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Leveraging Health: Valuable Outcomes Drive Proficiency and ExpediencyMs Nayer discusses the success of value-based insurance design in improving health and productivity, and lowering healthcare costs in a sustained, predictable way.
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Perform Sterile Compounding Tasks CarefullyCompetency, sporadic checks, and training can cut down on mistakes that cause contamination.
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Pharmacist-Tech Teams Increase Immunization Rates in EldersThe CDC has declared immunizations one of the greatest health achievements of the 20th century, but vaccination rates among adults remain suboptimal.
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Enterprise Collaborations Help Meet ChallengesCommunity Health Network of Indianapolis and Walgreens are leveraging each other’s strengths to design and implement programs.
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Therapeutic Interchange of Carvedilol to Bisoprolol for Chronic Heart Failure: The Singapore ExperienceA carvedilol to bisoprolol interchange program was carried out in a Singapore hospital with substantial cost savings of US$116 per patient-year without increase in adverse outcomes.
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7 Steps to Rock and Roll Your Way to Graduation From Pharmacy SchoolAt first glance, a pharmacy student nearing graduation might think that he or she can just cruise through to graduation; the hard work is done, right?
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Impact of Drug Therapy Duration in Patients With Hepatitis CAdherence to drug therapy in hepatitis C increased total costs in year 1 relative to nonadherent patients, then decreased total costs in year 2.
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Big Data and the Specialty Oncology Pharmacist: Needs and ChallengesPharmaceutical companies and clinical oncology teams are collaborating to harness large sets of patient data, paving the way for more informed and individualized decision-making about treatments.
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Alzheimer Disease: Current and New Advances in TreatmentThere are two main groups of drugs currently in use to slow the progression of Alzheimer disease.
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Understanding Predictors of Opioid Abuse: Predictive Model Development and ValidationThis study developed and tested predictive models of opioid abuse using Humana commercial membership data that were subsequently tested in the Truven commercial data set.
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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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What Is Genetic Discrimination, and How Can It Affect Us?Genetic discrimination occurs when people are treated differently by their employer or insurance company because they have a genetic mutation that causes or increases the risk of an inherited disorder or they have a familial history of a specific health condition.
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Monoclonal Antibodies for Use in Multiple MyelomaMultiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer caused by uncontrolled proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow.
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Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in the Workforce: Optimizing Cholesterol Management to Reduce the Burden of Cardiovascular DiseaseInvestment in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease must consider overall effect on employee health and productivity, not exclusively direct health coverage costs.
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CDC Urges Dialysis Facilities to Enhance HCV Prevention ProceduresOver the past 2 years, about 36 cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection were reported at 19 different hemodialysis clinics.
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Proper Sun Safety is Important Year-Round: Counseling Points for PharmacistsDespite it being fall, sun safety is important all year and even needs to be considered for winter sport activities, such as snowboarding and skiing.
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Fosfomycin UseFosfomycin (Monurol) is an antibiotic that uses a unique mechanism of action to establish its bactericidal activity.
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Breaking Through Breakthrough Cancer PainBreakthrough pain estimates vary, but as many as 50% of patients diagnosed with cancer and chronic pain have pain levels that are not adequately controlled
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Improving Specialty Pharmacy Speed to Therapy Should be an Industry PrioritySpecialty pharmacy stakeholders need to focus on measureable near-term processes that could improve speed to therapy.
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New Migraine Drugs Target Triptan Contraindication PopulationThe current acute treatments for migraines have shown efficacy and safety, however, approximately one-third of people do not respond, cannot use these options due to contraindications, or report dissatisfaction in therapy.
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Hypertension: Revealing the Silent KillerHypertension is a leading modifiable risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
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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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Vitamins & Minerals for SeniorsWhen older patients are deficient in vitamins B and D, calcium, and iron, dietary supplementation can help them find nutritional balance.
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Formulary Coverage for Antihypertensive Drugs Used in ChildrenDifferences in formulary coverage of antihypertensive medications for children between private and public insurance plans may impact physician prescribing practices and patient outcomes.
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Community-Acquired PneumoniaCommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as pneumonia acquired outside hospital or health care facilities.
