Belantamab mafodotin-blmf (Blenrep; GlaxoSmithKline) is the first in its class anti-BCMA therapy to gain FDA approval.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the problem of medication nonadherence.
Value-based contracts among pharmaceutical manufacturers and payers have not achieved the success levels necessary to drive significant systemic change.
Incremental gains in survival and new targeted agents in the pipeline offer promise.
Pharmacists most frequently become the formal and informal leaders for the specialty pharmacies they work in.
When you think about recent “disruptors” to the consumer marketplace, you can look around your own neighborhood to see the effects of Uber, Airbnb, and even the craft beer movement.
Now, more than ever, is the time that nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and physicians can help those who need access to life-saving medicines, and Dispensary of Hope is a resource.
Current guidelines suggest that a comprehensive safety program is necessary to reduce hazardous drug exposure in the workplace.Â
What is being done to address current and projected shortages of community pharmacists?
Two-thirds of the US population had sufficient vitamin D status from 2001 to 2006, according to the CDC.
Pharmacy students are taught the importance of communication skills throughout their education.
The creation and continuous evaluation of a hospital’s formulary facilitates superior patient care, achieves therapeutic goals, and improves patient safety while curtailing expenses.
Immunotherapy methods emerged on the oncology market as adoptive cell transfers, specifically chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, with clear benefits in hematologic malignancy treatment.
This study seeks to determine the economic effects of warfarin discontinuation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
There is no doubt that 2018 was a year of transformation across the health care spectrum, and specialty pharmacy was no exception.
This is Part II in a 2-part series on Verifying Prescriptions.
The authors examined trends in the utilization of prescription opioid medication following introduction of abuse deterrent technology for Oxycontin.
The SUNY Outpatient Pharmacy has developed a strong collaboration with specialty pharmacy personnel and clinically embedded pharmacists.