FALLS CHURCH, Va. â While April 24 has officially been designated National Drug Take Back Day by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), pharmacists across the Military Health System in recent years have been stressing that every day is a drug take back day.
Thatâs because MHS pharmacies are outfitted with MedSafe medication disposal boxes, which can accept all pills, along with properly sealed powders, liquid medications and lotions, and dermal patches. MHS pharmacies also provide mail-in envelopes for medications.
âThe bins are right there when you walk into the pharmacy,â U.S. Public Health Service Cmdr. Thien Nguyen, a pharmacist with the Market Management Branch of Pharmacy Operations for the Defense Health Agency, said. âWe wanted to make sure that our beneficiaries knew that any time they were able to get through their medicine cabinets and put in their expired medications, or medications they donât use anymore, they can bring it in to us any
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The spring and summer are transition periods in Army life. Every year a significant portion of our formations rotate out and new members rotate in. This year, another transition will be layered on top of Permanent Change of Station rotations. Fort Hood and the nation, as a whole, will continue to assimilate into a new normal â one in which COVID-19 will cease to be viewed as either novel or emergent. Instead, it will become a commonplace feature of our lives.
This transition is similar to that faced by American Soldiers in the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In the spring of that year, American forces moved aggressively through rural and urban areas as we attempted to establish peace. The days were long and the nights active. Our objectives were clear, our motivation was high, and our identities were infused with patriotism and confidence. As unbelievable as it may sound now (with the benefit of the hindsight of history), we believed that we would reach a lasting resolution quickly a
Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, director of the Defense Health Agency, visited Naval Medical Forces Atlantic at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, to participate in a socially distanced establishment ceremony to mark the standup of the Tidewater Market, April 28, 2021.
Tidewater Market is on the leading edge of the Military Health System s historic change, following its certification by the Defense Health Agency on April 19, 2021. By standing up the Tidewater Market, DHA enables greater collaboration across military hospitals and clinics strengthening the medical readiness of service members and enabling these facilities to deliver better care and a better patient experience. I m excited to hit the ground running as Tidewater s director, said Rear Adm. Darin Via, director of the Tidewater Market. This change benefits everyone in our market. Our patients can now access a larger network of providers and specialists; our medical professionals have greater opportunities to maintain their
We ve intentionally looked for the signal, she said. So, not enough data yet. Early, added Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Last week, Israeli news outlets reported that the Israeli Health Ministry is exploring a possible link between the Pfizer vaccine and myocarditis in patients, primarily young men between the ages of 20 and 40.
According to information provided to Military.com from the Defense Department, the Pentagon is tracking 14 cases in heart inflammation in the military health system following COVID-19 vaccinations.
Reports of illnesses or health problems following a vaccination do not mean the vaccine caused or contributed to the problem, only that the health condition occurred in conjunction with receiving the vaccine.
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