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5 Key Challenges and Opportunities for Medically Integrated Dispensing Pharmacies in 2025In 2025, medically integrated dispensing pharmacies face significant challenges, including low reimbursements, restrictive pharmacy benefit manager practices, complex therapies, regulatory barriers such as the Stark delivery law, and the Inflation Reduction Act's financial implications, necessitating urgent advocacy, reform, and collaboration to sustain equitable, patient-centered cancer care.
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Evaluation of a Chemotherapy Advanced Preparation Pilot Program to Improve Throughput in an Oncology Infusion ClinicPharmacy workflow changes in the preparation of chemotherapy products can reduce patient chair time.
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Case Study: New Treatment Options for Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaWith a better understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and the introduction of novel targeted agents, such as Bruton kinase Inhibitors, the prognosis of high-risk patients has changed dramatically.
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Pharmacists Play Role in Preventing DUIDsOffering individual advice and counseling to patients can help combat the risks of driving under the influence of prescription drugs.
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Before the Big Event: AI-Enabled Remote Cardiac Monitoring Can Mitigate Stress-Related Cardiovascular EventsAI-enabled remote cardiac telemetry can help manage stress’s effects on high-risk populations.
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Learning in Lockdown: Adapting a Reproductive Health Campaign for Pandemic LifeAlthough COVID-19 paused our original plans, we were ultimately able to reach more people than we ever could have via in-person presentations alone.
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Enhancing Pharmacy Efficiency: Leveraging Value-Added Products to Benefit Patients and Ease WorkloadMeasures like hassle-free safe sharps disposal packaging save critical staff time and resources.
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TXNIP inhibitors: A New Class of Agents for Diabetes TreatmentTXNIP inhibition could prevent beta cell loss and protect beta cell function to potentially contribute to diabetes management and its complications.
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Pharmacists Play a Crucial Role When Addressing Health LiteracyProviders who are sensitive to health literacy have contributed to positive quality improvement across various institutions.
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Payment Disrupters and Opportunities: Key Trends That Impacted Pharmacy in 2024PBM reforms and regulatory changes have reshaped the industry landscape.
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Understand Various Flu Vaccine Options, Optimal Ways to Educate PatientsThe SHARE model from the CDC involves personalizing recommendations for patients and their needs, addressing any concerns they may have, and explaining the risks of remaining unvaccinated.
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Know the Ins and Outs of Medical Marijuana in the WorkplaceBoth benefits and concerns exist, but implementing policies and regulations promotes employee productivity, guards safety.
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Present and Future Pharmacist Roles in Medication Abortion CareEducational programming for pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists on medication abortion is limited.
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Immunizing Older Individuals Requires Flexibility, NuanceWhen it comes to vaccination efforts, remember that patients 65 years or older are not a homogeneous group.
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Something Smells Fishy: A Review of Omega-3 and the REDUCE-IT Results ControversyAs evidence for omega-3 continues to develop, pharmacists remain poised to guide patients toward the most indicated, safe, effective, and convenient options available.
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APhA 2025: Advancing Reproductive Health Care Access and Patient EducationPharmacists are pivotal in expanding reproductive health care access through patient education and collaboration.
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Emerging Role of BRAF Inhibitors in Relapsed/Refractory Hairy Cell Leukemia TreatmentBRAF V600E inhibitors show improved outcomes in relapsed/refractory hairy cell leukemia.
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Exploring the Landscape of Gene TherapyAn overview of how gene therapy has evolved since its inception, current applications, and emerging challenges.
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Earlier Mammograms May Not be Necessary for Women With Familial History of Breast CancerStudy finds little evidence to support the long-standing recommendation that women with a first-degree family relative diagnosed with breast cancer should get screened 10 years earlier.
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Optimizing Oncological Care: The Influence of AI on Insurance ApprovalsSuccessful integration demands overcoming various hurdles.
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Zanidatamab Is a Breakthrough in HER2- Positive Biliary Tract Cancer TreatmentThe FDA approves zanidatamab for HER2-positive biliary cancer, improving treatment options.
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Put More oPEP in Your Step: The Impact of Occupational Post-Exposure ProphylaxisPharmacists should be aware of workplace hazards involving sharps and, if necessary, initiate oPEP.
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September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month: Understanding the Pharmacist’s Role in a Risky RhythmBecause patients may interact with a pharmacist more regularly than other health care providers, it is possible to detect potential signs and symptoms of atrial fibrillation in a patient during their encounters.
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Precision in Practice: Optimizing Probability of Beta-Lactam Target Attainment with Prolonged Infusions and Therapeutic Drug MonitoringAs data continue to develop in this arena, β-lactam therapeutic drug monitoring is likely to become more routine, as it has with drugs like vancomycin and the aminoglycosides.
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Navigating Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis: Insights Into Treatment, Challenges, and Care ConsiderationsAtopic dermatitis significantly impacts quality of life, and requires personalized management through trigger identification, skin barrier maintenance, and a range of topical, oral, and biologic therapies to reduce symptoms and prevent flare-ups.
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COVID-19 Booster Shots and the FutureKey opinion leaders provide some advice for the public regarding COVID-19 booster shots and look to the future of the pandemic.
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The Power of Patient Advocacy: Collaborating With Patient Advocacy OrganizationsCollaborating with patient advocacy organizations offers pharmacy students a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in health care.
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Pharmacists in Nontraditional Roles Are Not Included in Bureau of Labor Statistics Count of Working PharmacistsTheir exclusion ripples into demand estimates for pharmacists, leading to a distorted picture of pharmacist demand and, ultimately, impacting the number of individuals choosing to enter the profession.
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Neuroinflammation: The Key Component in Targeting Neurological DisordersThe history of targeting neuroinflammation is a good example of the challenges to finding a treatment for Alzheimer disease.
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Precision Oncology: Expanding Therapeutic Horizons With Trastuzumab DeruxtecanThe tumor-agnostic FDA approval of T-DXd for HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic solid malignancies exemplifies the importance of understanding the risks associated with targeted therapy and the need for proactive monitoring strategies.
