Before the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacy technicians spent most of their shifts helping patients, billing insurance, stocking the pharmacy area, dispensing prescriptions, and other administrative duties. However, COVID-19 quickly changed that.
While the demand for professionals adept in the ability to work with big data is at an all-time high, there remains a significant lack of skilled talent.
They should consider many factors and use clear guidance on predicting phenotypes from genotypes to intervene optimally based on specific drug-gene interactions.
Symptoms of dementia can be difficult to differentiate from typical age-related behavior changes and other common and potentially curable conditions.
Because of CRS and neurologic toxicity risk, the therapy is available through a REMS program.
Nearly 63% of newly diagnosed patients have advanced colorectal cancer, which requires more aggressive treatment and reduces the associated 5-year survival rate.
Approval of a novel antibody-drug conjugate ushers in new second-line option.
As few as one-third of individuals who are living with peripheral artery disease are receiving medical therapies to address their risk factors.
PrEP therapy has revolutionized HIV treatment by protecting patients who are high risk for acquiring the virus.
This guide discusses the integration of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology into clinical practice, emphasizing the role of pharmacists in selecting and optimizing CGM devices for patients.
Legislation allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives is becoming more widespread.
Many pharmacists must find a way to vaccinate hundreds of patients in an organized way, while still having to run an understaffed pharmacy.
Implementing screening and testing services by pharmacists will expand access to care for patients.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant innovation, which presents a unique opportunity for pharmacists to advance pharmacy practice by serving as the integral drug monitoring experts of the health care team.
Experts in the management of SARS-CoV-2 educate on CDC and FDA recommendations for approaching administration of booster vaccines, including those for special patient populations.
Aspirin, known as acetylsalicylic acid, has been marketed in ways that have de-emphasized potential risks to children.
It is important for pharmacists to understand implications related to drug clearance to maximize therapeutics in patients with kidney disease.
“There is method to this madness” describes routines that affect adherence to medication regimens.
The tool consolidates and highlights key features that would be considered when choosing a biosimilar adalimumab.
Clinical testing of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy has led to the first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty.
Data shed light on brentuximab vedotin plus nivolumab, bendamustine, or gemcitabine.
Combining strong evidence-based recommendations with caring, compassionate, and frequent counseling opportunities hopefully will increase vaccine acceptance and ultimately reduce the incidence of HPV and associated cancers among our patients.
In the pharmacy, time is the ultimate value-add.
The growing awareness in health care of the challenges associated with proper dosing of anticoagulants such as heparin has inspired the emerging field of anticoagulation stewardship.
Care Coach program offers a comprehensive set of pharmacy and counseling services to patients struggling to manage their diabetes.
Due to the high-touch, high-risk nature of specialty medications, specialty pharmacies must incorporate robust programs to ensure proper medication usage and minimize the potential for error or adverse events.
Molnupiravir (Lagevrio) is a potent ribonucleoside analog that blocks SARS-CoV-2 replication by acting as a competitive substrate of virally-encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
Leaders must fully understand the benefits of diversity and create an environment in which it thrives to cultivate and inspire the next generation of inclusive leaders.