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|Videos|October 18, 2021
New Drugs and Clinical Pearls in the Community Setting
Pezzino discussed new specific prescriptions and treatments compared to current treatment modalities, indications and routes of administration of new drugs in the community setting, and important pharmacokinetic properties of these new drugs.
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Pharmacy Times spoke with Dr. Nicole Pezzino, Director of Community Outreach & Innovation at Wilkes University and presenter at the annual NCPA Convention 2021, about her session "New Drugs and Clinical Pearls."
Pezzino discussed new specific prescriptions and treatments compared to current treatment modalities, indications and routes of administration of new drugs in the community setting, and important pharmacokinetic properties of these new drugs.
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