Pharmacists can extend education to prescribers and provide important guidance on abuse-deterrent opioid formulations.
Many patients with osteoarthritis turn to complementary and alternative medicine, either as an adjunct to prescription therapy or to avoid side effects.
This Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
This activity reviews the incidence and impact of opioid-induced constipation (OIC), discusses available treatment options, and what factors should be considered during formulary decisions for OIC.
Executive-level pharmacy leaders in US managed care organizations identify how healthcare reform is driving changes in pharmacy benefit management.
On July 20, 2018, the FDA approved ivosidenib (Tibsovo) as a treatment option for adult patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia, specifically with a mutation in the IDH1 gene.
The prevalence of HIV in jails and prisons is approximately 4 times higher than that of the general United States population.
Making the jump from retail to specialty pharmacy.
Pharmacists should develop treatment plans with an active interdisciplinary team and patient involvement.
This Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Philips Respironics, Inc.
Several efforts are underway nearly a year after the Trump administration released its blueprint to lower drug prices in May 2018, but tracking their outcomes depends on what metric is used to define drug prices, according to a session at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting, held March 25-28 in San Diego, California.
Mental illness affects tens of millions of people in the United States each year. However, overall, only about half of those affected receive treatment.
Vaccination with trivalent live attenuated versus inactivated influenza vaccine in children aged 2 to 17 years is cost saving or cost-effective depending on the severity of the influenza season.
With national brand recognition and expert support, pharmacy franchise owners reach more patients.
A controlled trial of a system for rectifying and preventing drug-related problems was conducted to evaluate improvement in the efficiency of resource utilization.
This study reports on barriers to and facilitators of medication adherence for asthma and diabetes patients who were both adherent and nonadherent to their medication regimen.
Pharmacists and physicians can now use pharmacogenomic test results to help choose safer and more effective medications for their patients.
There are many benefits to adopting and integrating new technological methods for hosting pharmacy organization events.
A patient with CLL relies on his pharmacy team for support.
Adherence to risperidone long-acting injection (RLAI) therapy in the outpatient setting was poor. Degree of discharge planning from inpatient hospitalization was not associated with RLAI adherence.
But meeting regulatory requirements may entail a great deal of financial expertise and time.
Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are often tasked with addressing a wide scope of antimicrobial misuse with limited resources.
The impact of the community pharmacist on insulin therapy is explored.
Community Health Network of Indianapolis and Walgreens are leveraging each other’s strengths to design and implement programs.