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Author Archives: Origins Pharmacy Solutions

CBD in the Hospice Setting

Hospice, Hospice Medications, Hospice Pharmacy, Palliative CareBy Origins Pharmacy SolutionsFebruary 21, 2020

More and more terminal patients and their families are calling upon cannabis to provide some symptom relief, and understandably so.  Cannabis has been used for centuries to treat a broad…

Statin Discontinuation in Hospice Patients

Hospice, Hospice Medications, Hospice Pharmacy, Palliative CareBy Origins Pharmacy SolutionsSeptember 26, 2019

  Hospice prescribers and pharmacists have long approached statins as appropriate for discontinuation in their patients who have no active cardiovascular disease since preventative or prophylaxis medications, as well as…

Medication Discontinuation in Dementia Patients

Hospice, Medical, PharmacistBy Origins Pharmacy SolutionsJanuary 30, 2018

Understanding the progressive nature of dementia can help in the decision to continue or discontinue dementia medications in patients on hospice care for end-stage dementia.  Goals change as patients progress…

Recent Generic Drug Approvals

UncategorizedBy Origins Pharmacy SolutionsJanuary 16, 2018

Recent Generic Drug Approvals In the bustle of daily patient care, it is difficult to stay up-to-date on newly released generic medications, but doing so can prove beneficial.  In 2017,…

Opioids and Allergies

Hospice, Medical, PharmacistBy Origins Pharmacy SolutionsNovember 9, 2017

Hospice patients often communicate allergies to medications.  When the medication is an opioid, hospice staff often have to determine whether the reaction that the patient believed to be an allergy…

Increasing Awareness of Melatonin

Hospice, MedicalBy Origins Pharmacy SolutionsOctober 11, 2017

The ever-increasing awareness of the dangers of hypnotic use in the elderly leaves many patients, prescribers, and caregivers hesitant to initiate prescription medications to treat insomnia.  Combined with the increased…

Make Sure the Pharmacist Knows…

Hospice, PharmacistBy Origins Pharmacy SolutionsSeptember 8, 2017

Meeting the Conditions of Participations (CoPs) medication review requirements is important.  However, even more important is ensuring that the pharmacist performing the reviews is aware of all pertinent patient co-morbidities. …

Safe Medication Practices

Hospice, MedicalBy Origins Pharmacy SolutionsJuly 12, 2017

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has long recognized the frequency of mix-ups resulting from the non-standardization of units utilized in measuring volume of oral liquid medications.  Since 2009,…

Options for Switching Antipsychotics

Hospice, MedicalBy Origins Pharmacy SolutionsApril 4, 2017

Medication cost, adverse effects, and poor therapeutic response often necessitate switching a hospice patient from one antipsychotic to another.  Prescribers can choose among several options when a switch is necessary.…

Medication Discontinuation in Dementia Patients By Corina Reyna, PharmD, BCGP

Hospice, MedicalBy Origins Pharmacy SolutionsMarch 8, 2017

Understanding the progressive nature of dementia can help in the decision to continue or discontinue dementia medications in patients on hospice care for end-stage dementia.  Goals change as patient’s progress…

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