Authors


Craig Kimble, PharmD, MBA, MS, BCACP, TTS

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The Promise of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder

With Oregon, Colorado, and New Mexico legalizing psilocybin-assisted therapy, opportunities for treatment are expanding.



Anna Sophie Mueller, MD

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Personalized Prevention: Identifying At-Risk Patients With Image-Based Screening

Anna Sophie Mueller, MD discusses how imaging could advance risk identification in cardiovascular care.


Kent Groves, PhD

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The Not So New Role of Pharmacists: No Longer an Overlooked Health Care Provider

Pharmacists are critically important in care delivery in their ability to influence patient success, patient-reported outcomes, and quality of life while reducing the burden on physicians and their clinical support teams.


Pareeksha Ramdeo, PharmD Candidate

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Reconciling Medications in Mental Health Assessments Protects Patients

Process helps prevent errors for individuals with chronic disorders who often have a higher risk of drug-drug interactions.


Elaine R. Mardis, PhD

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AACR Precision Medicine 2025: AACR Past-President Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, Discusses Highlights of the Meeting for Pharmacists

Conference Co-Chair and American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Past President Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, explains that the conference provides pharmacy professionals with insights into the application of large-scale cancer genomics studies to real-world therapeutic responses.


Catherine Tran, PharmD

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Insecticide Misuse With Cannabinoids and Its Resulting Complications: A Case Report

The use of adulterated cannabinoids mixed with insecticides is becoming more common.


Jonathan Cohen, PharmD, BCOP

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Treatment-Free Remission in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Targeted therapies have greatly improved patient outcomes over the past 20 years.


Tiffany Tam, PharmD, BCOP

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A Review of Anti-HER2 Targeted Agents in Non-Breast Solid Tumors

This review summarizes current utilization of anti-HER2 targeted therapy across several non-breast solid tumors in the setting of advanced disease.


Bragadeesh R. Iyer, PharmD, BCGP, CSP

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PrEP Prescribing Patterns Reveal Disparities in HIV Prevention Across Settings

The study findings signal the need for improved equality in PrEP prescribing across various institutions and settings.


Nicole Fedeli

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Implementing Pharmacist Advocacy Initiatives: A Step-by-Step Review Based on Experience

The process of supporting a cause for our profession can be highly rewarding. As pharmacists, we must take charge to enact change.


Taylor Mackinnon, PharmD, MS, BCPS

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Artificial Intelligence Tools Can Help Foster Leadership in Pharmacy

Leaders Must Continue to Prioritize Empathy and Human Connection.


Jeff Godish

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The Not So New Role of Pharmacists: No Longer an Overlooked Health Care Provider

Pharmacists are critically important in care delivery in their ability to influence patient success, patient-reported outcomes, and quality of life while reducing the burden on physicians and their clinical support teams.


Samantha Treinish, PharmD

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Clinical Overview: Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices

Pharmacists need to ensure anticoagulants are held appropriately before and after surgery to prevent complications from for CIED infections.


Ashley Chen, PharmD, BCOP

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Emerging Bispecific T-Cell Engagers in Myeloma: Promises and Hurdles

The multiple myeloma landscape is evolving, with bispecific T-cell engagers offering hope.


Mason Shink, PharmD Candidate

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Removal of Phenylephrine From Nasal Decongestants Could Reshape OTC Cold Remedies

Intranasal decongestants are preferred alternatives to oral phenylephrine for relief of nasal congestion.


Nathaniel Tost, PharmD

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Recognize the Value of Health Care Volunteers

The health care industry must cultivate volunteer support to maintain a positive impact on vaccination rates.


Monique R. Bidell, PharmD, BCPS

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Access to C. difficile Treatments Presents Challenges During Transitions of Care

This inflammation of the colon poses a substantial burden to patients and the health care system.


Mechelle Renee Akers, PharmD, RPh, CPh

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From Hesitation to Vaccination: Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy

Patient fears can be mitigated by pharmacists who use targeted communication strategies to bolster acceptance.


Courtney Bunner, PharmD

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Pharmacists Have a Significant Role in the Prevention of Travel-Related Diseases

When helping individuals prepare for travel, pharmacists must make travel health recommendations and know common travel-related immunizations and additional resources.


Megan Pao, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP

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The Role of Pharmacists in HIV Care Continues to Expand

Pharmacists play a vital role in HIV care by addressing social determinants of health, managing complex HIV medication regimens, and providing comprehensive patient counseling.


Joseph A. Kalis, PharmD, BCOP

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A Question of Soul: A Pharmacist Confronts Himself and His Profession

In business, growth for the sake of growth mirrors the ideology of the cancer cell.


Rick Gates, BSPharm

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New Walgreens Program Aims to Enable Pharmacy Technicians to Pursue PharmD Degrees

PharmStart empowers pharmacy technicians to pursue their education with tuition-free prerequisites, addressing barriers to entering pharmacy school.


Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP

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Clinical Value of Nonstatin Therapies

Panelists discuss how evidence from a value-based care perspective demonstrates long-term health benefits, including reduced recurrent events and hospitalizations, as well as cost savings associated with intensive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering therapies beyond statins in patients who are very high-risk post-atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), while also addressing key challenges health care providers face in selecting nonstatin therapies and strategies to overcome them.


Ron Welch, PharmD, BCPS

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A Brief Overview of Loop Diuretics Used in Heart Failure

The combination of loop diuretics with other drugs that act at different pharmacologic targets has been shown to improve diuretic response in patients with heart failure.


Uvette Lou, PharmD, BCOP

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Bispecific T-Cell–Engaging Antibodies in B-Cell Lymphoma: Efficacy, Safety, and Practical Considerations

This article reviews the efficacy and safety data for bispecific T-cell engagers and the practical considerations for their implementation across various types of practice sites for the historically difficult-to-treat relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphoma population.


Gary Kerr, PharmD

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Gold Bagging: Setting the Gold Standard for Patients

Gold bagging integrates health system-owned specialty pharmacies with clinical workflows to enhance safety, efficiency, outcomes, and patient experience.


Kelly R. Reveles, PharmD, PhD, BCPS

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Looking Toward the Future of CDI Management

Closing out their discussion on Clostridioides difficile infection, panelists share closing thoughts on novel pipeline therapies.


Madison N. Irwin, PharmD, BCPS

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Can Low-Dose Naltrexone Fill the Gaps in Palliative Pain Management?

Emma Murter, PharmD, MPH, and Madison N. Irwin, PharmD, BCPS, discuss the potential role of low-dose naltrexone in managing chronic pain in palliative care, highlighting its anti-inflammatory properties, limited adverse effects, and current evidence gaps—particularly in comparison to traditional opioids and adjuvant analgesics.


Dalbir Bains

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More Than Prescriptions: What Beginning Pharmacists Need to Know About Business

Pharmacists should get involved in all the various aspects of their business and with the different professional groups available.