SciShow
The Reason Prescription Drugs Will Never Be Developed Fast!
It can potentially take decades for medications to reach pharmacy shelves, but why? We take a deep dive into the creation of a cancer treatment to explain the process.
Curated Video
Women Who Wow: Pam Renard
A true example of putting others first, Pam Renard has traveled the world to improve the lives of others. After developing a passion for pharmacy work, Pam packed her bags, got out of her comfort zone, and put her life on hold multiple...
Rock 'N Learn
PH & GH Digraph Sound Song and Practice
This animated phonics song helps children learn the sound of the digraph PH and the digraph GH in English. A digraph is a combination of two letters representing one sound. Colorful characters teach kids two words at a time with the PH...
PBS
Why Are Prescription Drugs SO Expensive?
Why are prescription drugs so expensive in the United States? Why does the same medication cost significantly less in other countries around the world? Today Danielle examines the history of pharmaceutical regulation in America and how...
Curated Video
Generic Medicine - Are They As Good As The Brand?
Are generic medicines just as good as the brand? In theory, yes generic medications are just as good when it comes to clinical effect and safety. But for some medications you can see differences in how they work for you. When a new drug...
PBS
Should You Buy Drugs Abroad? (feat. @pbsvitals )
Prescription drugs cost way more in America than most other countries... but is it wise (or safe) to buy them abroad?
Professor Dave Explains
Paracelsus and Medicine During the Renaissance
We just learned about medicine in the Middle Ages, and the time period that follows is called the Renaissance. What advancements were made during this time? The most important figure in this period of medicine went by the name of...
Healthcare Triage
When Drug Costs Are High, Patients Skip Doses
The idea behind cost-sharing in healthcare costs goes something like this: If the patient is responsible for some part of the cost of their care, they'll be more judicious in their choices of treatment, and healthcare spending will...
Healthcare Triage
Which Drug Will Work Best for You? We Need Comparative Effectiveness Research
The FDA's drug approval process is pretty good at determining which drugs are safe and effective. What the FDA doesn't look into is how similar drugs compare to one another. If there are three competing blood pressure drugs on the...
The Wall Street Journal
Storefront Health Care
Retailers from CVS Health to Amazon are pushing deeper into health care, offering convenient or cheaper access to products and services. Can they make a dent in health-care costs without a greater background in medicine?
MarketWatch
How to pay less for your prescriptions - even without insurance
Medication costs continue to rise with no sign of slowing down amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. But there are ways to pay less for your prescriptions. Here's what you need to know.
Healthcare Triage
Women on Web Move to Increase Access to Abortion Pills in the US
Women on Web is an organization that increases access to pharmaceutical abortion services in countries where those options are limited. The organization has now started a separate service that will fill prescriptions in the United States...
Professor Dave Explains
After Rome: Further Development of Medicine in the Arab World
Great strides were made towards a scientific approach to medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, but after the fall of the Roman Empire, the baton was handed over to the Arab World. The so-called Golden Age of Islam produced incredible...
Professor Dave Explains
Interpretations of Plagues in the Middle Ages
After a few periods of great scientific progress in several parts of the world, we finally arrive at the Middle Ages. It was quite a bummer to be alive during this time, and one of the main reasons for this was the persistent plagues...
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - Taking Fakes
The business of fake medicines is said to be worth $75billion a year. Developed world health systems have been targeted but life-saving drugs in the developing world are now being faked, with fatal results. We gained exclusive access to...
Curated Video
Anna Louise James
Anna Louise James was the first African American woman to be licensed as a pharmacist in Connecticut. The daughter of a former slave, Anna was raised in Connecticut and graduated from Brooklyn College of Pharmacy. When her brother-in-law...
Curated Video
Charity Jars (Part 2) (Use equivalent fractions to solve word problems involving addition of fractions with like and unlike denominators)
Alex owns a supermarket; she placed an empty charity jar of the same size on each of her two counters. Jar A is marked by the following scale of fractions, one thirds, two thirds, 1. And jar B is marked by the following scale, one fifth,...
Blockchain Central
Could Blockchain Save The Pharmaceutical Industry? | Blockchain Central
This week on Blockchain Central we would like to share our thoughts on the impact that blockchain could have on the pharmaceutical industry. How would it work and what would be the benefits? Let's dive into it!
Healthcare Triage
Empowering Pharmacists to Address Excess Medications
For a lot of patients, prescriptions build up over time, and older people end up taking A LOT of different drugs. Doctors don't always have the time or will to assess these mounting prescriptions. Empowering pharmacists to recommend...
The Wall Street Journal
Rite Aid's Heyward Donigan on the Future of the Pharmacy
Rite Aid's chief executive discusses how she is rethinking technology, store design and pharmacist-patient interaction to deliver a new standard of care.
Professor Dave Explains
The Isolation of Natural Products: Morphine and Other Alkaloids
In the early 19th century, we were still in the habit of searching for plants with medicinal properties. But we were finally beginning to develop the capacity to identify active ingredients within those plants, isolate them, and purify...
The Wall Street Journal
Walgreens and Retail Health
Walgreens Boots Alliance Chief Executive Rosalind Brewer shares how the company is deploying technology and new health services to keep up with changing consumer habits and manage costs.
Professor Dave Explains
Early Pharmacopeia: Medical Practices in Ancient Civilizations
If we are going to tell the story of medicine, we had better start at the beginning, which means we need to go all the way back to the start of recorded history. Every since we've been writing things down, we've been documenting our...
Healthcare Triage
How Does the FDA Approve a Drug?
Have you ever taken an over the counter medication for heartburn? How about an antibiotic for an ear infection? At some point pretty much all of us have visited a pharmacy to pick up a drug, but likely didn't consider where these drugs...