Authors


Janice M. S. Lopez, PharmD, MPH

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Low Reporting of Medicaid Diabetes Quality Measures: Room for Improvement?

In a review of publicly reported diabetes quality measures for Medicaid fee-for-service, overall reporting was low and reports of outcomes measures were rarely available.


Ron Lanton III, ESQ, True North Political Solutions

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Why Is CAR T Therapy the Next Step for Oncology?

CAR T-cell immunotherapy is being hailed as the fifth pillar of cancer treatment.


Alan M. Rapoport, MD

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Concepts in Acute Migraine Management: Clinical and Managed Care Perspectives

Patients, payers, providers, and employers are affected by misdiagnosis, undertreatment, and inappropriate management of migraine.


Jay Shah, PharmD Candidate

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Focus on Smoking Cessation During COVID-19: Review of Varenicline Pharmacogenomics

Patients with current or former smoking status may be at an increased risk of severe illness due to COVID-19.




Dan Steiber, RPh, Directions in Specialty Pharmacy® Editor-in-Chief

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Editor's Note: Top Trends for 2020 In Specialty Pharmacy

Our specialty pharmacy readers are amongst the most informed in health care.



Jay Sochoka, RPh, BSPharm, CIP

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Making Friends Across the Counter

Before I started my pharmacy rotations, the last job I held was bartending at a golf course. Believe it or not, it really helped prepare me for my career as a pharmacist.


Yae-Ji Kim, PharmD

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Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as pneumonia acquired outside hospital or health care facilities.


CEO Partners HealthCare SP, Inc

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Takeaways from NASP: The State of Pricing Reform Efforts and AI Decision Support in Specialty Pharmacy

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy's annual meeting is one of the industry’s only conferences where all stakeholders can fully participate.



Raymond J, Hanson, Jr

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Homeopathic Products: A Growing Segment in OTC?

Homeopathy is becoming increasingly complementary to allopathic medicine.




Sabyasachi Ghosh, MS

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Predictors of Healthcare Costs After Initiating Dabigatran Versus Warfarin

The study found no mean difference in all-cause healthcare costs for patients with newly diagnosed nonvalvular atrial fibrillation initiating treatment with dabigatran versus warfarin.


Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE

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Students' Engagement Key to Making an Rximpact for Pharmacy

We know that the future of pharmacy rests in large part in the hands of pharmacy students.




Matthew Gitlin, PharmD

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Schizophrenia Costs for Newly Diagnosed Versus Previously Diagnosed Patients

Previously diagnosed schizophrenia patients have lower inpatient and higher drug costs compared with newly diagnosed patients, possibly indicating better control of their disease.


Pierce Gowan

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The Impact of Coronavirus on Pharmacy Students Beginning APPE Rotations

Student pharmacists across the country have had to adjust their expectations of what P4 year will look like.


Caitlin Malone, PharmD

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What Is the Pharmacist's Continued Role in Preventing Herpes Zoster?

Community pharmacists have become an integral part of the fight to prevent herpes zoster (shingles).


Elizabeth Shuster, MS

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Web Exclusive: Pharmacist Glycemic Control Team Associated With Improved Perioperative Glycemic and Utilization Outcomes

Implementation of a pharmacist-led glycemic control team was associated with improved glycemic control and utilization outcomes in a population of noncritically ill surgical patients.




Steve Adkins, PharmD

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Niche Services and the Road Less Taken

It's not enough to commit to change, you must commit to always changing: a life rule that this pharmacist has embraced.



Sarah Allen, PharmD Candidate

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Selecting Your APPE Rotations to Better Prepare for Residency Training

Selecting your Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) rotations can be both exhilarating and overwhelming.


Gregory R. Morris, General Manager, VirMedica, a CareMetx Company

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Case Study: Technology Provides Solution to Challenge with Annual Benefit Verifications

The ability to automate a medical benefit investigation is bringing new efficiencies to the hub and delivering better outcomes for providers, patients, and manufacturers.


Anna Chen, PharmD Candidate

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Weave Pharmacogenomics Drug-Gene Interactions Into MTM

Keep a critical eye on whether precautions should be taken or a change in therapy is warranted.