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Web Exclusive: Pharmacists and Mass Communication for Implementing Pharmaceutical CarePharmacists' communication activities are critical to improving and maintaining a positive image among the public; therefore, a media plan should be in place in order to reach both broad and narrowly defined audiences.
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Implementing Guideline-Recommended Therapy for Patients With CKD: Is Hope on the Horizon?This commentary addresses the possible reasons for treatment gaps between recommended therapy for patients with CKD, and the realities of current practices, and examines new developments that may bridge the gap.
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Medication Synchronization Laws Can Improve AdherenceSome states are considering and enacting legislation for programs aligning patients’ refill schedules.
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Continuity of Care: Diabetic Neuropathy: Bridging the Sensation GapPharmacists in all health care settings play an important role in the prevention and treatment of diabetic neuropathy.
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Creating Your Brand as a Future Health Care ProviderWhat do you imagine when you hear the word “brand”?
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Advancements Come With a Cost: Oral Chemotherapy Parity LawsPharmacy is a service profession in which we have the utmost responsibility to improve outcomes, lower cost, and improve the quality of life for patients with all types of health conditions.
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Pregabalin Prior Authorization and Potential Medication-Medication and Medication-Condition InteractionsThis study of patients treated with pregabalin or duloxetine found that pregabalin prior authorization policies were associated with increased exposure to potential medication-medication and medication-condition interactions.
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Pharmacogenomics for Precision Specialty Pharmacy CarePersonalized precision medical care addresses as many unique characteristics of the patient as possible.
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Building the Case for Integrated Care With Specialty Pharmacy in Health SystemsSpecialty pharmacies are the primary provider of oncology-related medication therapy.
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Learning from a DistanceAs the wife of a collegiate basketball coach, I have lived in 7 states over 8 years; moving is simply a part of the game.
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Utilization Impacts of New Oral Substitutes for Parenteral Cancer-Related TherapiesExamination of changes in utilization, dose adequacy, and duration associated with market entry of the oral chelator deferasirox as a potential substitute for parenteral deferoxamine.
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Job Interviews: Permissible and Impermissible QuestionsUnderstanding what prospective employers can and cannot ask in an interview can help pharmacists make a good first impression.
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Recent Prosecutions on Product Discounts Show Legal Risk Hidden Beneath the SurfaceRecent prosecutions have heightened the risk for both market share discounts and discounts in lieu of service fees.
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Assessing the Association Between Medication Adherence and Glycemic ControlAmong a population of adult patients with type 2 diabetes, adherence to oral hypoglycemic medications is independently associated with poor glycemic control, even after adjusting for patient-level covariates.
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Patient Opioid Abuse Could Depend on ER PhysicianA new study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine casts new light on the severity of the opioid abuse crisis in the United States. Nearly one out of 48 people who are newly prescribed an opioid will become long-term users, the study’s lead author said.
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Chronic Infection Research Expected to Spark Specialty Pharmacy GrowthScientific advances could lead to earlier prevention and treatment of infection, helping to avoid irreversible or severe chronic diseases.
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Outpatient Adherence to Risperidone Long-Acting Injection Following Discharge From a State Psychiatric HospitalAdherence to risperidone long-acting injection (RLAI) therapy in the outpatient setting was poor. Degree of discharge planning from inpatient hospitalization was not associated with RLAI adherence.
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Choosing Your Employer: Why it MattersWhen making the decision to pursue a post-graduate residency program, I knew I wanted a community-based clinical setting that allows patients and families to easily access pharmacists.
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A Breath of Fresh Air: Novel Treatments for AsthmaNovel therapies such as monoclonal antibodies and phenotype-guided treatments are available and clinicians are using them to help patients with severe asthma.
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Prenatal and Postnatal Supplementation: What Do Pharmacists Need to Know?Prenatal vitamins are designed to support both the health of the mother and the development of the baby during pregnancy.
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Copayment Level and Drug Switching: Findings for Type 2 DiabetesAmong insured patients with type 2 diabetes, copayments and glycosylated hemoglobin values were associated with increased rates of drug switching.
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Multiple Sclerosis ManagementSymptomatic and disease-modifying treatment options for multiple sclerosis.
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Analyzing the Impact of Different Value-Based Insurance Design ProgramsTotal 1-year healthcare costs were not significantly reduced by 2 value-based insurance design programs for diabetic patients, although education appeared to improve quality of care.
