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Death With Dignity: A Right or a Crime?Five states—Oregon, Washington, Vermont, Colorado, and California—and the District of Columbia now have Death With Dignity acts.
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Claims Data Analysis of Dosing and Cost of TNF AntagonistHigher drug costs may be attributable to either high initial doses or a dose increase.
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Cabozantinib Granted FDA Approval for Advanced HCCThe FDA has approved cabozantinib (Cabometyx, Exelixis) as a treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who previously received sorafenib (Nexavar, Bayer).
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Impact of Hyaluronic Acid Injections on Pain Management Medications UtilizationThis study assessed the impact of initiating hyaluronic acid injections on pain management pharmacotherapies utilization patterns in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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National Panel Updates Its Asthma GuidelineThe National Asthma Education and Prevention Program's Expert Panel has issued revised guidelines for treating asthma in children and adults.
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Indecision Is Not an Option: Understanding the Range of Business Models for Health-System Specialty PharmacyWhen planning for a specialty pharmacy within a health system, 3 business models should be considered: build, partner, and outsource.
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Cost Outcomes of Diabetes Education in a Specialized Community PharmacyDiabetes management offered by an employer group in a self-funded health plan over 3 years resulted in significant cost savings and improved patient outcomes.
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Pharmacies Expand Through Deliveries and Providing VaccinationsProviding vaccinations to patients and offering delivery services are excellent ways for pharmacies to grow their business.
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The Role of the Pharmacist as Part of a Multidisciplinary Cancer Care TeamThe high-level monitoring required for self-managing patients with cancer becomes a challenge when patients are seen less frequently by their provider.
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Prescription Utilization by Multiple Sclerosis Patients in the United StatesFuture costs of MS therapy are likely to increase due to new add-on therapy combined with double-digit growth in utilization for existing drugs.
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The Value-Based Model: Health Management Worth ExploringThe author broadly discusses the concept of value-based insurance design and provides examples of three corporations that have implemented this benefit model.
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Leading by Examples of Value over VolumeAt the American Pharmacists Association 2017 meeting, an inspiring and practical session titled “Leading by Example” showed how pharmacists can leverage their value to establish health care team partnerships (eg, with health systems and physician practices) and implement programs to win pharmacy “champions,” improve patient outcomes, and reduce health care costs.
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Prescription Opioid Overdose: Providing a Safeguard for At-Risk PatientsA new combination drug-device product uses novel technology.
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Carefully Assess Bleeding Risk in Patients on AntidepressantsSSRIs have been shown to inhibit reuptake of serotonin in platelets, ultimately impairing platelet aggregation.
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Pharmacy Owners, Managers Turning to Outside Help to Boost ProfitsSeveral pharmacy owners are working with innovative companies that have new products, effective programs, or innovative services that address these issues, and when implemented make it possible to their pharmacy to be profitable.
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Sweet Dreams: A Guide to Overcoming InsomniaWhen insomnia begins to negatively impact a patient's quality of life, pharmacists can explain the nonpharmalogic and pharmalogic treatment options.
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Cannabidiol Products' Impact on Pharmacist-Provided Medication ManagementPharmacists can assist with advising patients who present with quality concerns to use CBD products that provide certificates of analyses, and catch significant drug interactions before they occur.
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Obesity Is a Weight-Loss Maintenance ProblemThe prevalence of obesity has reached 39.8% of Americans, affecting 93.3 million of US adults.
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It Is a "VRE" Serious ControversyWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of linezolid versus daptomycin for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus bacteremia?
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Diabetes Apps: Impacting Patients' LivesA new wave of mobile applications encourages disease management on the go.
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Impact of Patient Cost Sharing on Multiple Sclerosis TreatmentThis study evaluates the impact of patient cost sharing on the probability of receiving disease-modifying therapies and treatment compliance among patients with multiple sclerosis.
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Credit Card Fraud Protection Comes with Caveats, Study FindsCredit cards offer many conveniences-they can replace cash, are accepted virtually everywhere, and offer rewards like frequent flier miles.
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How Smartphones Will Transform Your Patient RelationshipsInteractive, real-time, 24/7 patient connections will change the way patient care is delivered and offer new ways of doing business for specialty pharmacy.
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Consider Latest on Distribution GuidancePharmacies must be ready to store, handle, administer, and follow up per local, national, and state regulations.
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Consequences of Exclusivity in the Independent Specialty Pharmacy MarketIndependent pharmacies must stay on top of developing trends across the specialty pharmacy landscape.
