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Pharmacy’s Role in Public Health InitiativesPanelists share final thoughts and advice regarding the critical role pharmacy has played and continues to play in public health initiatives.
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A Brief Look at the Clinical Uses of N-AcetylcysteineN-Acetylcysteine has several clinical uses. These include detoxification in acetaminophen overdose and improving outcomes in COPD exacerbations.
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Payers' Views on the Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect in OncologyWhen making coverage decisions in oncology, payers find difficulties in translating evidence on treatment effect heterogeneity into coverage policies.
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Community Pharmacists: Valuable Team Members in the Fight with DiabetesThrough clinical and humanistic interventions, pharmacists can improve outcomes and lower costs for patients with diabetes.
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Putting Classroom Learning to the TestMcKaya Schmit guided patients through a natural disaster.
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Utilizing Medication Aids to Improve Adherence in Transplant PatientsPatients who have received a transplant and are non-adherent to their medication regimens are more likely to experience graft failure and higher health care costs.
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OTC Hearing Aids Offer Opportunities for Pharmacists2017 Law Gives Pharmacies Ability to Help Patients Select and Adjust Devices
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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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Costs Associated With Second-Line Therapies for Lung CancerErlotinib may confer an economic advantage for payers over docetaxel and pemetrexed for second-line treatment of lung cancer because of lower costs.
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Value-Based Benefit Design and Healthcare Utilization in Asthma, Hypertension, and DiabetesA value-based benefit design program for prescription medications for asthma, hypertension, and diabetes could result in increased prescription use and decreased healthcare utilization and costs.
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Bispecific Antibodies: The Next Generation of ImmunotherapyAdvances in biotechnology have improved the production and recombination of antibodies, leading to improvements in monoclonal antibody therapies.
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The Role of the Pharmacist in Improving Outcomes in Patients Using Contact Lens Cleaning SolutionsPharmacists can learn about issues relating to the use of contact lens cleaning solutions.
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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.
