An expert discusses innovative strategies to boost vaccine administration efficiency and accessibility—including prefilled syringes with attached needles, ergonomic and labeling improvements, needle-free options, and shelf-stable auto-injectors—all aimed at enhancing provider workflow and patient experience, especially in high-volume or underserved settings.
Pharmacists’ medication expertise strengthens clinical care and supports a more collaborative, team-based approach to patient health.
Ron Lanton advises pharmacies to maintain compliance, explore contingency options, and stay engaged with policymakers during the government shutdown.
Discover how supplements support women's health during menopause, enhancing well-being and easing symptoms effectively.
Panelists discuss how analysis from the Miami Breast Cancer Conference showing 60% of eligible early breast cancer patients are not receiving CDK4/6 inhibitors reflects disparities between academic and community settings, particularly affecting older patients and those with fewer lymph nodes, while identifying remaining unmet needs including better management of quality-of-life impacting adverse effects like fatigue and diarrhea, reducing the burden of frequent laboratory monitoring, and addressing financial toxicity and administrative barriers that affect both patients and health care staff.
Panelists discuss how they are excited about future CDK4/6 inhibitor data including oral SERDs to replace fulvestrant injections, triplet combinations with newer agents, expansion into HER2-positive settings, and the potential role of ctDNA monitoring, while emphasizing key patient education points such as explaining mechanism of action differences from chemotherapy, managing expectations about common adverse effects, setting parameters for when to contact the care team, and providing resources like ChemoCare while also educating health care teams through primary literature and electronic health record care plans.
Pharmaceutical companies navigate FDA regulations and explore AI solutions to enhance compliance in drug advertising and enforcement.
Christian Ruff, MD, highlights pharmacists as essential clinical partners who help optimize drug selection, dosing, and safety for patients with complex needs.
Pharmacists’ accessibility and expertise make them essential allies for patients managing weight through medication, Donna Ryan explains.
An expert discusses how integrating prefilled syringes into pharmacy vaccination workflows enhances speed, accuracy, and patient confidence by reducing preparation time and allowing staff to focus more on patient care and service quality.
An expert discusses how prefilled syringes significantly reduce preparation time, cognitive load, and error risk in pharmacy vaccine administration, leading to safer, more efficient workflows and improved patient experience.
Panelists discuss how subcutaneous immune checkpoint inhibitors transform cancer care delivery by streamlining clinical workflows through faster administration in alternative care settings, improving patient quality of life by reducing treatment time and allowing greater flexibility in scheduling, and expanding access through home-based programs that serve rural and underserved populations while maintaining comprehensive monitoring and support systems.
Derek Webb, PharmD, discusses RSV in older adults, highlighting symptoms, risk factors, and barriers to vaccination.
Explore the evolving role of pharmacists in navigating FDA regulations and the impact of drug ads on patient care.
Derek Webb, PharmD, discusses RSV in older adults, highlighting symptoms, risk factors, and barriers to vaccination.
Matthew D. Clark, PharmD, highlights a pharmacist-led program that improved opioid safety in cancer care despite regulatory exemptions.
Discover how pharmacists play a crucial role in the OUD treatment process with buprenorphine, enhancing patient care and recovery outcomes.
MD Anderson's opioid stewardship program enhances patient safety and care by monitoring opioid use, addressing discrepancies, and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration in cancer treatment.
FDA enhances oversight of drug ads using AI to ensure compliance, addressing risks and benefits in direct-to-consumer advertising.
Gene therapy offers transformative potential in treating diseases like sickle cell and leukemia, highlighting pharmacists' crucial roles.
Panelists discuss how pharmacists play a crucial role in toxicity management and monitoring for CDK4/6 inhibitors (including proper QTc calculations, lab monitoring thresholds, and diarrhea mitigation strategies), how they incorporate NCCN guideline recommendations into clinical practice while identifying patients who might fall through the cracks (especially those not receiving chemotherapy), and how they consider sequencing CDK4/6 inhibitors based on postMONARCH trial data for patients with soft progression or low tumor burden without actionable mutations.
Panelists discuss how treatment selection between CDK4/6 inhibitors in early-stage breast cancer is primarily driven by trial eligibility criteria with abemaciclib being preferred when qualified, while in metastatic settings ribociclib is often favored due to overall survival data, and how adverse event profiles differ significantly among the 3 agents (neutropenia with palbociclib/ribociclib, QTc prolongation and drug interactions with ribociclib, and early-onset diarrhea with abemaciclib that typically improves with supportive care management).
Gene therapy revolutionizes treatment in oncology, highlighting pharmacists' vital roles in patient care and long-term monitoring.
In this video, experts who attended the 2025 International Myeloma Society (IMS) Annual Meeting highlighted topics of interest as well as pivotal data.
A real-world study at MSK reveals promising efficacy and safety of second-generation BTK inhibitors in mantle cell lymphoma treatment, influencing future guidelines.
Panelists discuss how IV administration of immune checkpoint inhibitors creates operational challenges, including infusion chair bottlenecks, complex scheduling, venous access difficulties, and time burdens for patients, while subcutaneous formulations offer potential solutions through simplified delivery, reduced infusion center strain, and improved patient convenience.
Alice Wang, PharmD, BCOP, discusses the rapid infusion of isatuximab for multiple myeloma, highlighting its benefits, safety, and improved patient convenience in treatment.
Pharmacists explore virtual solutions for opioid use disorder, enhancing treatment retention and accessibility while addressing economic impacts.
Pharmacists lead the charge in integrating pharmacogenetics into patient care, overcoming education barriers and enhancing treatment outcomes through expert guidance.
A panelist discusses how pharmacists can optimize shingles vaccine uptake by addressing cost barriers through insurance coverage, ensuring consistent vaccine recommendations across all health care touchpoints, and using a presumptive approach that assumes patients want protection rather than asking if they want a vaccine.
