Interviews

Gary Rice, RPh, MS, MBA, vice president of clinical services at Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, discusses compliance packaging options.

Jeff Fudin, PharmD, FCCP, argues that the way to make hydrocodone combination products safer for patients is to provide more education for those who prescribe the medications and pharmacists who dispense them.

Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, explains why hydrocodone combination products should no longer be categorized as Schedule III drugs.

Payers will encourage the use of biosimilars where appropriate through the use of step edits, lower tiers, and novel strategies, said Steven Lucio, Senior Director, Clinical Solutions and Pharmacy Program Development at Novation.

Jeff Fudin, PharmD, FCCP, argues that categorizing hydrocodone combination products as Schedule II could lead to increased prescription of codeine, a much "sloppier" drug that could create problems for patients.

Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, argues that rescheduling hydrocodone combination products will lead to more responsible prescribing of the drugs and monitoring of their use.

Jeff Fudin, PharmD, FCCP, discusses the effect of rescheduling hydrocodone combination products as CII in New York State on prescription of other opioids, including oxycodone.

Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, explains how rescheduling hydrocodone combination products as Schedule II drugs will help reduce levels of abuse.

Jeff Fudin, PharmD, FCCP, argues that studies comparing the abuse liability of hydrocodone combination products with that of other opioids have produced conflicting results.

Immunogenicity is an important consideration for all biologics, not just for biosimilars, noted Steven Lucio, Senior Director, Clinical Solutions and Pharmacy Program Development at Novation.

Jeff Fudin, PharmD, FCCP, argues that categorizing hydrocodone combination products as Schedule II drugs is unlikely to reduce abuse of the medications.

Researchers discuss their study of COPD patients who have experienced a first myocardial infarction and the impact of beta-blocker therapy on mortality.

University of Florida pharmacy researchers have isolated a compound from blue-green algae that may inhibit the progression of pulmonary disease.

Martin R. Stämpfli, PhD, explains the development of COPD in his lecture at the seminar "COPD-Bridging the Gap between Science and Clinical Care."

An overview of "Get with the Guidelines " AFIB," a quality-improvement program created by the American Heart Association for health care providers.

Chris Cannon, MD, FACC, discusses 3 research papers on atrial fibrillation in this video produced by the American College of Cardiology.

Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, discusses the appeal of hydrocodone combination products to drug abusers.

Jeff Fudin, PharmD, FCCP, argues that there is no evidence to support categorizing hydrocodone combination products as Schedule II drugs rather than Schedule III drugs.

In the first in a series of videos on regulation of hydrocodone combination products, Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, discusses the dramatic increase in the use of opioids in the United States.

Interchangeability designations for biosimilars would make therapy substitutions easier for pharmacists, noted Steven Lucio of Novation, but the FDA has said they will not grant an interchangeability status to a biosimilar upon initial approval.

Fourth-generation pharmacist Joe Moose, PharmD, reflects on how pharmacy practice has changed and remained the same over the years.

Robert Granko, PharmD, MBA, explains how data analytics can help health-system pharmacies help plan their business more strategically.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, discusses how the ongoing implementation of the Affordable Care Act will affect health systems generally and health-system pharmacists in particular.

Jonathan G. Marquess, PharmD, CDE, explains why going out of your way to serve diabetes patients can help grow your pharmacy's business.

Joe Moose, PharmD, discusses the importance of working with physicians and other health care providers to serve patients' needs.

Stephan Foster, PharmD, FAPha, discusses which vaccines pharmacists should be providing in addition to the seasonal influenza vaccine.

Robert Granko, PharmD, MBA, discusses the importance of building trust among those who will use data analytics and be affected by its use in health-system pharmacy.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, discusses how the formation of accountable care organizations will affect health-system pharmacy and allow pharmacists to expand their range of practice.