CHS Pharmacy News
July 2021
Business Hours
Normal business hours are 9 AM – 5:30 PM M-F, and 9 AM – 3PM Saturday and Closed on Sunday
*Emergency services available 24/7/365
Healthy Vision Month*
It’s #HealthyVisionMonth! Join the conversation about the importance of increasing diversity in the #EyeHealth field — and how that can help everyone have an equal chance for healthy vision. Use National Eye Institute toolkit to spread the word: nih.gov #HealthEquit
CMS Appendix PP Definitions**
Significant Medication Error: means one which causes the resident discomfort or jeopardizes his or her health and safety. Criteria for judging significant medication errors as well as examples are provided below. Significance may be subjective or relative depending on the individual situation and duration, e.g., constipation that is unrelieved because an ordered laxative is omitted for one day, resulting in a medication error, may cause a resident slight discomfort or perhaps no discomfort at all. However, if this omission leads to constipation that
persists for greater than three days, the medication error may be deemed significant since constipation that causes an obstruction or fecal impaction can directly jeopardize the resident’s health and safety.
Quetiapine (Seroquel)***
Used to treat major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. Recommended to be administered daily up to three times daily. May be taken with or without food. The XR tablet formulations should not be cut, crushed, or chewed. Most common side effects headache, dry mouth, weight gain, and nausea. Recommended monitoring and labs: movement monitoring, vital signs, A1c, lipids, thyroid.
July 4th Trivia****
- Where was the first celebration of Independence Day held?
- Every Independence Day, how many times does the Liberty Bell ring?
- What was the name of the newspaper that published the Declaration of Independence?
- The Fourth of July commemorates which document?
- What is the proper way to fold the American flag?
Upcoming CE Programs
12p -1p CST; 1-hour CE Programs for Administrators & Nursing
*Presented by National Institute for Health Education & Training; Contact CHS Pharmacy to find out more.
- July 7: Depression & Mental Health Residual Affects of Post COVID Restrictions
- July 28: Conducting a Viable Investigation, Lawsuits Escalate in 2020/2021
- August 4: Caring for Dementia Residents: Maximizing Quality of Life
- August 25: Part 1: Different Between ALF and LTC
- September 15: Part 2: Signs to Watch to Slow Down the Decline of ALF Resident
- September 29: Part 3: Ways to Enhance and Improve the ALF Activity Program
July Answers
- Philadelphia
- 13
- The Pennsylvania Evening Post
- Declaration of Independence
- In a triangular shape
“The first step is clearly defining what it is you’re after, because without knowing that, you’ll never get it.”
- *nih.gov/
- **KDADs, Appendix PP, page 502
- ***Online Lexicomp, Quetiapine, Accessed June 22, 2021
- ****parade.com