Authors


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.


Aisha Khokhar, PharmD, MHS

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Leveraging Social Media for Success: Insights From Pharmaceutical Postdoctoral Fellows

Practical strategies for pharmacy professionals to build a social media presence, expand their network, and advance their careers in the evolving digital landscape.


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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Future Considerations for the Management of Hyperlipidemia

Panelists discuss how anticipated updates to cholesterol guidelines and related cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health (CKM) guidelines this year are expected to shape low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) management strategies and influence treatment recommendations for high-risk patients.


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.


Jessica Benitez-Burke, PharmD

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Market Access: A Unique Career Path for Pharmacists

Market access offers pharmacists a dynamic career path.


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.


Fazila Rajab, BDS

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A Novel Bispecific Anti-GPRC5D × CD3 Antibody: A New Treatment Paradigm in Multiple Myeloma

Investigators assessed the efficacy of BsAb5003 in treating multiple myeloma, with the results showing that the therapy may be an effective treatment approach.


John Beardsley

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Asembia AXS25: Pharmacy Perspectives on the Inflation Reduction Act

Experts share operational challenges and patient care implications of the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) drug pricing reforms.


Grashma Vadakkel, PharmD, BCOP

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New Therapy for Chronic Graft-Vs-Host Disease: Axatilimab

Axatilimab is a colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor–blocking monoclonal antibody indicated after 2 lines of systemic therapy.


Tracy Mahvan, PharmD, MBA, BCGP

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Updated Clinical Guidelines Outline Optimal Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection

For pharmacists wondering whether bismuth quadruple therapy still reigns as the gold standard, the wait is over—the latest recommendations are here.


Christy Rosado

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Meeting the Challenges in Behavioral Health Care With Hybrid Pharmacy Approach

The hybrid pharmacy model represents a significant step forward in providing the best possible care for individuals struggling with behavioral health conditions, ultimately improving their outcomes and overall well-being.


Ashley Andrew, PharmD

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Dry Mouth: Its Etiology, Symptoms, and Strategies for Management

Pharmacists with a deeper knowledge of xerostomia are ideally positioned to help educate patients with dry mouth on making informed self-care decisions for effective symptom management and improved quality of life.


Becca Resnik, RN

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Fighting the Flu With Supplements: The Pharmacist’s Patient Counseling Guide

Confusing product labeling and conflicting data can create challenges for patients.


Gerardo Gutierrez, PharmD

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The Evolving Fellowship Application Process

The process provides an opportunity for personal and professional growth.