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Medicare Part D Optimization: Potential Out-of-Pocket Savings Through Plan ReexaminationMedicare Part D plans can change their cost-sharing structure and formularies every year. As such, beneficiaries should annually reevaluate plan offerings to minimize their out-of-pocket costs.
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Pharmacist Feature Friday: My Journey into Specialty PharmacyMaking the patients’ lives easier is at the heart of my job.
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Infection Specialists and Pharmacists Share Responsibility for Ensuring Patient SafetyCollaboration Is a necessary component of successful compliance with USP , and technology can help.
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“NASP in Action” Highlights Organization’s Efforts to Elevate Specialty PharmacyA session during the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) 2020 Annual Meeting & Expo Virtual Experience, held September 14 to 18, 2020, highlighted some of the nonprofit’s activities.
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High-Value Medications: Preserving Value after a Frosty FlounderThe pharmaceutical industry continually develops novel therapeutics, many of which require refrigeration and are associated with high costs. In the event of such temperature excursions as a breach in the cold chain protocol, pharmacists are looked upon as experts who can deter- mine whether medications are still viable.
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Evaluation of Dual Versus Triple Therapy for Hepatitis CIn this retrospective chart review, patients with hepatitis C had a sustained virologic response with either dual or triple therapy.
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Strategies to Improve PBM Management of an Employee Prescription Drug PlanDescription of strategies that employers can consider to better manage their PBM relationship to optimize their pharmacy benefit costs.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Extended-Release Carbidopa-Levodopa for Advanced Parkinson's DiseaseExisting levodopa therapies for Parkinson’s disease often provide inadequate symptom control after prolonged treatment. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of an extended-release carbidopa-levodopa formulation (IPX066).
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Managing COVID-19 at Home: A ToolboxHelpful patient education suggestions for the successful management of COVID-19 at home and when it is appropriate to seek medical attention.
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Key Points From the 2016 NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Hazardous Drugs in Health Care SettingsChemotherapy, antivirals, and hormone therapies are among the drugs addressed in the 2016 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health list.
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Impact of Insulin Delivery Systems in Elderly Patients With Type 2 DiabetesThis real-world study suggests that improved clinical outcomes are possible in the difficult-to-treat elderly patients with type 2 diabetes group without affecting healthcare costs, by initiating insulin therapy with a pen device.
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Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Rabies Pre-exposure VaccinationPrEP simplifies management of the virus by eliminating the need for immune globulin and decreasing the number of doses needed.
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Determinants of Primary Nonadherence in Asthma-Controller and Dyslipidemia PharmacotherapyThis study linked e-prescribing records to paid pharmacy claims to identify primary nonadherence rates and factors associated with unfilled prescriptions.
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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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Vivitrol Is Making Its Way to Retail PharmaciesThis extended-release injectable suspension aims to prevent relapse in opioid-dependent patients after detox and treat alcoholism.
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How Would You Want to be Treated as a Specialty Pharmacy Patient?An ideal patient care model in specialty pharmacy involves several factors.
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Specialty Pharmacies Help Patients Manage Immune Globulin CarePatient monitoring through a clinical management program allows clinicians to track outcomes and provide outreach, support, and education at key intervals in a patient's therapy.
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OTC, Prescription Drug Abuse Increasing Among AdolescentsNeighborhood pharmacists can provide support and information.
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Cracking the Code of Optimized Influenza Prevention: Cell-Based Influenza Vaccine AdvancementCell-based vaccines have many potential advantages, one of which includes longer stability and more rapid manufacturing, as cellbased vaccines can be frozen and used at a later date, with dependable cell lines to ensure consistent supply.
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Empowering Pharmacy Technicians: A Comprehensive Apprenticeship ProgramAn inclusive apprenticeship program aligns with evolving roles, fosters growth, and positively affects patient care.
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Unmet Needs Persist in Young Survivors of Hodgkin LymphomaLess than half of adolescents and young adults who survive Hodgkin lymphoma receive recommended services within the first year after treatment.
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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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Summary of Current SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine TrialsMany clinical trials are underway in a race to develop a safe and effective vaccine against severe acute respiratory SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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"Access to Birth Control" LegislationThe access to birth control act, S.2960, is proposed federal legislation that would mandate meeting the request of a patient seeking emergency contraception.
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Can Probiotics Help Prevent Diarrhea?Probiotics have nearly 100 possible benefits and uses. Among these uses, the prevention and treatment of diarrhea is becoming increasingly common, especially in children.
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Hormonal Contraceptive Prescribing By Pharmacists: A Brief OverviewPharmacists in all practice settings have opportunities to assist patients who use or seek to use contraception.
