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Press release | Medication Management Systems Associate Linda Strand Presents at the Symposium for Advanced Diabetes Educators
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 18, 2008)—Medication Management Systems co-founder and consultant Linda M. Strand, Pharm.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. (Hon) today presented at the International Diabetes Center Annual Symposium held in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. In a presentation entitled The Emerging Role of the Pharmacist in Diabetes Care, she described how medication therapy management services (MTM) integrate with the work of advanced diabetes educators. And she presented new data that documents MTM practices supported by MMS’s Assurance Pharmaceutical Care System™. Read complete release >
Press release | MTM Study Reports Improved Quality and Economic Outcomes: Using Medication Management Systems’ Assurance Pharmaceutical Care System™
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (March 18, 2008) — A landmark study published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association documents how medication therapy management (MTM) services, provided by experienced pharmacists using the Assurance Pharmaceutical Care System™, produced both improved clinical outcomes and lower total health care expenditures. Read complete release >
Press release | Medication Management Systems Names New President and COO
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (February 27, 2008)—Medication Management Systems (MMS), a leading player in medication therapy management throughout the U.S., today announced the appointment of Nathan J. Schultz, Pharm.D. to the newly created executive position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Read complete release >
Press release | Medication Management Systems’ Assurance System™ Product Stands Ready to Meet New FDA Labeling Changes and Testing Guidelines
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 17, 2007) Approximately 2 million Americans every year begin a prescribed regimen of the oral anticoagulant drug warfarin, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Marketed under a variety of brand labels, including Coumadin® and Jantoven®, this drug therapy treatment is prescribed to prevent blood clots and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Read complete release >
Lyceum Perspectives | Medication Therapy Management, Part 1: The Science of Managing Drug Therapies, Robert J. Cipolle, Pharm.D. and Linda M. Strand, PhD
Medication therapy management ("MTM") may be the best-kept secret in health care. A powerful solution to prevalent and expensive problems associated with medication use, MTM is a practice based on solid science. And, it goes a long way toward resolving critical problems in today's health care system | View complete article (.pdf)
Lyceum Perspectives | Medication Therapy Management, Part 2: Strategies to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs, David J. McLean, PhD
Drs Cipolle and Strand have built their careers around the design, development, and implementation of programs that teach practitioners the principles behind the science. Their work has now resulted in the industry beginning to identify how the MTM practice can be instituted within health care settings and practices. | View complete article (.pdf)
Minneapolis Star Tribune | Managing Medicine, November 12, 2006, Susan E. Peterson
A local company with University of Minnesota connections uses a software system to help manage patients taking multiple drugs. | View complete article (.pdf)