pharmacist

TelePharm gets $2.5M to help pharmacists be in two places at once

By Jonah Comstock 10:09 am August 12, 2014

Iowa-based TelePharm has raised $2.5 million from venture capitalist John Pappajohn and Bruce Rastetter, president of the Iowa state Board of Regents. The company, which is also a member of the Rock Health accelerator, will use the funds to scale its business, which connects pharmacists to one another and to patients via cloud-based mobile apps. "I think the pharmacists’ position is changing,"...

FDA mulls the role of screening apps, devices

By Brian Dolan 03:45 am March 20, 2012

This week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a hearing about using innovative technologies and other mechanisms to expand the number of medications that can administered over the counter. A report in the San Diego Union Tribune recognizes that some of the innovations that the FDA has in mind are mobile health apps and devices. "FDA is aware that industry is developing new...