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Entyvio by Takeda PharmaceuticalsEntyvio, manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, was approved in May 2014 for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
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LTC Pharmacists Drive Positive Clinical OutcomesStudy also highlights transitions-of-care programs that help patients avoid ED visits or acute care stays.
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Patient-Centered Care: Give Patients a ShovelWith the New Year approaching, let's resolve to decrease some of the difficulty with anticoagulant medications by welcoming patients and technology into the patient counseling dialogue.
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Counsel Patients About Diet and NutritionThis therapy is critical for the treatment of common disease states, including diabetes.
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Trends in Medication Utilization and the Cost of Treatment for GoutWith new drugs in the pipeline and the impact of updated FDA drug safety policies on colchicine, gout may no longer be inexpensive to treat.
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Potential Gender Differences of Exenatide in Outpatients With Type 2 Diabetes MellitusIn outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, persistent exenatide treatment lowered glycated hemoglobin and hyperglycemia in both genders. Waist circumference and body weight were more reduced in women.
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Direct and Indirect Cost Burden of Chronic Hepatitis CAn estimation of the direct healthcare and indirect work-loss cost burden of chronic HCV using health insurance claims covering 13 million individuals.
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Co-pay Accumulator Programs: Behind the ControversyWith ongoing growth across the board, plan sponsors are continuously searching for ways to minimize the impact on their bottom line.
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Lilly and AstraZeneca to Collaborate on Immuno-Oncology Combination Clinical Trial in Solid TumorsEli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced that they have entered into a clinical trial collaboration to evaluate safety and preliminary efficacy of their products.
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Adult Immunizations: Are Your Patients Up-to-Date?In the health-system setting, pharmacists must often prioritize their attention to treating the most acute medical condition a patient presents with; however, it is important to also consider opportunities to prevent disease.
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Pharmacy Best Practices for Contraceptive Care During COVID-19It’s important that patients understand how their pharmacy can continue to meet their contraceptive needs during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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A Linezolid Prior Authorization Program: Clinical and Economic OutcomesThis study demonstrated that a linezolid PA program did not appear to be associated with a negative impact on medical outcomes and was associated with lower costs.
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Fixed-Ratio Combination of Basal Insulin and GLP-1 Receptor AgonistNinety percent of diabetes cases are type 2, which is a major cause of morbidity and mortality.
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Health Technology and the Rise of the E-PatientTechnology has become an essential part of health care.
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Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals' PradaxaPradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) is the first oral direct thrombin inhibitor to be approved by the FDA.
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New Antimicrobials Expand Treatment OptionsEravacycline, Omadacycline, Plazomicin, and a Rifamycin Add to the Armamentarium for Treating Resistant Infections
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Taking Home Gold and the DC Public Health Case ChallengeEach year, the National Academy of Medicine hosts its DC Public Health Case Challenge to promote interdisciplinary, problem-based learning that focuses on an important public health issue facing the Washington, DC community
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Three Current Policy Discussions Influencing Cancer Drug DevelopmentDespite progress in reducing cancer mortality, more work is needed to improve patient outcomes in this disease state.
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Securing Specialty Oncology Contracts in a Data-Driven WorldData aggregation partners can provide value in their ability to pull clinical information from both the HSSP and electronic health records.
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Pharmacists Play an Important Role in Nutrition EducationEducating patients about the nutrition facts label and integrating food pharmacies are examples of pharmacist opportunities.
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Hereditary Angioedema: The Pharmacist's Role in Team-Based Patient CareAs medication experts, pharmacists are integral to team-based care, providing the requisite knowledge for medication therapy management, as well as initiating, modifying and monitoring drug therapy to benefit patient care.
