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Interactive Case Studies- February 2023Cases discuss patients with medication allergies and drug interactions.
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Our Shot to Stop the Pandemic: A Student's PerspectivePharmacists can advocate for teen vaccination by providing informational sessions at local high schools as well as through social media platforms.
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Clinical Outcomes of Oral Anticancer Regimens in NSCLC Patients Managed in an Integrated Health-System Specialty Pharmacy ProgramPharmacist interactions provide significant benefits for patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with oral oncolytics.
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Exploring the Benefits, Risks, and Clinical Implications of Herbal SupplementsExamining the clinical applications, effectiveness, safety, and regulation of herbal supplements with a focus on the role of pharmacists.
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Tip of the Week: Staying Ahead of Change to Maintain a Healthy Work EnvironmentThere are a number of ways in which job design and working conditions can be improved in the community pharmacy setting, either on the store level or on an organization-wide basis.
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The Blood Detective: Tackling Medication-Induced Hematological DisordersThese disorders can be fatal, making pharmacists’ role in detection crucial.
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Integrating Pharmacists Into Care Teams Is CrucialTapping their specific skill sets and training can help serve patients more effectively, although challenges exist.
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The Impact of Xylazine on Overdose ResponsePharmacists and health care providers should be familiar with the management of xylazine overdose and withdrawal.
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Business Solutions Drive Meaningful Results for PharmaciesAs pharmacists provide more health care services, opportunities arise for more sophisticated patient engagement and billing solutions that drive patient satisfaction and increased loyalty.
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Temelimab: A Novel Disease-Modifying Agent for Diabetes ManagementTemelimab is a recombinant humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody that blocks the HERV-W protein, which is associated with the pathology of autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes.
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Additional Considerations With PBC TherapiesPanelists discuss how recent FDA regulatory actions regarding obeticholic acid have raised concerns about its long-term safety profile and accessibility, leading health care teams to develop strategies for supporting patients through treatment transitions while navigating insurance coverage and access challenges for newer primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) therapies.
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Despite Demonstrated Efficacy, The Future of Antiobesity Medications Depends Largely On SupplyPricing is also a key issue, as many insurance plans do not cover these medications’ use for obesity.
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Celebrating Unique Pharmacist Career Paths That Drive InnovationOn the heels of Women Pharmacist Day on October 12, we highlight 3 female pharmacists who have followed unique career paths that help to drive innovation and change in the industry, beyond the retail pharmacy setting.
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Lifestyle Medicine Presents Unexpected Opportunity for PharmacistsPharmaceuticals are a critical and often lifesaving tool for managing disease, but we will never solve our chronic disease crisis through a mindset of mere management.
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Pharmacists as Advocates: How the MIP Model Supports Access, Adherence, and OutcomesMedically integrated pharmacies improve collaboration, patient care, communication, and therapy management.
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Review of 3 Alternative Pathways to Access Non–FDA-Approved DrugsNon–FDA-approved medications may be accessed for patient care via 3 alternative pathways: expanded access, the Right to Try Act, and off-label use, which are reviewed in this article.
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New Therapy for Chronic Graft-Vs-Host Disease: AxatilimabAxatilimab is a colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor–blocking monoclonal antibody indicated after 2 lines of systemic therapy.
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How Pharmacists Can Make an Impact When Treating Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma With BrigimadlinBrigimadlin is a new oral MDM2-p53 antagonist under investigation as a potential first-line therapy to improve outcomes for patients with advanced or metastatic dedifferentiated liposarcoma.
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Breaking Down Barriers to Care and Transforming Pharmacy Professionals’ Mental HealthPharmacy professionals deserve the right to pursue mental health care without fear of losing their jobs. The Wellbeing First Champion Challenge is helping change this.
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Pharmacist-Led DOAC Monitoring Improves DosingPatient monitoring significantly improved for patients seen in the pharmacist-led clinic due to greater efforts to order labs per policy and prescribe an appropriate DOAC dose.
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The Evolving Role of Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Resected Renal Cell Carcinoma: Key Findings and Future DirectionsThe adjuvant therapy has demonstrated varied efficacy for patients.
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Evolving Frontline Treatments for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Quadruplet Regimens Show PromiseIMROZ study data show Isa-VRd may be a new standard of care.
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Older Adults: Research Insights and RecommendationsAlthough RSV has long been associated with infants and young children, research demonstrates that it is also a significant health risk for adults over the age of 60.
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Dispensing Medication for Muslims: A Guide for PharmacistsDespite Muslim patients’ need for halal medication, more than 80% of pharmacists were found to lack knowledge about where to look to find alternative medications that are halal.
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Why Data Point to Hospital At-Home Care as Next Evolution of Clinical MedicineWith health systems undergoing a necessary reevaluation of how they allocate their funding into the future, initial data support the need for them to offer a hospital-at-home option for patients they serve.
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Insecticide Misuse With Cannabinoids and Its Resulting Complications: A Case ReportThe use of adulterated cannabinoids mixed with insecticides is becoming more common.
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Considerations for Environmentally Conscious Pharmacy StudentsEnvironmental conditions and air pollution affect health by causing injuries and fatalities, exacerbating respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and spreading infectious diseases.
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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.
