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Digital Tools Can Minimize GuessworkAutomation helps pharmacists increase their role in patient care by promoting adherence.
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Interoperability: Plugging Community Pharmacy into the Clinical Data SuperhighwayIn this age of emerging technology, it more important than ever for community pharmacists to get plugged into clinical data sharing.
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Leadership and Growth Opportunities for Clinical PharmacistsThe role of lead pharmacist provides a pathway to leadership.
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Easy Reading: Direct and Indirect Remuneration FeesHow a pharmacy performs with respect to specific measures can be associated with a DIR fee.
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Pharmacists Play Role in Pharmacogenomics Clinical ServicesThey should consider many factors and use clear guidance on predicting phenotypes from genotypes to intervene optimally based on specific drug-gene interactions.
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Predictive Analytics: A Case Study in Machine-Learning and Claims DatabasesA state-of-the-art predictive analysis tool that finds patients with rare diseases in a complex database could be valuable to stakeholders, who would achieve savings by helping physicians prescribe the appropriate treatment sooner.
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Cutting-Edge Heart Model Predicts Changes in the Heart That Can Lead to Atrial FibrillationA paper from a pair of physicists may reveal significant new information about the causes of atrial fibrillation and help to make cardiac ablations a more effective treatment for the condition.
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Alpha-Gal (Mammalian Meat) Allergy: Implications for PharmacistsAlpha-gal, a mammalian oligosaccharide, has recently been implicated in delayed anaphylaxis reactions to mammalian meat.
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Latent Tuberculosis After the Use of EtanerceptTNF-alpha inhibitors are used to treat a number of inflammatory conditions.
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Hepatitis C TreatmentThere are now 8 FDA approved medications for HCV treatment, all of which bypass the use of interferon.
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Patients with Advanced Cancer: Update on Pain ManagementDespite advances in pain management and palliative care, intractable cancer pain remains a significant clinical, social, and financial burden in treating the oncologic population.
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Conventional and Biologic Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapies: Utilization and Cost TrendsBased on American College of Rheumatology recommendations and novel emerging treatment options, the trend of increasing biologic use for rheumatoid arthritis is expected to continue.
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A Cultural Framework Is Essential in Patient CareRecognizing that culture is a multifaceted concept can lead to more careful and thoughtful use of the term.
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Antibiotics That Aggravate Myasthenia GravisMyasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune-mediated neuromuscular disease characterized by muscle weakness.
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The Role of Pharmacogenetics in Precision MedicineClinicians have long been aware that patients do not uniformly respond to medications.
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The Ins and Outs of the Internship Application ProcessAs more pharmacists graduate from pharmacy schools, landing a job has become increasingly competitive.
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NCPA Report Outlines Potential Negative Impacts of MDPNP, SolutionsRonna Hauser, PharmD, senior vice president of policy and pharmacy affairs at NCPA, discusses concerns about the implementation of the MDPNP.
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Trends in First-Year Utilization Costs of HIV MedicationsHIV is of interest among many in managed care. This paper focuses on the costs and demographic characteristics associated with new HIV therapy initiators.
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Adherence to Oral Oncolytics Requires a Clinically Integrated Approach to Specialty PharmacyDespite initiatives that help patients maintain adherence, health care providers still need to leverage their collective resources and work together to overcome this tremendous hurdle in cancer care.
