Authors


Stella Quenstedt, MA

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Offer Patients Counseling on ADFs

Pharmacists can extend education to prescribers and provide important guidance on abuse-deterrent opioid formulations.



Dana A. Brown, PharmD, BCPS

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Natural Products on Deck: Keeping Joints in the Game

Many patients with osteoarthritis turn to complementary and alternative medicine, either as an adjunct to prescription therapy or to avoid side effects.


Jack J. Chen, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP, FCCP

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Parkinson's Disease Psychosis: A Pharmacist's Update of New Treatment Options

This Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.


Steven R. Peskin, MD, MBA, FACP

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Opioid-Induced Constipation: Considerations for Formulary Decision Makers

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.


Kevin Hirsch, MD

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Drivers of Change in Pharmacy Benefit Management

Executive-level pharmacy leaders in US managed care organizations identify how healthcare reform is driving changes in pharmacy benefit management.


Michelle Byrne, PharmD, MSPBA

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Ivosidenib for Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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.


Aaron Wang, PharmD candidate

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Addressing HIV with Incarcerated Individuals Requires Understanding of PrEP

The prevalence of HIV in jails and prisons is approximately 4 times higher than that of the general United States population.


Robert Lee Page II, PharmD, FCCP, FAHA, BCPS, CGP

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Pharmacist Expert Adviser

Women with Hypertension Face Unique Challenges



Jarah Yates, PharmD candidate

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HIV/AIDS: Curbing the Epidemic

Medications enable the management of HIV.


Glenn Schulman, PharmD

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Geriatric Cancers Present Many Therapeutic Challenges

Pharmacists should develop treatment plans with an active interdisciplinary team and patient involvement.



Daniel L. Krinsky, MS, RPh

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Improving Asthma Management with Tools and Devices

This Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Philips Respironics, Inc.


Christina Mattina

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Current and Future Status of Drug Pricing Reform as the Blueprint Approaches the 1-Year Mark

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.


Jerry McKee, PharmD, MS, BCPP

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Mental Health First Aid as a Skill Set for Community Pharmacy Personnel

Mental illness affects tens of millions of people in the United States each year. However, overall, only about half of those affected receive treatment.


Kellie J. Ryan, MPH

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Cost-Effectiveness of Live Attenuated Versus Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Among Children

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.


By Con Lane

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Expand Your Pharmacy Footprint

With national brand recognition and expert support, pharmacy franchise owners reach more patients.



Dan-Andrei Waitman, MD, MPH

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Large-Scale, Community-Based Trial of a Personalized Drug-Related Problem Rectification System

A controlled trial of a system for rectifying and preventing drug-related problems was conducted to evaluate improvement in the efficiency of resource utilization.


Pamala A. Pawloski, PharmD

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Barriers to and Facilitators of Medication Adherence

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.


Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD

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Could Preemptive Pharmacogenomic Testing Emerge as an MTM Best Practice?

Pharmacists and physicians can now use pharmacogenomic test results to help choose safer and more effective medications for their patients.


Rosalba Salgado, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate

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Zooming Through the Pandemic: NSU Virtual AMCP Student Chapter

There are many benefits to adopting and integrating new technological methods for hosting pharmacy organization events.


Jill Drury, PharmD, BCOP

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Brown Bag Consult®: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

A patient with CLL relies on his pharmacy team for support.


Tara L. Purvis, PharmD, BCPP

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Outpatient Adherence to Risperidone Long-Acting Injection Following Discharge From a State Psychiatric Hospital

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.


David Zgarrick, RPh, PhD, FAPhA

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Advancing Multistate Licensure Is Vital in Telehealth Era

But meeting regulatory requirements may entail a great deal of financial expertise and time.



Ann-Chee Cheng, PharmD

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Antimicrobial Stewardship Targets in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are often tasked with addressing a wide scope of antimicrobial misuse with limited resources.


Samuel Grossman, BSPharm, PharmD, CDE

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Diabetes Specialized Medication Therapy Management

The impact of the community pharmacist on insulin therapy is explored.


Ryan Atkinson, PharmD, MBA

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Enterprise Collaborations Help Meet Challenges

Community Health Network of Indianapolis and Walgreens are leveraging each other’s strengths to design and implement programs.