May 2017

Recently we have received an increasing number of requests for consults on patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) or with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Patient-reported allergy to penicillin antibiotics is a common scenario during health care encounters, with an estimated population prevalence of roughly 8% to 12%.

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, estimated to affect up to 4 million Americans, is a leading cause of end-stage liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver transplant.

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and melanoma are the 3 main types of skin cancer.

In March, Pharmacy Times® interviewed Nanaz Amini, PharmD, RPh, MS, of the Angeles Clinic & Research Institute, regarding the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma, as well as T-VEC treatment and everything involved in its administration.

The 340B program launched in 1992 to “stretch scarce federal resources” in order for participating entities to increase accessibility to care (eg, medications, clinical services, etc) for patients.