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Patient-Provider Communication: Shared Decision-Making Enhances CareEffective patient-provider communication is critical to the healing process and it begins the moment the patient makes contact with the staff and continues even after the patient fills his prescription at the pharmacy.
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Telepharmacy and Its Impact on Formulary AdherenceTelepharmacy is comparable to usual care in transitioning members new to an HMO onto formulary medications.
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In the Wake of Progress: Improving Clinical and Pharmacoeconomic Outcomes in the Management of NarcolepsyThis CE activity will cover the clinical symptoms and pathophysiology of narcolepsy while addressing the economic and social burdens of this disease. A treatment monitoring plan and multidisciplinary strategies for selection of appropriate and cost-effective therapy will also be discussed.
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Restore Hope Through Pharmacy ServicesNow, more than ever, is the time that nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and physicians can help those who need access to life-saving medicines, and Dispensary of Hope is a resource.
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2010 Green Pharmacist of the Year: Whit MooseFor Whit Moose, living and working green comes naturally. This made him an excellent choice to win 2010 Green Pharmacist of the Year.
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Help Minimize Oral PainIn the United States, it is estimated that 34 million school hours and $45 billion are lost each year to unplanned dental care.
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New HHS Regulations Expand Pharmacists’ Role in Childhood ImmunizationsWhen children miss routine vaccinations, it poses a major public health threat for increased outbreaks of preventable diseases.
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What Pharmacy Students Need to Know about MTMMedication therapy management has become an important buzzword in the world of pharmacy.
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Self-Administration of Intravenous MedicationsWith proper instruction from specialty infusion therapy providers, self-administration in the home setting is a feasible option for many patients and can greatly improve quality of life.
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Head and Neck Cancers Offer Different Treatment ApproachesGuidelines indicate that there are a number of treatment options for head and neck cancers.
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The Accreditation Difference: Excellence in Specialty Pharmacy Patient CarePharmacy accreditation programs can improve health care by providing standards by which to evaluate the quality of patient care services and by setting requirements for patient consultation, education, and documentation.
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How Automated Compounding Can Reduce Hospital CostsThe $200 million fund created to compensate victims of the 2012 meningitis outbreak tied to tainted drugs is an extreme example of how expensive compounding errors can be.
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US Cost-Effectiveness of Saxagliptin in Type 2 Diabetes MellitusSaxagliptin, in combination with metformin, provides a durable, well-tolerated, and cost-effective treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, from a US payer perspective.
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Driving Affordability, Patient Experience Across Practice SettingsMore than 25% of US patients have not filled a prescription or have reduced their prescribed dose because of high costs.
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Help Patients Manage HypertensionHigh blood pressure reduces heart function and worsens comorbidities such as diabetes, kidney disease, and vascular disorders.
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Precision Medicine and the Pharmacist’s Role as a Trusted Counselor in Specialty PharmacyThe placement of clinical pharmacists at the nexus of functional pharmacogenomics and in specialty pharmacy care makes good sense.
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Palliative Care: The Role of the PharmacistPharmacists are essential in developing an individualized treatment regimen for each patient.
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To D or Not to D: That Is the QuestionVitamin D encompasses a group of fatsoluble secosterols that are found in certain foods and supplements and can also be produced when synthesis of vitamin D is triggered after the sun’s ultraviolet rays touch skin.
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Local Health Care Partnerships Are Strongly Associated With Successful Enhanced Community Pharmacy ServicesIncorporating community pharmacists into team-based care models is recommended as a strategy for improving health care access and quality while reducing health care costs.
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Medication Use in Bariatric Surgery: Evaluation of Perioperative AdjustmentsA retrospective evaluation to assess whether medications for patients undergoing bariatric procedures are effectively optimized to ensure safe medication transitioning.
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Advocacy: An Essential Skill for the Modern Pharmacy StudentPeople have many reasons for wanting to become a pharmacist, ranging from personal encounters with pharmacists and witnessing experiences of friends and family members to stories they have read online about the profession.
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A Bright Future for Hospital PharmacyFor hospital pharmacies, the COVID-19 pandemic sparked an abrupt and intensive reevaluation of nearly every aspect of their operations.
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2010 Patient Advocate of the Year: Lisa Strucko2010 Patient Advocate of the Year Lisa Strucko makes patient care a top priority, expanding the clinical services of her pharmacy and counseling patients.
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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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Potential Gender Differences of Exenatide in Outpatients With Type 2 Diabetes MellitusIn outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, persistent exenatide treatment lowered glycated hemoglobin and hyperglycemia in both genders. Waist circumference and body weight were more reduced in women.
