| Wednesday, November 18   1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Ideas for Reducing and Preventing Pharmaceutical Waste Activity # 203-000-09-078-L04-P 1.25 Contact Hours View Session Handout Speaker: Joel Kreisberg, DC, MA Senior Director Practice Green Health - Teleosis Institute Studies suggest the value of unused drugs in long-term care facilities may be as high as $378 million. Pharmacists know firsthand how many medications go unused and end up piled in the corner of the pharmacy or Director of Nurse’s office! Come to this session to hear about innovative solutions for reducing the amount of unused medications and proactively preventing pharmaceutical waste in your pharmacies and facilities through the use of automated dispensing systems, smarter purchasing/inventory management, and more. Supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc. |
