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Vitamin D Supplementation and Fall Prevention in the ElderlyVitamin D supplementation has been studied as a possible intervention for reducing the risk of falls in elderly patients.
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Home Management for the Asthma PatientToo often, asthma patients have the proper tools to manage their disease but do not know how to use them properly; the pharmacist is uniquely positioned to help.
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May 2020 Snapshot: The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Plans From a Pharmacy Point-of-ViewThe impact of COVID-19 on the health plan enterprise appears to be practical and functional rather than strategic and financial.
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2010 Civic Leader of the Year: Terry SpearsTerry Spears spends considerable time and resources bettering his community. This dedication led to his selection as the 2010 Civic Leader of the Year.
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MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONDr. O'Connor is the advanced pharmacy practice experiential coordinator at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pa. He has taught clinical pharmacy and pharmacy management at 3 different schools of pharmacy and serves as the career counselor on the Pharmacy Times Web site.
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Recommendations for Counseling Traveling Patients with DiabetesAccording to the ADA, best practice is to pack at least twice as much medications and glucose testing supplies as normally needed to minimize complications due to travel delays or lost luggage.3 Many manufacturers of insulin pumps will provide a loaner for international travel.
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MedCart Specialty Pharmacy: Preparing for the Next Advancements in Hepatitis C TherapyTherapy approvals significantly changed the landscape of treatment for hepatitis C and it is anticipated that the drugs in the treatment pipeline will mark significant advances in therapy as well.
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A Patient-Centered Approach to Chronic Pain Care Can Improve OutcomesSub-optimally managed pain is the outcome of a reactionary position to the opioid epidemic.
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Value of Real-World Evidence in Improving Patient Outcomes in OncologyReal-world evidence is becoming increasingly important for the development of treatment strategies in oncology.
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Poison Control Centers Offer Unique Opportunities for PharmacistsMore than $45 million in health care expenditures is prevented, and that money saved, annually by Arizona’s 2 poison control centers. But what do they do?
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Roundup: Preventing Medication Errors in Health SystemsErrors can occur at any step of the medication process—from prescribing to administration. Everyone involved in patient care must work to prevent these errors from occurring.
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Demographic Characteristics of Asthma Subjects Associated With Stepping Down From Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol Combination TherapyPatients on fluticasone propionate/salmeterol maintenance therapy who have more frequent physician interactions, especially interactions with asthma specialists, may be more likely have their controller medication reduced.
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Outpatient Adherence to Risperidone Long-Acting Injection Following Discharge From a State Psychiatric HospitalAdherence to risperidone long-acting injection (RLAI) therapy in the outpatient setting was poor. Degree of discharge planning from inpatient hospitalization was not associated with RLAI adherence.
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Specialty Pharmacy: Increasing Value Through Accountability and CollaborationThis dynamic market is seeing a lot of growth, changes, and challenges. Specialty pharmacists can tackle the tough issues and raise the bar on greater levels of efficiency, accountability, and service while curtailing costs.
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Use AUC to Optimize Vancomycin DosingPharmacists who have patients receiving the antibiotic should familiarize themselves with the methods for optimizing this agent.
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Generic Market Overview: Standing at the Top of the Patent CliffThe generic marketplace remains dynamic and complicated, as patent expirations,interest in biosimilars, and international competition spur major changes.
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Metabolic Syndrome: A Growing ProblemMetabolic syndrome involves multiple disease states including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and possibly diabetes.
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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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Urinary Tract Infections: Opportunities for Clinical and Stewardship PharmacistsThe high volume of antibiotics for urinary tract infections has led to a heavy burden on the health care system, creating an opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship pharmacists to offer recommendations on appropriate therapy, duration of treatment, and unnecessary use of antibiotics.
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Taking Medication in Diabetes Self-Management: Issues and Recommendations for Reducing BarriersThis paper considers opportunities and barriers relating to medication taking and self-management by people with diabetes and related conditions as discussed during an invitational symposium.
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Teams for the Good of the PatientThe ideal way to treat patients is to make them a member of the team. The Grand-Aides program is an innovative workforce model that successfully uses each member to their maximum capacity.
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Navigating Patient Home Care During COVID-19 and BeyondHome infusion of specialty medications was an outpatient service offered to patients before the pandemic started; however, with COVID-19, home infusion became more important than ever.
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Kentucky Bans Pharmacy Gag ClausesImagine a patient walking into your pharmacy with a new prescription from a physician appointment that day. After the technicians process the prescription and the pharmacist has reviewed everything, the patient is ready to be checked out.
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Venothromboembolism: Treatment Recommendations and Therapeutic OptionsVenothromboembolism has an annual incidence of 1 or 2 cases per 1000 individuals and is the third most common cause of vascular death.
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Biosimilar Products in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Role of the PharmacistThis Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Sandoz, Inc.
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Biologic Management for IBDWith increased specialty medication prescribing, associated costs, and the interest of health systems to establish specialty pharmacies for improved patient care, it is vital to define the pharmacist's role within the patient's health care team.
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Private-payer Costs for Employees with Treatment-resistant DepressionIndividuals 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.
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What Pharmacists Should Know About the Pitfalls of Step TherapyA ‘fail-first’ policy by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could be a nightmare for patients with cancer, according to the Community Oncology Alliance.
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Polypharmacy Interventions Have Potential to Improve Patient OutcomesStudies pertaining to polypharmacy have been increasing over the last decade—yet, interventions aimed to prevent and manage polypharmacy are limited.
