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Kaelen C. Dunican, PharmD, Professor at MCPHS University—Worcester/Manchester, MA discusses an interprofessional, educational activity with pharmacy and optometry students for reviewing common, self-treatable ophthalmic conditions.

Tom Kraus, VP of Government Relations for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), discusses patient and drug safety advocacy with drug importation.

What caused this eye operation to have complications?

Lindsay Davis, PharmD, ASH-CHC, BCPS, TTS and Elizabeth Pogge, PharmD, MPH, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, both faculty members at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale, Glendale, AZ, discuss how pharmacists can be active participants in the management of patient care.

Tera Moore, PharmD, National Program Manager, VA Pharmacy Benefits Management office, explains the benefits of psychiatric pharmacist providers for patients and interprofessional practice.

David Hager, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services, University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, WI, discusses the philosophy of leading a pharmacy team with stewardship.

Which products on the market have the best data?

Pharmacists for Healthier Lives aims to raise awareness around the full range of health care services that pharmacists provide to consumers and patients.

Linking smart pumps with electronic health records could drastically lessen the likelihood of an infusion-based ADE.

Tom Kraus, VP of Government Relations for ASHP, speaks about what pharmacists should look for in a robust provider status law.

Being effective may be the single most challenging tasks facing the pharmacy owner today.

Community Pharmacy Consultant Bruce Kneeland speaks with Kevin DeMass, RPh, President of Apothecary Shoppe, Salt Lake City, UT, about how compliance packaging impacts medication adherence.

Higher levels of selenium may benefit patients with compromised immune systems, such as patients with HIV, influenza, tuberculosis, or hepatitis C.

Heather Cusick of McKesson and Byron Jones, a "super-user" of their clinical programs, discuss how the programs are changing the way pharmacists work.

Fluoroquinolones are a commonly used antibiotic given its broad spectrum of activity. This class of antibiotics has an extensive safety profile that needs to be considered prior to initiating therapy.

State representatives shared successes, challenges, and lessons learned.

Videos of individuals licking ice cream and placing these cartons back on freezer store shelves have gone viral, and this practice can pose public health risks.

Recent cases of flesh-eating bacteria infections are surfacing from Florida waters, which may be due to climate change.

Prequalification tells global funders and Ministries of Health that the product meets global standards of quality, safety, and performance.

STRAND and OmniSYS share a passion for leveraging the pharmacy setting to improve patient outcomes, according to a company executive.

Community Pharmacy Consultant Bruce Kneeland speaks with Kevin DeMass, RPh, President of Apothecary Shoppe, Salt Lake City, UT, about specialized medicines and purchasing contracts.

Granted FDA approval in 2018, this product was made available in hospitals and clinics earlier this year.

Nimesh Jhaveri, President of Health Mart, on what patients want in their pharmacy.

A retrospective study by Intermountain Healthcare Research found statistical significance between the rate of patients receiving naloxone with opioid prescriptions at health system pharmacies when compared to non-health system pharmacies. .

Due to the large number of people affected, chlamydia has become a global health concern.

Why is this healthy young man getting frequent food poisoning?

Loren Kirk, director of Stakeholder Engagement for the Pharmacy Quality Alliance, speaks to Pharmacy Times on phases of the Pharmacy-Provided Care Action Guide Report, during the Pharmacy Quality Alliance Annual Meeting.

Retina Risk is a new app that patients can use to help screen for their risk of retinopathy.