Specialty pharmacists play an important role in making evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of hepatitis C virus.
The ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition gives pharmacy students the chance to learn more about postdoctoral training programs, including fellowship and residency opportunities.
Analgesic Alternatives May Help Reduce Unnecessary Exposure to Opioid Medications
Current cancer research focuses heavily on adjunct immunotherapy in combination with traditional chemotherapy.
Deciding on the duration of antimicrobial therapy for an infection is neither straightforward nor simple.
Ideally, these contracts help address criticism of the 340B program, improve patient outcomes, and increase compliance.
In a short time, COVID-19 has increased our dependency on technology and pharmaceutical companies are actively investigating this digital transformation.
The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly pushed traditional face-to-face instruction within schools of pharmacy into a fully remote learning environment.
Baloxavir marboxil and oseltamivir are options for treating uncomplicated influenza.
Recent federal legalization and increases sales of CBD underscore the importance of considering its pharmacologic impact.
Peripherally acting M-opioid receptor antagonists can improve quality of life but differ variably by impact from concomitant medications.
Advanced heart failure leads to significant limitations, affecting functional status, quality of life, and survival, despite optimal medical treatment with evidence-based therapies.
Dispensing errors can be costly for the pharmacist as well as potentially dangerous for the patient. Pharmacists can take simple steps to help eliminate this problem.
The SUNY Outpatient Pharmacy has developed a strong collaboration with specialty pharmacy personnel and clinically embedded pharmacists.
Fibromyalgia was related to a pattern of initial increase in utilization and costs, followed by a decrease 7 to 12 months after diagnosis.
As a student pharmacist, it can be difficult to keep up with the fast-paced changes of the pharmacy profession. As the pharmacy profession continues to expand, we must continue to challenge ourselves by advancing our education and training.
Growth in the use of specialty drugs demands the evolution of patient care models that leverage the knowledge of all relevant stakeholders.Â
Questions arise around equity and revenue challenges.
Our research focuses on the clinical and economic outcomes of patients receiving care from a payer-designated specialty pharmacy program compared with regular retail pharmacies.
Patient characteristics and product mix play an important role in determining the overall use and costs of comparable insulins across different manufacturers.
The drug industry wants to shrink the 340B drug discount program; however, safety net providers insist it is vital to treating the poor.
Despite improvements in the understanding and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), nausea and emesis continue to be a distressing adverse event for patients.