Specialty pharmacists can help patients with cancer weigh the benefits and risks of GLP-1 receptor agonists as use expands and new evidence emerges.
|Videos|November 10, 2017
NCODA: Filling the Gaps in Patient Coverage, Education of Oral Chemo Treatments
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Pharmacists have an important role in the care of oncology patients, especially in managing their treatments and providing support to physicians. In an interview with Pharmacy Times at the
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A community oncology pharmacist explains how seeing patients across the course of their diagnosis builds trust and why accessibility remains the field’s biggest challenge despite advances in AI.
Adding the IL-15 agonist to frontline BCG improved responses in carcinoma in situ without new safety signals; full data are expected at an upcoming congress.
Getting patients vaccinated matters more than which COVID-19 vaccine they receive, says Jodi Longueil, PharmD.
The new agreement lets Hims & Hers patients obtain FDA-approved tirzepatide and orforglipron at Lilly’s self-pay prices.
The approval is supported by findings from the phase 3 OCEANIC-STROKE trial.
Pharmacists can plan career sabbaticals before retirement with smart savings, employer leave options, and intentional steps that balance their finances with their goals.
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