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• What to Know About Florida’s New Opioid Prescription Law, Effective July 1, 2018

  If your doctor has prescribed opioids for your acute pain, a new Florida law may affect your supply. As of July 1, 2018, most opioid prescriptions will have a three-day limit. In some situations, physicians can prescribe a seven-day supply for acute pain, if the situation is documented as medically necessary. Acute pain is defined, by law as: “The normal, predicted, psychological and time-limited response to an adverse chemical, thermal or mechanical stimulus, associated with surgery, trauma or acute illness.”

• Primary Care Physician: First Step Toward Mental Healthcare

  It’s easy to understand why you might want to skip your primary care physician and head straight to a specialist when faced with a specific health problem. If the problem involves mental health, you may even be unaware of the care your general practitioner can provide.

• You Can Now Buy Birth Control Pills Without a Prescription

  You can now buy over-the-counter birth control pills at the same pharmacies you’d go to for condoms, cough syrup and cosmetics – without a prescription. You can even purchase the blister packs online. The generic name for the drug is norgestrel.

• 4 Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before You Take Prescription Pain Medication

  Prescription drugs for chronic pain are meant to help patients better manage pain and reduce the impact this pain may have on their daily lives.

• How an Outpatient Pharmacy Enhances Your Healthcare

  What is the biggest reason to use a pharmacist that works with a hospital? Doing so directly affects the quality of care both provided and received, allowing for true comprehensive healthcare. As an outpatient hospital pharmacist, I have a unique advantage: From the time a patient visits a hospital to the time they go home, I help doctors provide continued care.

• How Your Healthcare Team Works Together

  Managing your medical care can be overwhelming and confusing, with multiple doctors performing different healthcare procedures. That’s why it’s important to have a  primary care provider (PCP) who can connect you with specialists so you’ll receive the best care. 

• Why Some Women Aren’t Taking a Key Breast Cancer Prevention Drug

  About 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, but according to one recent study, women who are high risk for breast cancer may not be taking medication that could reduce their risk for the disease.

• Why You Should Become an Informed Healthcare Consumer

  Think of the last time you bought a car. No doubt, you did some research. You may have first looked up safety ratings, determined what features you wanted, and figured out how much you could afford. Then, you may have looked at car dealerships online to see if they had the model you wanted, and at what price. Eventually, you went for a test drive, and if all went well, you may have driven away in your new baby.

• Healthcare Gets “Smart” with Sensors, Apps, and Wearable Technology

  “Smart” technologies and wearable devices that monitor everything from blood sugar to medication adherence are beginning to peak consumers’ interests.

• Narrow Networks - A New Type of Healthcare Insurance

  In just a few weeks, open enrollment will begin for hundreds of thousands of Central Floridians. Many will have a variety of health insurance plans to consider when deciding which one is best for them and their families. HMOs, PPOs, Point-of-Service Plans, Health Savings Accounts; the options can be daunting. Recently, another type of insurance plan - the narrow network – has been introduced into the market and is continuing to expand.