Authors


Sara Rogers, PharmD, BCPS

Latest:

Preventing Adverse Drug Events: A Call to Action for Pharmacists

National Adverse Drug Event Awareness Day was established to promote awareness, drive policy changes, and encourage health care professionals and patients to prioritize medication safety.


Brad McElya, PharmD

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Ending the HIV Epidemic: How to Get Back on Track

PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99% for certain patient population with consistent adherence.


Lee A. Kral, PharmD

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Psilocybin at the Crossroads: Regulatory Barriers and the Pharmacist’s Role in Palliative Innovation

Abigail Thomas, PharmD, and Lee A. Kral, PharmD, discuss the evolving role of psilocybin-assisted therapy in palliative care, highlighting current evidence, safety concerns, and how pharmacists can guide patient selection, manage drug interactions, and support education as the therapy moves closer to clinical use.


Dylan Decandia

Latest:

Interactive Case Studies- February 2023

Cases discuss patients with medication allergies and drug interactions.


Michayla Banning, PharmD

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The Impact of USP 797, USP 800 on Compounding Pharmacies

USP 800 was a necessary step to maximize safety, but it also recommended many institutions reevaluate their facilities, equipment, processes, and staffing capacity, potentially costing millions of dollars.


Umair Ansari, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

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Management of Diabetes During Ramadan

It is imperative for health care professionals, especially pharmacists, to be well-informed regarding the physiological impact of Ramadan on diabetes.


Connor Walker, PharmD

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Oncology Overview: Omidubicel Stem Cell Therapy Product

Omidubicel is a stem cell-based product that utilizes nicotinamide to inhibit differentiation and to increase the migration, bone marrow homing, and engraftment efficiency of hematopoietic progenitor cells.


Marie DeBerry-Butler, PharmD

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Commentary: I’m a Mother, PharmD, and Grateful for the Opportunities Still Ahead

The pharmacy industry operates through people with different talents filling all types of responsibilities.


Thatcher Sloan

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High Drug Prices: How We Got Here and How We Achieve Affordability

Affordability in drug pricing can be addressed by bringing the manufacturer and plan sponsor to negotiate costs and determine fair compensation for product and service providers in the supply chain.


Alex McCarthy, PharmD

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HLA-DQA1*05 Genotype Does Not Influence Clinical Response to Ustekinumab, Vedolizumab

No significant demographic or phenotypic differences were found between HLA-DQA1*05 carriers versus non-carriers, in either treatment group.


Emaad Ahmed, PharmD

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Pharmacists Play a Crucial Role When Addressing Health Literacy

Providers who are sensitive to health literacy have contributed to positive quality improvement across various institutions.


Chelsea Moyer, PharmD

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Modernizing Health Care With Digiceuticals

Explore the definition of digiceuticals, current digiceutical products available, and pharmacy implications.


Genesis Reyes Quiles, PharmD Candidate

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Multilingual Pharmacists Create Bridge of Communication, Access for Patients

Language barriers between pharmacists and patients impacts medication adherence, patient education, and overall health outcomes, resulting in patient harm.


Jason McLaren, PharmD, JD, Kayla Otterson, PharmD, CSP, Martha Stutsky, PharmD

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Operational, Managerial, and Clinical Takeaways from National Association of Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting

Poster presentations and speaking sessions at NASP showed the importance of clinical pharmacists in ambulatory care and opportunities to expand specialty pharmacy services in ambulatory care.


Emmeline Tran, PharmD, BCPS

Latest:

Empowering Diabetes Care: The Evolving Role of Pharmacists

Pharmacists are well-positioned to address diabetes from a multifaceted approach.


Arzu Moosvi, PharmD

Latest:

Management of Diabetes During Ramadan

It is imperative for health care professionals, especially pharmacists, to be well-informed regarding the physiological impact of Ramadan on diabetes.


Shohini Ray, PharmD Candidate

Latest:

The Impact of Xylazine on Overdose Response

Pharmacists and health care providers should be familiar with the management of xylazine overdose and withdrawal.


David Dent, PharmD Candidate 2022

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Lessons Learned on Instagram

In 2019, an article in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy encouraged pharmacists to engage professionally on social media, despite their having mostly avoided it for such purposes.



Megan Holsopple, PharmD, BCPS

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Biosimilars: Are They Delivering the Cost Savings Promised?

Since the first FDA biosimilar approval of filgrastim-sndz (Zarxio) in 2015, a total of 44 biosimilars for 15 originator products have been approved and more than 20 are marketed.



Steven E. Nissen, MD, MACC

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NLA 2025: Bempedoic Acid Supports ASCVD Prevention and LDL-C Reduction

Bempedoic acid is an effective option for statin-intolerant patients or those needing additional low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction, with clinical trials showing cardiovascular benefits, key drug-drug interaction considerations, and special management factors in patients with comorbidities.


Andrew Mocny, PharmD

Latest:

The Evolving Role of the Pharmacist in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic

Pharmacists' expertise is invaluable to prescribers who are unfamiliar with opioid use disorder treatment protocols.


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

Latest:

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.


Janiyah Sutton, PharmD

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Prevalence of Dosage Modifications and Impact on Response Milestone Among Patients With CML Treated With Imatinib Using RWD

This abstract will be presented at the Oncology Pharmacists Connect (OPC) meeting in Austin, Texas, from June 19 to 20, 2025.



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.