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Pharma's Grasp of NPs and PAs
It's been a struggle for nurse practitioners and physician assistants to gain recognition as valuable prescribers by pharmaceutical companies. But the tide may be turning. The September issue of...
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Can PAs evaluate patients for medical pot?
Police in Redding, Calif., are questioning whether it’s legal for a PA who works at a cannabis clinic to evaluate patients for medical marijuana use, according to an article posted yesterday at the...
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A Prescription Everyone Should Write
An abundance of evidence shows that regular physical activity can prevent and treat numerous diseases. So why aren't healthcare providers more vigorous in their exercise recommendations to patients?...
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Have You Seen a 'Bad Ad'?
I just finished listening to an FDA webinar about the agency's "Bad Ad" program, which seeks to identify misleading prescription drug promotion. The agency, specifically its Division of Drug Marketing,...
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AANP Brings Attention to von Willebrand Disease
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) has launched a campaign to raise awareness about von Willebrand disease, the most common hereditary bleeding disorder. As part of this effort, the...
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Happy NP Week 2011: Florida NPs in the Media
Florida nurse practitioners have been busy getting the word out about NPs. Mai Kung, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, president of the Tallahassee Area Council of Advanced Practice Nurses (CAPN) and blogger for...
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NPs & PAs Are Talking – July 2, 2012
Last week, we followed the landmark Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act , which allowed one of the most debated pieces of recent legislature to stand. It is expected that the new ruling...
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NPs & PAs Are Talking – Prescribing Requirements, DNP Capstone, Aesthetics...
On Facebook last week, we shared a reader question: "Would any of you kind folks happen to know anything about transferring from Florida to Arizona as a nurse practitioner? There is a prescribing...
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