Ryu Kariyawasam-Chavez, Content Associate

Cherise Steib, PharmD, HDDP, discusses how bispecific therapies expand treatment options and the factors that determine whether patients are appropriate candidates for outpatient administration.

Some commonly used treatments for chronic low back pain may offer limited benefit while increasing risks, underscoring the need for pharmacists to support evidence-based, patient-centered care.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Maksour explained how payer restrictions on prophylactic tocilizumab and the need for intensive patient and caregiver education can influence the safety and feasibility of outpatient bispecific therapy.

Outpatient BiTE therapy for multiple myeloma may be safely supported in community oncology settings through careful patient selection, pharmacist-led coordination, home monitoring, caregiver education, and standardized protocols for managing CRS and ICANS.

In an interview with *Pharmacy Times*, Manale Maksour, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, explained that standardized protocols, multidisciplinary coordination, proactive supportive care, and clear escalation pathways are essential for safely managing CRS and ICANS during outpatient bispecific step-up dosing.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Nicole McMullin, regional clinical pharmacist at American Oncology Network, discussed AON’s development of an all-outpatient approach to step-up dosing for bispecific T-cell engager therapy in multiple myeloma.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Manale Maksour, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, associate director of pharmacy services at American Oncology Network, discusses the growing use of outpatient step-up dosing for bispecific T-cell engager therapies and the operational challenges clinics must address to safely implement these programs.

Pharmacist-led pathways, multimodal analgesia, and patient-centered opioid stewardship may help improve acute pain management while balancing opioid safety, adequate pain relief, and access to emerging nonopioid options.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Brandon Kasberg, PharmD, discusses how pharmacists can help individualize multimodal acute pain regimens, reduce unnecessary opioid exposure, and support safer transitions from inpatient or postoperative care to the outpatient setting.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Deanna Horner, PharmD, BCPS, executive vice president of Eversona Enterprise Direct Strategy, discussed how payers, employers, and health plans can approach GLP-1 coverage as demand for these therapies continues to grow.

The FDA approval gives patients with multiple myeloma a second subcutaneous anti-CD38 option alongside daratumumab.

Pharmacy Times interviews Nicole McMullen, PharmD, regional clinical pharmacist at American Oncology Network, on patient and caregiver education, home monitoring, multidisciplinary coordination, and key lessons for community oncology practices implementing outpatient BiTE therapy.

The FDA expanded Wilate's approval for routine prophylaxis to reduce bleeding episodes in children younger than 6 years with von Willebrand disease, supported by phase 3 WIL-33 data showing low annualized bleeding rates and favorable tolerability.

A study published in JAMA Network Open of opioid-naive patients with acute pain found that opioids were typically used in low doses and for short periods, but pain often lasted longer than expected, and leftover medication was common.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Deanna Horner, PharmD, BCPS, discusses how pharmacists can serve as patient advocates in GLP-1 care and how direct access models may simplify the patient journey while preserving clinical oversight.

Tanya J. Uritsky, PharmD, BCPP, FPPCP, FASHP, discusses multimodal analgesia, acute pain pathways, opioid-tolerant patients, suzetrigine, and pharmacist-led interventions across health systems with Pharmacy Times.

Pharmacy Times interviews Nicole McMullin, regional clinical pharmacist at American Oncology Network, about the oncology pharmacist’s role in outpatient BiTE therapy and the monitoring protocols for identifying and managing CRS and ICANS during step-up dosing.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Deanna Horner, PharmD, BCPS, discusses how data, automation, provider-led programs, and pharmacist support can help improve GLP-1 access, appropriate use, adherence, and patient persistence.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Matt Christian, director of Supply Chain Insights at USP, discussed the factors driving long-term shortages, the growing role of geographic concentration, and what pharmacists should understand about supply chain resilience.

Pharmacy Times interviews Nicole McMullin, regional clinical pharmacist at American Oncology Network, on how BiTE therapy is changing care for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma and how AON developed an all-outpatient step-up dosing model.

Deanna Horner, PharmD, BCPS, discusses how payers, employers, and health plans can approach GLP-1 coverage by balancing patient access, affordability, clinical value, and long-term cost considerations.

The FDA expanded Casgevy’s indication to include children 2 years and older with sickle cell disease with recurrent VOCs or transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia, making it the first gene therapy approved for patients as young as 2 years with SCD.

Pharmacy Times interviews Tanya J. Uritsky, PharmD, BCPP, FPPCP, FASHP, on how health systems can evaluate suzetrigine for acute pain pathways while balancing evidence, access, formulary sustainability, and pharmacist-led stewardship.

The NIH’s expanded All of Us data set links genomic, clinical, environmental, and wearable data from a diverse population to advance precision medicine and pharmacogenomic research.

A systematic review of 23 randomized trials suggests melatonin may modestly reduce musculoskeletal pain and improve sleep, although pharmacists should emphasize uncertain dosing, supplement quality, and the need to use it only as an adjunct to individualized pain care.

Pharmacy Times interviews Tanya J. Uritsky, PharmD, BCPP, FPPCP, FASHP, on why effective opioid stewardship in acute pain care must extend beyond prescription reduction to include multimodal analgesia, patient-centered outcomes, and standardized health-system pathways.

Pharmacy Times interviews Tanya J. Uritsky, PharmD, BCPP, FPPCP, FASHP, on how multimodal, individualized care can improve acute pain management for opioid-tolerant patients and those receiving buprenorphine or methadone.

Findings from EPCORE DLBCL-4 show that fixed-duration epcoritamab plus lenalidomide significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) vs R-GemOx in relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

A combination regimen of azacitidine, venetoclax, and gilteritinib shows encouraging benefits in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-mutated AML who were ineligible for intensive chemotherapy.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Caitlin Jones, PhD, discusses why high-risk, low-benefit treatments for chronic low back pain require greater scrutiny.