever before, they are demanding personnel are trained to meet state requirements and to perform efficiently in the pharmacy. Continue reading...
	Prescriber's Letter Opens No-Holds-Barred Discussions for Physician Audience
	August 1, 2010 — PL VOICES - Clinical Recommendations gives medical professionals a lively unscripted discussion that pulls in voices from varying perspectives. Each session brings together a panel consisting of two different types of Panelists; 1.) nationally recognized specialty experts, plus, 2.) primary care providers. All the Panelists add insights on pressing therapeutic dilemmas. The experts bring evidence from the latest studies and guidelines, while the primary care providers keep the conversation and Recommendations "real" and relevant to clinical practice. Continue reading...
	Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Awarded Honor - Best Reference Publication of 2010
	June 6, 2010 — Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database was named the "Best Reference Publication of 2010" by the specialized publishers foundation and announced in Washington DC to an audience of the nation's influential publishers. Continue reading...
	Pharmacist's Letter Announces new PL CE & Training Alert to Keep Pharmacy Managers Alert to All New Training Requirements.
	March 12, 2010 — Pharmacist's Letter today unveiled the PL CE & Training Alert especially for training managers, department managers, and other personnel who are responsible for assuring that staff pharmacists and pharmacy technicians stay in compliance with the growing number of educational requirements. Continue reading...
	Pharmacist's Letter Relieves Schools of Pharmacy from Having to Teach Federally-Required Courses Prior to Experiential Rotations.
	November 18, 2009 — Federal agencies require persons working in a health care facility to obtain and document annual or biannual training in a variety of topics such as Preventing Fraud Waste & Abuse, HIPAA, Exposure Control to Bloodborne Pathogens, Combating Methamphetamine Abuse, etc. Continue reading...
	Pharmacist's Letter, Pharmacy Technician's Letter, and PharmacistsLetterTraining.com Introduce Integrated Learning Management System and PL Learning MANAGEMENT PORTAL.
	November 10, 2009 — Managers responsible for training and compliance of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other pharmacy staff including pharmacy clerks can now use the new PL Learning MANAGEMENT PORTAL to manage all aspects of training. Continue reading...
	Pharmacy Technician's Letter Subscribers Now Get All CE Courses Included at No Additional Charge.
	October 10, 2009 — A subscription to Pharmacy Technician's Letter helps pharmacy technicians perform effectively in their pharmacies and meet their national certification requirements. Pharmacy Technician's Letter announced today that it is taking this mandate one step further by providing all Pharmacy Technician's Letter subscribers with a CE course to meet all state CE requirements imposed by any of the fifty states, including live CE requirements. This new offering is being included with a subscription to Pharmacy Technician's Letter at no additional fee. Continue reading...
	Pharmacist's Letter launches National Preceptor Database.
	September 10, 2009 — Pharmacist's Letter unveiled the National Preceptor Database to serve the needs of stakeholders with an interest in pharmacy precepting. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) requires each school of pharmacy to provide documentation of completed training for every preceptor affiliated with their school. Similarly, preceptor pharmacists need a mechanism by which they can complete preceptor training and document that completion for the school of pharmacy. Continue reading...
	Pharmacist's Letter commits to providing all required training in addition to all required continuing education.
	August 10, 2009 — In addition to completing all state-required continuing education courses, pharmacists are finding an increasing number of training requirements that they must complete. Pharmacists need to complete training in the area of Fraud Waste & Abuse, HIPAA, Bloodborne Pathogens and Exposure Control, Fire, Life, and Safety, and a variety of other courses imposed by state agencies, health departments, third party payors, and other regulators. Continue reading...
	New Scientific Rating System Helps Consumers and Professionals Find High-Quality Dietary Supplements and Natural Medicines
	June 9, 2008 — Consumers shopping the dietary supplement aisle and healthcare professionals advising patients using natural medicines face difficult questions. Of the hundreds or thousands of products on the shelf or online, which ones work? Are they safe? Do they even contain the ingredients listed on the label? Continue reading... Download PDF
	Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Launches Natural MedWatch for Adverse Event Reporting.
	March 22, 2008 — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses its MedWatch program to collect reports of suspected adverse events related to drugs, vaccines, and medical devices. Medical professionals, manufacturers, and patients are all encouraged to submit voluntary reports to FDA's MedWatch program when an adverse event is suspected. By collecting these data, FDA researchers as well as other researchers, are able to identify significant problems and trends that would not otherwise be detected. It is only through the watchful eyes and careful reporting of millions of health professionals and patients that some problems come to light that would otherwise remain unidentified. Continue reading...
	Pharmacist's Letter Releases Preceptor News to Assist Colleges of Pharmacy and their Preceptor Pharmacists
	December 2, 2007 — Pharmacist's Letter added Preceptor News as a new value-added benefit to its Preceptor Training & Resource Network that Pharmacist's Letter operates for the nation's preceptor pharmacists in conjunction with the nation's colleges of pharmacy. Continue reading...
