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Pharmacists Are in Key Positions to Tackle Black Maternal Mortality DisparitiesTackling racial disparities among health care providers can help improve disparities faced by patients.
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Clinical Overview: Cyletzo, a Biosimilar Version of AdalimumabIndications for adalimumab include ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn disease, chronic plaque psoriasis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis.
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Behind the Counter Codeine Preparations Require Diligent CareIt is the role of the pharmacist to ensure patients are adequately counseled on the adverse effects and potential harms of codeine.
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Pharmacy Colorectal Cancer Screening Protocol Shows Potential of Pharmacists in Preventative HealthThe opportunity to provide non-invasive colorectal cancer screening and education to patients is undoubtedly a role that pharmacists can fill.
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Common Medication Errors in LTC Communities: What Pharmacists Can Do To Help Prevent ThemThe most common medication errors seen in LTC facilities include dispensing errors, delay in delivery, and expired inventory.
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Pharmacy Measures and Policy Considerations for Pharmacy PracticeThere are several important policy issues that could impact pharmacists’ ability to positively affect the quality of care for patients through the use of pharmacy performance measures.
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Antineoplastic Extravasation Prevention, ManagementExtravasation is defined as the inadvertent leakage of a vesicant from the vein into the surrounding tissue.
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Clinical Overview: Steps to Implementation of Rebyota for Recurrent C difficile InfectionRebyota is a live biotherapeutic product that is unfamiliar to many pharmacists and other health care providers with different steps in the eventual administration process.
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Case Study: Treating Chronic Hypertension in PregnancyChronic hypertension during pregnancy increases the risk of poor pregnancy and birth outcomes.
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HSSP Leads to High Rate of Acid Suppression Therapy SubstitutionThis study highlights one benefit of the integrated health system specialty pharmacy model for patients who are prescribed acalabrutinib.
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Positioning Specialty Pharmacy to Care for Solid Organ Transplant RecipientsA specialty pharmacy can effectively dispense, monitor, and follow-up with transplant patients who are maintained on the standard triple-drug immunosuppression regimen.
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Getting in the Mindset to Become a Successful Preceptor: How to Precept ResponsiblyStudents should prepare to be preceptors early in their pharmacy school careers.
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Clinical Overview: Auvelity (Dextromethorphan and Bupropion) for Major Depressive DisorderWith many different classes of medications used in the treatment of major depressive disorder, pharmacists can have a significant impact on patients' lives, from counseling on medications to assisting with finding the right medication.
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A ‘Neutral Zone’ for Data Sharing Allows Researchers to Share Data for Drug Discovery While Remaining HIPAA-compliant, Preventing Data LeaksIn a collaboration using a neutral zone, organizations do not have access to each other’s data, but will instead have access to insights gathered by pooling their data together with other organizations for analysis by artificial intelligence technology.
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FDA Approves Elacestrant for ER+/HER2–, ESR1-Mutated Advanced or Metastatic Breast CancerThe FDA has approved elacestrant (Orserdu) for the treatment of postmenopausal women or adult men with estrogen receptor–positive (ER+), HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following at least 1 line of endocrine therapy.
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Are Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria the Next Global Health Crisis?The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of managing infections properly globally and the need for stewardship networks among partners.
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Challenge Owners to Define Support StaffMany pharmacy professionals feel discouraged, underutilized, and undervalued, but the support staff often saves the day.
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How Technology Workflows Can Support Medication Adherence in Your PharmacyFinancial assistance platforms improve patient outcomes and the pharmacy bottom line.
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Pharmacists, Nurses Improve Medication Communication, Patient Experience Through Development of Medication Safety Patient Education ProgramGiven the increasing value of patient satisfaction in determining the quality of care in the hospital reimbursement model, research is flourishing with a focus on identifying the factors that could positively influence patient satisfaction outcomes.
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Understanding the Origins and How to Heal From CodependencyCommonly known as “relationship addiction,” co-dependency involves emotional, spiritual, physical, or mental enmeshment with a loved one.
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Lawsuit Challenges States’ Ability to Bar Access to MifepristoneWithout a constitutional right to abortion, mail order pharmacy providers need to consider both the federal requirements and various state laws in how they approach the dispensing of mifepristone across state lines.
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Pivot to Expand Professional RolesAlthough some pharmacy employees have left the profession, others have stayed but changed direction.
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Key Metrics That Support the Integrated Specialty Pharmacy ModelReal-world metrics demonstrate that using health-system specialty pharmacies (HSSPs) means everyone wins: health systems, clinicians, and patients.
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Real-World Efficacy, Safety of Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab in Patients With Cancer After EUA RevisionThe role of monoclonal antibodies in minimizing COVID-19–related complications remains important to assess.
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6 Major Trends Boosting the Telemedicine Market in Health CareThe number of medical visits carried out via telehealth grew from 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 million in 2020.
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Pharmacists Can Help Mitigate Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Drug Concerns With Education, Adherence AssistancePharmacists play an important role in providing education and support with adherence to PrEP in populations with a high risk for HIV infection.
