Authors


Laura Joszt, Assistant Managing Editor, AJMC

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Democrats Push to Address and Restrain Rising Prescription Drug Prices

Prior to the president's final State of the Union address, Democrats announced new plans to investigate drug prices in 2016.


Michaela Fleming

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Community-Based HIV Care As Effective as Hospital-Based Care for Certain Populations

The findings of the retrospective cohort study were presented in a poster at IDWeek 2019.


Elaine Wong, PharmD

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How to Treat Common Skin Infections

Helpful advice for your patients on treating bacterial skin infections.



Ellen Huang, PharmD

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Postoperative Pain Management

Postoperative pain management presents a major challenge to patients and health care providers.


Abdullah Assiri, PharmD

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Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

An Effective Treatment Plan Is Crucial for Patients with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.




Miley G. Nikirk

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Combating Advancing Cancers With CAR T-Cell Therapy

Immunotherapy methods emerged on the oncology market as adoptive cell transfers, specifically chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, with clear benefits in hematologic malignancy treatment.



Dorothy McCoy, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID

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Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

Here is an overview of the key Issues for hospital pharmacists.


Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD, Managing Editor, Evidence-Based Oncology

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MedPAC Recommends Congress Cut Part B Reimbursement for 340B Entities

A proposal to reduce Medicare Part B payment rates for hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program has been approved 14-3 by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.



Michele McCarry, PharmD

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CLERKSHIP: A WINDOW TO THE PHARMACY WORLD

Dr. McCarry is a pharmacist with Rite Aid in Philadelphia, Pa.


Jyotsna Mehta, MS

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Setting Prices for Generic Medications: A Survey of Patient's Perceptions

The greater use of generic prescription medications has been widely advocated as a policy solution to rising healthcare costs.


Colleen Owens

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Increased Health Care Provider Education Needed to Reduce Opioid Prescribing for Juvenile Fibromyalgia

The findings demonstrated that female gender, older age, and Caucasian race were the most likely predictors of opioid use in patients with JFMS.


Jonathan E. Levitt, Esq

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Prevent Potential Liability to State and Federal Agencies for "Excluded Providers"

Health care and pharmacy practices must regularly verify that their employees are not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal health programs.


Xianchen Liu, MD, PhD

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Economic Outcomes of Warfarin Discontinuation Among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

This study seeks to determine the economic effects of warfarin discontinuation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.



Larry Calemine, RPh, BS Pharm

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Reducing 30-day Readmission Rates Through Compliance Calls Post-Discharge

The discharge pharmacy service at West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine in Morgantown is intended to be a ‘patient first’ program that ensures patients receive the medications prescribed in hand, and that they remain adherent through medication counseling and followup.


Milton C. Weinstein, PhD

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Economic Model of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factors for Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

For US payers, pegfilgrastim is a less-expensive choice than daily filgrastim for reducing the risk of febrile neutropenia in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy.


Heather Dorsey

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The Expanding Roles of Genetic Counselors in Specialty Pharmacy Management

Currently, genetic counselors apply their molecular and clinical expertise in diverse roles, many delivered via telehealth.


Jessica Long, PharmD

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Outpatient Cancer Center Cost Evaluation of Extended Beyond-Use Dating with a Closed-System Transfer Device

There is a constant balancing act for health care systems to provide the newest and most up-to-date care for patients while being financially responsible.


Courtney Marabella

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National Comprehensive Cancer Network Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination for Patients With Cancer

NCCN states that all patients with active cancer, or with active, recent, or planned cancer treatment, should be considered highest priority to receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorization.


Parker Shay

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An Exciting Future for the Scope of Pharmacy Practice

Who would have thought that the girl who could not even swallow a pill at the age of 14 would pursue a career as a pharmacist?


Dallas Smith, PharmD Candidate

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An Indian Perspective on Opioids

To the dismay of many health care professionals, opioid abuse has become an epidemic in the United States.


Ralph P. Insinga, PhD

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Administration Costs of Denosumab and Zoledronic Acid for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

This is the first study to report, in detail, patterns of resource use and costs associated with real-world administration of denosumab and zoledronic acid.


Bradley W. Howard, Esq

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Working with Pharmacy Employees: Mistakes to Avoid

An overview of the most common human resources problems that pharmacies face and the proactive steps that pharmacies can take to avoid these problems.


Meredith B. Rosenthal, PhD

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Incentive Formularies: Spending and Utilization for 3 Common Drug Classes

Incentive formularies with varying cost sharing led to modestly lower overall spending, with savings for plan sponsors offset by increased out-of-pocket spending.