Leah E. Perry

Leah E. Perry is a healthcare writer based in the Atlanta area.

An Ohio hospital automates its pharmacy with an integrated medication management database.

This article discusses patient safety and the rise of automatic dispensing technology and robotics.

More and more pharmacies are using interactive voice response systems to improve patients' drug compliance.

Some believe it's not too late for community pharmacies to get into this field, which is growing by leaps and bounds.

Hospitals concerned about their infection rates may want to consider the use of a new pain relief device that potentially offers a two-pronged benefit – the reduction of pain and surgical site infections.

Diabetes patients have new home tests available to help monitor their blood glucose levels.

What treatments are available for the growing number of children with Type 2 diabetes?

This article examines and explains the proposed legislation that will end the practice of allowing brand name drug companies to pay makers of generic drugs to delay the release of the cheaper prescription drugs into the market.

This article examines generic dispensing rates and reveals which organizations have the highest dispensing rates.