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Product Focus: PAXLOVID
Printer Friendly PDF PAXLOVID - Oral Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19 The FDA has recently granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for PAXLOVID. Paxlovid is nirmatrelvir tablets co-packaged with ritonavir tablets, both...
Product Focus: MOLNUPIRAVIR
Printer Friendly PDF MOLNUPIRAVIR - Oral Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19 The FDA has recently granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for molnupiravir (Lagevrio). Molnupiravir is an antiviral agent. In a recent clinical...
Did You Know? Deprescribing
Printer Friendly PDF What is deprescribing? Let’s start with a couple of definitions! “Deprescribing is the planned and supervised process of dose reduction or stopping of medication that might be causing harm, or no longer...
Blogs
The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (H.R.603), A Proposed Federal Minimum Wage Increase
The Raise the Wage Act of 2021, What are the Impacts on Long Term Care (LTC)? An aid to decrease LTC staff burnout and improve LTC resident's quality of care? Or does it include another cost measure for some already...
HealthDirect Spotlight on Employee Ownership – Brianne Grescheck
A Decade of Dedication Brianne Grescheck began her journey in long-term care pharmacy 10 years ago as a floor tech at Colonial Pharmacy, in Utica, New York. Colonial Pharmacy was a small, local long-term care pharmacy that...
HealthDirect Spotlight on Employee Ownership – Lindsay Holm
Each of our employees play an integral part in the continued long-term success of our organization. We love celebrating our employee-owners that work hard behind the scenes to ensure every prescription ordered is...
Managing Pharmacy Transitions Remotely
Pharmacy Change During a Pandemic Business is certainly not “as usual” in any industry, especially long-term and supported care. Staffing needs are being evaluated and altered almost daily, vendor/visitor/admission...
eBooks
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Succeeding in a Post-COVID World One Unvaccinated Convert at a Time [eBook]
As "Operation Warp Speed" began slowing down, long-term care administrators began to realize that the biggest battles still lie ahead of them. This eBook explores the challenges faced by administrators to address employee...
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New HealthDirect Pharmacy Location: Ozark, Missouri
Our family of pharmacies is growing! The long-term care division of Family Pharmacy of Ozark, Missouri is now part of the HealthDirect pharmacy family. The Ozark, MO pharmacy team has a stellar reputation for...
New HealthDirect Pharmacy Location: Berwick, Pennsylvania
Our family of pharmacies is growing! CareFirst Pharmacy Services of Berwick, Pennsylvania is now part of the HealthDirect pharmacy family. The Berwick, PA pharmacy team has a stellar reputation for dedication,...
Welcome to Care Connection
Introducing HealthDirect’s blog Day in and day out optimizing resident care is your top priority. We see how you always go the extra mile to enhance care, and we share your passion for improving lives. That’s why we’re...