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Proper Use of Automation in Hazardous Drug Compounding Pharmacies
Although robotics can be instrumental in assuring sterility and reducing the overall number of potential hazardous drug exposure events, certain tasks require vigilant oversight.
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Introducing Peer Review to Pharmacy Practice in Focus: Health Systems
To Crush or Not to Crush: That is the Medication Administration Question
Pharmacists are well suited to identify patients with dysphagia and educate patients and caregivers on when and how to safely crush and administer medication.
Pharmacogenomics: An Opportunity to Do Pharmacy Differently—and Do It Right
Pharmacogenomics education, counseling, and monitoring create an opportunity to right yesterday’s policy wrongs
AHA: Snow Shoveling Increases Risk of Heart Attack, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
An American Heart Association scientific statement cautions individuals with known or suspected cardiovascular disease or risk factors against shoveling snow.
How Specialty Pharmacies Can Increase Access Through Patient Financing
It’s essential that health care providers across the patient journey demystify the costs of treatment and provide solutions to overcome the financial barriers.
Community Pharmacists Have Distinct Role in Fall Prevention for Patients
Pharmacists play a significant role in early identification, continuous monitoring, and interventions to help minimize the risk of falls in older adults.
FDA Approves Pembrolizumab Plus Chemoradiotherapy to Treat FIGO 2014 Stage III-IVA Cervical Cancer
The approval was based on the results of a phase 3 trial that found an improvement in progression-free survival among individuals treated with pembrolizumab.
Presentations at the ASH and SABCS Conferences Highlight Advancements in the Field of Oncology Pharmacy
2023 was an impactful year for the field of oncology pharmacy.
Pharmacy Practice in Focus: Health Systems Launches the Peer-Review Process in 2024
In 2024, Pharmacy Practice in Focus: Health Systems welcomes the launch of the peer-review process, with this issue containing our first peer-reviewed paper.
Biosimilars Provide New Treatment Opportunities For Wide Range of Conditions
Biosimilars are proven to be highly similar to the original products with no clinical meaningful differences.
Guiding Principles in the Management of cGVHD
In addition to the current principles and treatment regimens, there are upcoming data on myelofibrosis drugs that could be reported as early as 2024.
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New Year, New Opportunities
Individuals With Obesity More Likely to Have MGUS, A Multiple Myeloma Precursor
Not only were individuals with BMIs of 30 and higher likely to have MGUS, but those who reported heavy smoking and short sleep were also more likely to have detectable levels of MGUS.
Claire Biermaas of Cencora’s Corporate Partnerships Team on Industry Opportunities and Challenges in 2024
Biermaas said her team is continuing to focus on product availability globally, as well as the massive growth in GLP-1 diabetes and weight loss treatments.
Multilingual Pharmacists Create Bridge of Communication, Access for Patients
Language barriers between pharmacists and patients impacts medication adherence, patient education, and overall health outcomes, resulting in patient harm.
Food Programs in Elementary Schools Can Influence Healthy Eating Behaviors in Children, Which Can Carry into Adulthood
At a young age, hands-on learning about nutrition can promote long term appreciation of fresh food and food experiences.
FDA Approves BrainSee, First-in-Class Test to Predict Progression of Alzheimer Disease
BrainSee creates a new standard for progression prediction in Alzheimer disease, marking a step forward in brain health management with non-invasive screening.
Nearly a Third of Patients With Breast Cancer Who Need Breast-Conserving Surgery Bypass Local Care
The separation between those who travel for care compared to those who go to the local hospital may drive inequalities in health care.
Researchers Find RSV Could Cause Inflammation by Infecting Nerve Cells
RSV could interact with nerve cells, causing nerve damage and possible entry to the spinal cord.
Study: Women Using IUI, IVF With More Stress Have Higher Blood Sugar Levels
The results also indicated that stress and blood sugar levels were higher among women who had a college degree and women with a higher income.
Purchasing Discounted Medications Online Can Pose Dangers for Patients
With the increase in counterfeit GLP-1 and GLP/GIP medications available online, education may be needed for patients around the dangers of unregulated medications.
Study: Childhood PVC13 Did Not Affect Burden of Pneumococcal Disease for Adults
According to the study investigators, findings indicat that pneumococcal vaccination in older adults and other interventions should be considered for reducing the disease burden.
History of Infertility Holds Potential as New Cardiovascular Biomarker
The findings show a greater association with less ideal cardiovascular health scores for those who experienced their first infertility before age 35.
Study Finds High HIV Viral Loads Associated With Higher Recombination Rates, May Influence Viral Evolution
According to the authors, the findings may have broad implications for understanding recombination and viral evolution within various organisms.
Here’s to Our Local Heroes: America’s Pharmacists
We owe it to our seniors to listen to their needs and ensure pharmacists have the support they need to continue to play a vital role in our communities as frontline providers of essential health care.
Food Programs in Elementary Schools Can Influence Healthy Eating Behaviors in Children, Carrying into Adulthood
At a young age, hands-on learning about nutrition can promote long-term appreciation of fresh food and food experiences.
Patients With Gestational Diabetes May Have 2 Categories of Genetic Risk Factors
These patients may have a similar genetic susceptibility for type 2 diabetes, although they have an individual risk for GDM independent of the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Study: Skin-Deep Resilience Can Have Physiological Impact on Youth in Early Adolescence
To have skin-deep resilience is to overcome adversity to achieve success, be it psychological or academic.
Phase 3 Results Show First-Line Amivantamab-vmjw Plus Chemotherapy Prolongs Survival In Patients With Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC
A majority of patients who received first-line chemotherapy switched to amivantamab-vmjw plus chemotherapy as second-line therapy.