	Prescriber's Letter Recognized as Evidence-Based – CME by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
	September 20, 2007 — The American Academy of Family Physicians, in its effort to recognize the highest quality of continuing medical education, designated specific CME activities as meeting its criteria of being "Evidence Based - CME." Prescriber's Letter is one of the first publications to be recognized by the American Academy of Family Physicians as Evidence Based - CME. Continue reading...
	Prescriber's Letter Helps Increase Immunization and Reduce Infectious Outbreaks
	September 14, 2007 — Infectious disease experts predict that failure to properly immunize Americans is putting us on the verge of more outbreaks. A significant factor is that many clinicians do not know the latest vaccination recommendations against contagious diseases. Continue reading... Download PDF
	Preceptor Training & Resource Network Launched by Pharmacist's Letter for Preceptor Pharmacists.
	September 10, 2007 — By some estimates there are approximately 50,000 preceptor pharmacists in the United States who provide real-world education and training to student pharmacists. These Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) are required by the accreditation agency that accredits each school of pharmacy in the United States. As part of the accreditation standards, the preceptor pharmacists who teach these IPPE and APPE experiences must complete preceptor training. Continue reading...
	Avoiding Hidden Safety Risks with Fatty Fish and Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements
	August 13, 2007 — Health conscious individuals are looking carefully at dietary fish oil intake and omega-3 fatty acid supplements. Research shows eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) found in some fish can lower triglycerides, prevent heart disease and may help lower the risk of cardiac death. Continue reading...
	Neurology and Pharmacy Experts Reexamining Substitution of Antiepileptic Drugs
	June 28, 2007 — A growing controversy over substituting generic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for their brand name counterparts will impact pharmacists, prescribers, and patients with epilepsy. Continue reading... Download PDF
	Prescriber's Letter Approved by American College of Emergency Physicians as Category 1 Credit
	June 10, 2007 — The American College of Emergency Physicians has recognized Prescriber's Letter as an approved continuing medical education activity for emergency physicians. Prescriber's Letter has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) as a provider of continuing medical education for many years providing AMA PRA Category 1 credit. Continue reading...
	Prescriber's Letter Clarifies Avandia Heart Attack Warning with Stepwise Diabetes Treatment Algorithm for Prescribers
	May 29, 2007 — Prescribers and diabetes patients alike are wondering what to make of recent media reports of a New England Journal of Medicine study suggesting Avandia (rosiglitazone) increases heart attack risk by 43% in diabetes patients. Avandia, an oral agent for type 2 diabetes, accounted for more than 3 billion dollars in worldwide sales last year. Critics are jumping to liken these N Engl J Med study results to the early cardiovascular concerns seen with Vioxx that ultimately led to its removal from the market. Continue reading... Download PDF
	Pharmacist's Letter Resources Help Simplify New AHA Infective Endocarditis Guidelines
	May 25, 2007 — For decades, patients, prescribers, and dentists have grown accustomed to patients with certain heart conditions using a short course of antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent infective, or bacterial, endocarditis. This infection of the heart's valves and lining was thought to be caused by bacteria that were released from the mouth into blood circulation during routine dental procedures. Continue reading... Download PDF
	Over 1600 potential interactions between natural products and conventional drugs identified by research group; 25% rated as severe
	May 18, 2007 — A 55-year-old man thought he was doing the right thing for his health when he stopped by the health food store and was advised to take several supplements. He didn't realize that one of the natural medicines he began to take, ginkgo, could reduce the effectiveness of the medication he took to control his seizures. He suffered a seizure while swimming, and died. People often think "natural equals safe." They don't realize that some natural products can contribute to dangerous interactions. Continue reading... Download PDF
	Evidence-based data on Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic formulations now available from Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
	March 27, 2007 — Eastern medicine, such as Traditional Chinese and Indian (Ayurvedic) herbal formulations, is used by millions of people around the world. It's also a rapidly growing, multi-million dollar industry in North America. The challenge for Western medicine practitioners is finding reliable information on the contents of these products, and whether they might be beneficial, or potentially harmful. Continue reading... Download PDF
	Health professionals get special report on which natural weight loss supplements work and which ones to avoid.
	March 27, 2007 — Millions of Americans who made New Year's resolutions to lose weight are trying products containing hoodia, bitter orange, cha de bugre, and many others. Continue reading... Download PDF
	Initiative educates medical professionals on how to help consumers select high-quality dietary supplements
	March 14, 2007 — Consumers shopping in the dietary supplement aisle at the pharmacy or grocery store have a difficult challenge selecting products. Out of several hundred dietary supplements on the shelf, how do they know which are safe and effective? How do they know which reliably contain the ingredients listed on the label and are free of dangerous contaminants? Continue reading... Download PDF