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Do You Use Nurses in Your Specialty Pharmacy? You May Want ToNurses can educate patients and caregivers regarding disease states and the specialty medications prescribed for them.Â
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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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Presenting Prescribing Data to Primary Care Physicians to Explain Nonadherence to Acute Cystitis Treatment GuidelinesNominal group technique reinforced with electronic voting technology to stimulate conversation is a feasible technique for conducting focus groups with primary care physicians.
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How Can We Address Barriers to Accessing Needed Care?Adherence and access to higher-value care can make a big difference in reducing costs for patients and our healthcare system; however, the financial burden of high-deductible health plans and out-of-pocket costs must also be considered.
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The Budgetary Impact of Promising Prostate Cancer DrugsWith recent therapeutic advances, the treatment landscape for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is changing rapidly.
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WELCOME TO INDEPENDENT PHARMACYMr. Roberts is the executive vice president and chief executive officer of the National Community Pharmacists Association.
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New Jersey Pharmacists' Perceptions of the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring ProgramWith prescription opioid overdoses leading to more deaths in the United States each year than cocaine and heroin combined, prescription drug abuse, misuse, and diversion have become growing concerns.
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Patients with Advanced Cancer: Update on Pain ManagementDespite advances in pain management and palliative care, intractable cancer pain remains a significant clinical, social, and financial burden in treating the oncologic population.
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Advocating for Patients with Diabetic NephropathyAlthough no cure exists, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic measures can help patients prevent onset or progression of diabetic nephropathy to preserve kidney function.
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City of New Orleans Employees: Building a Healthier Future in Wake of KatrinaNew Orleans has implemented an Asheville-like disease state management model with the help of the APhA Foundation's HealthMapRx program.
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Understanding Alzheimer'sIn the early stages, AD causes loss of memory and changes in emotions. In the late stages, however, care of patients becomes more complex and help is needed.
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Scheduling Good Health: Pharmacists as Primary ImmunizersPharmacists can play an important role in improving immunization rates.
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Pharmacy and Telehealth: An Interprofessional Model at a Student-led Free ClinicUnique model demonstrates how clinical pharmacy services could be integrated into an interprofessional telehealth clinic.
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4 Complementary and Alternative Medicines for the FluInfluenza is a highly contagious viral infection that affects the respiratory passages causing symptoms such as fever, severe aching, running nose, and cough. According to the CDC, the flu viruses spread mainly by droplets dispersing when flu-infected patients cough, talk, or sneeze.
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Protecting Against Pharmacy CrimePharmacy robberies and burglaries are on the rise. What can pharmacists do to protect themselves and their stores?
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Secondary Smoke Is Dangerous to Asthmatic ChildrenMs. Norwalt is a 2008 PharmD candidate and Dr. Isaac is a clinical assistant professor of pharmacy at Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy, New Orleans.
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E-Prescribing With Decision Support Is Associated With Improvements in Medication AdherenceThis study evaluates whether provider adoption and use of formulary decision support for e-prescribing are directly associated with significant prescriber and patient behavior change.
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Ten Tips to Help Your Patients Increase Fertility NaturallyHow specialty pharmacies can improve the treatment success of women receiving in-vitro fertilization.
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Financial Accruals in the Specialty Pharmaceutical Industry: The Case for Automating the ProcessAs payers and providers are required to provide real-world outcomes data, there is high demand for the detailed financial reporting that an automated financial accruals process can produce. Here's what stakeholders need to know about the process.
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The Changing Landscape of Breast Cancer TreatmentSeveral chemotherapy agents have been investigated for neoadjuvant use in HER2-positive breast cancer.
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Catalyzing Change: Educating Healthcare Stakeholders on Pharmacist Care ProgramsA multistakeholder, statewide symposium demonstrated the value of innovative pharmacist-led patient care programs and generated 9 key measures for planning or examining such programs.
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Mental Health First Aid as a Skill Set for Community Pharmacy PersonnelMental illness affects tens of millions of people in the United States each year. However, overall, only about half of those affected receive treatment.
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Opportunities for Generalist Stewardship PharmacistsCommunity-acquired pneumonia is a common infection and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
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Cost of Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and NeckThe cost of squamous cell cancer of the head and neck is driven primarily by the end-of-life phase. Treatment costs increased following the approval of cetuximab.
