Authors


Bhumi Khambholja, PharmD MSHI

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Making Prescription Labels Easier to Understand

Prescription labels have a lot of details on them, which can make it difficult for patients to find and use important information.


Kurt Rasmussen

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Accessibility Is Key for the Psychedelic Revolution

Use of these drugs as medications, though, promising, may be restricted for various reasons to a select few.



Terrence O’Neill

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Supporting the Evolving Retail Pharmacy Landscape While Improving Medication Adherence

Mobile apps can help consumers acquire medications, but few help with adherence beyond automatic refills or medication synchronization.


Kelli Cole, PharmD

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Trends in Emergency Department Follow-Up Programs

Pharmacy personnel can be integrated to optimize antimicrobial use.


Anne Thomas Hooper, PharmD candidate 2024

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Eleven Potentially Practice-Changing Drugs Were Approved by the FDA in 2023

These drugs have interesting mechanisms, unique use, or may support expanded indications in the future.


Dane Fritzsche, PharmD, BCOP

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Adverse Effects Impact Treatment Selection for VEGF-Targeted Oral TKIs in Metastatic RCC

Axitinib, cabozantinib, and lenvatinib are first-line treatment options.


Zachariah S. Dookhan

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Our Shot to Stop the Pandemic: A Student's Perspective

Pharmacists can advocate for teen vaccination by providing informational sessions at local high schools as well as through social media platforms.


Andrew Stewart, PharmD Candidate

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Surprising Drugs That Can Cause Serotonin Syndrome

Specific drugs, foods, and supplements can lead to this condition.


Jennifer MacDonald, PharmD, BCOP

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Practice Pearl 3: Reducing Costs of PARPi for Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Experts in gynecologic oncology provide insight on available patient assistance programs to help lower costs of PARP inhibitors for the treatment of ovarian cancer, and how pharmacists can aid in obtaining this information.


Eric Flemings

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Coping With Burnout in the Pharmacy

Mitigating the likelihood of pharmacy staff burnout requires a multifactorial approach.


Gabriela Scala

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Oncology Overview: Akynzeo for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting

Combination netupitant and palonosetron capsules/fosnetupitant and palonosetron for injection (Akynzeo) is indicated to prevent acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with highly emetogenic chemotherapy.


Heidi K. Gardner, PhD

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How Smarter Collaboration Helps Pharmacy Professionals Achieve Their Goals

Pharmacy professionals can bring in the right people at the right time to identify needed changes and develop an action plan.


Neil A. Gilchrist, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, DPLA

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Disparities in Chronic Disease Outcomes Require Solutions

Finding ways to eliminate barriers to care helps narrow the gap.


Avivit Ben-Aharon

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Speech Therapy May Effectively Address Long COVID Communication Issues

In addition to the physical symptoms of long COVID, patients have reported vocal, verbal, and cognitive issues that disrupt their ability to communicate.


Andrea Reed, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, DPLA

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Sugammadex: Use Criteria Optimization and Outcomes Data Evaluation

Establishing new use criteria led to an 86% reduction in the utilization of sugammadex with no appreciable impact on measured outcomes.


Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP; Ashley Barlow, PharmD; and Brooke Barlow, Pharm D

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Updates in Renal Cell Carcinoma Management

Immunotherapies will continue to change standards of care for treatment of RCC.


Josh Marsh

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The Impact of Prior Authorization on Patients With Cancer

Prior authorizations have delayed time to treatment for patients and can directly impact clinical outcomes.


Kristen Schaeffler, PharmD, MBA

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Implementing USP <800> Guidelines in Pediatric Hospitals

Protecting this vulnerable patient population requires specially designed strategies.


Emad Samad

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Optimizing Patient Data in the Time of COVID-19

Pharmacists must remain nimble to help patients continue receiving the medications they need, as technology now plays a central role in workflow and medication management.


Mirina (Yangzhou) Li, PharmD

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Reimbursement Advancement of Clinical Pharmacy Services

Clinical pharmacy services became eligible for reimbursement by all health insurance in Germany; however, challenges persist in upscaling and sustaining these services.


Ginny Snipes, PharmD Candidate

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What Is Going On With Male Contraception?

Sixty years after the first hormonal birth control pill was marketed to women, men still have limited options with variable efficacy for birth control.



Parna Haghparast, PharmD, BCPS

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Clinical Overview: Treatment of Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorders

The mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder includes antipsychotics.


Ekaterina Pytel, PharmD Candidate

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Genetic Predictors of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

The implementation of genetic testing for patients prescribed medications associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is likely to improve safety outcomes.


Shelby L Quinn, PharmD, BCOP

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Emerging HER2-Targeted Therapies in NSCLC: Zongertinib and BAY 2927088

HER2-mutant NSCLC is associated with poor prognosis. Zongertinib and BAY 2927088 are HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors that have activity in NSCLC with manageable toxicity profiles.


K. Ashley Garling, PharmD

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When to Call, When to Counsel: Acetazolamide for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension was previously considered a rare condition, however, its prevalence is increasing in parallel with obesity in patient populations.


Tina Cheng, PharmD, MCSC

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Focus on Multiple Sclerosis: Benefits of Advanced Pharmacist Certification, a Glimpse into the Drug Pipeline

Pharmacists who educate patients with multiple sclerosis and expand their understanding and knowledge of the condition empowers them to take part in a more active role in managing their health.


Erin Hunter

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Speaking a Second Language Has Countless Benefits in the Pharmacy Setting

Being able to communicate in a different language can improve treatment adherence and medication efficacy outcomes