Authors


Jared Vineyard, PhD

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Attitudes, Barriers, and Perceptions Influence Naloxone Prescribing by Pharmacists

Evidence suggests that they are not actively using their prescriptive authority, but a new study aims to identify factors affecting their related behaviors.


Keri Hurley-Kim, PharmD, MPH

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Tackling Vaccination Hesitancy Unrelated to Medical Exemption

Ironically, it is often during times when vaccine-preventable disease rates are lowest that public opposition to them is most pervasive, and this certainly seems to be the case with contemporary antivaccination movements in the United States.


Todd Berner, MD

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Persistence With Mirabegron Versus Tolterodine in Patients With Overactive Bladder

In a retrospective analysis of the Optum database, overactive bladder patients treated with mirabegron bladder patients persisted longer with treatment than patients treated with tolterodine, and had reduced resource utilization and costs.


Sylvia R. Brown, PhD

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The Appropriateness of Use of 3 Classes of Psychotropic Medications in Children and Adolescents

For the majority of children and adolescents receiving a psychotropic medication there is a valid medical diagnosis.


Erin Thompson, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

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Drug for Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis Pulled from Market

Biogen and AbbVie recently announced a voluntary, worldwide withdrawal of daclizumab (Zinbryta®).



James Blackmer, PharmD, MPA, MS

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Fostering Rapid Innovation During a Time of Crisis

Promoting an environment that allows for rapid problem-solving and execution under high stress is essential to face problems that are poorly understood and yet require rapid change.



Erin Albert, PharmD, JD, MBA

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The Career Game Changers of Pharmacy

Which game will your pharmacy career resemble: Risk, Cranium, Chutes and Ladders, or Candy Land?


Daksha Potnis, PharmD

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Drug-Induced Liver Injury in Children: Atomoxetine and Nonstimulants for ADHD

Mechanisms of drug-induced liver injury in children, case reports of atomoxetine-induced liver injury in children, and nonstimulant options for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.


Alexandra Coults, PharmD Candidate

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Prescriptions for Man, and Man's Best Friend

Veterinary pharmacy is a difficult field. Pharmacists must judge if the prescribed dose is appropriate for the pet, based upon age, gender, species, and indication.


Joseph Adelufosi, PharmD Candidate

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Breast Cancer: the Clinician's Involvement

For many women, the fear of breast cancer is always present.


Tim Davis, Beaver Health Mart Pharmacy

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2010 Technology Innovator of the Year: Tim Davis

2010 Technology Innovator of the Year Tim Davis is plugged in, and uses technology every day to help patients and run his business more efficiently.


Tracey Ryan

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Managed Care Biologics and Injectables

Payer response to new entrants to the multiple sclerosis (MS) market is mixed as some believe that there remain meaningful, major unmet needs in the MS category, according to The Zitter Group's Spring 2011 Managed Care Biologics and Injectables Index.




Beena Kuriakose, PharmD

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Private-payer Costs for Employees with Treatment-resistant Depression

Individuals with treatment-resistant depression do not achieve and sustain remission after multiple pharmacotherapies, with an unknown impact on employment. This study investigates the expenditures of TRD from a private-payer perspective in Canada.


Sharon Cherian, PharmD Candidate

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Dolutegravir Is Susceptible to Chelation-Type Interactions

Common medications containing polyvalent cations should be separated to prevent decreased absorption of the HIV therapy.


James Price, MD

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Patients With Pain Benefit From a Multimodal Approach

This method may optimize pain control and could be an answer to the opioid crisis.


Christa Eans, PharmD, AAHIVP, MSPBA Candidate

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Biosimilars Action Plan: There's No Better Time Than Now

Several hurdles remain for biosimilars to flourish in the US market.


Glen Pietrandoni, RPh, AAHIVP

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HIV-Positive Patients with Comorbidities Benefit from Personalized, Pharmacist-Led Care

HIV-specialized pharmacies meet the complex needs of HIV-positive patients, helping to provide comprehensive patient care and improve medication adherence to both anti-retroviral therapies and non-HIV medications.


Kelly Johnson

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After Doughnut Hole Closure, Oral Anticancer Drug Costs Still Too High for Many

Study finds that patients prescribed expensive drugs will continue to face high out-of-pocket costs.


Kimberly Hicks, PharmD, MHA

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Focus on Hepatitis C: Bridging the Gap from New Drug Therapy to Successful Treatment

Specialty pharmacists can help patients achieve successful outcomes in the treatment of hepatitis C by providing comprehensive clinical consultations on triple therapies.



Keith Bailey

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Connecting the Dots for a Digital Deploy: A Guide to Engaging Pharma Stakeholders

Strategic tips for pharma to develop an overall business strategy around digital engagement.



Lydia Chou, PharmD

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Identifying and Managing Fungal Skin Infections

Moist, warm skin provides the ideal environment for dermatophytes—fungi that cause skin infections—to flourish.




Woodie M. Zachry III, PhD, RPh

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Statin-Fenofibrate Combination Therapy in an ACCORD Population: A Retrospective Analysis

Retrospective analysis of a population meeting criteria for the ACCORD lipid trial supported adjunct fenofibrate in patients with reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated triglycerides.