Education about prevention measures and early signs and symptoms of the condition are crucial
Experts provide practice pearls for educating patients on and using FMTs for the management of CDI.
Pharmacists play a key role in the use of live biotherapeutic products, including fecal microbiota, live-jslm for prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) infection.
Education is key to providing information about proper techniques and bolstering patient safety.
Pharmacy and primary care are dramatically underallocated with COVID-19 doses compared with influenza efforts.
Closing out their discussion on marginal zone lymphoma, the panel considers which future treatment strategies are most promising.
Experts provide advice for community pharmacists wanting to explore options, such as Prescription Discount Programs, to help improve their patients’ outcomes.
Pharmacies need to differentiate themselves through faster and cheaper care, while delivering health outcomes across the patient journey.
Pharmacists should counsel patients periodically to ensure correct usage for better disease and treatment management.
Two groundbreaking cell-based gene therapies, exagamglogene autotemcel and lovotibeglogene autotemcel, were recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of sickle cell disease.
An overview of how gene therapy has evolved since its inception, current applications, and emerging challenges.
Different guidelines have notable differences between equivalency dosing of proton pump inhibitors (PPI), resulting in confusion and a lack of confidence between medical professionals recommending one PPI over another.
Pharmacists involvement in HIV care and treatment has been shown to lead to clinically and statistically significant improvements in ART adherence, as well as greater viral load suppression for patients with HIV.
Outpatient ASPs remain crucial amid rising antimicrobial resistance.
Pharmacists can heighten awareness about cardiovascular health and promote heart-healthy lifestyles.
Acne is one of the most common conditions, with about 50 million Americans dealing with acne annually.
STRONG-HF aimed to study whether rapid-dose escalation of guideline-directed heart failure medications was more beneficial than usual care.
Many patients have baseline risk factors present at diagnosis because of older age and disease-related elements.
The role of monoclonal antibodies in minimizing COVID-19–related complications remains important to assess.
In Missouri, community health workers partnered with community pharmacists, CPESN, and others to develop a state-funded program to address vaccine gaps in local communities.
Medication therapy management reimbursement can be a driving factor to work toward statin implementation in this patient group.
REMS are not intended to minimize all harmful effects of a drug, but instead focus on preventing, tracking, and handling a specific serious risk by informing, educating, and/or enforcing measures that reduce the frequency and/or intensity of the event.
The use of adulterated cannabinoids mixed with insecticides is becoming more common.
FDA approval of 2-drug injectable Cabenuva is a game changer in maintaining viral suppression in patients.
Artificial intelligence holds immense potential to address the rising demand for oncology services and improve patient outcomes by facilitating more effective, efficient, personalized cancer care.
In an ambitious effort to address the ongoing uncertainty within the 340B Program space, 6 senators released a draft discussion bill earlier this year titled the SUSTAIN Act.
Low compensation, stressful environment spark technician exodus; replacing them has been difficult.
Environmental conditions and air pollution affect health by causing injuries and fatalities, exacerbating respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and spreading infectious diseases.
Ambulatory infusion centers can help reduce the cost of care for payers and patients and allow pharmacists to contribute to a positive treatment experience.
Patients and other stakeholders need to be able to compare pharmacies based on standardized, transparent metrics with a measurement system to make informed decisions.