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A Pharmacist’s Guide to Continuous Glucose MonitoringThis guide discusses the integration of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology into clinical practice, emphasizing the role of pharmacists in selecting and optimizing CGM devices for patients.
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Distinguishing Between Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Irritable Bowel SyndromeAlthough small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) share many of the same symptoms, SIBO affects the small intestine and IBS affects the large intestine.
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Clinical Overview: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation vs Live Biotherapeutic Products for Management of Recurrent C Difficile InfectionAlthough antibiotics are the standard-of-care treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection, they can cause further microbiota changes that predispose patients to recurrence.
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Clinical Overview: Elfabrio for Fabry Disease in AdultsFabry disease is a rare X-linked, lysosomal storage disorder that can cause renal failure or stroke.
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Understanding Pharmacogenomics Is Essential for Personalized CarePharmacogenomics can play a role in lowering the cost of health care expenditures, such as shortening hospital stays and reducing emergency department visits.
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Case Study: Treating Chronic Hypertension in PregnancyChronic hypertension during pregnancy increases the risk of poor pregnancy and birth outcomes.
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Guidelines for Medication Disposal: Take Back DayThose looking to dispense medications should consult the individual guidelines for their local Take Back Bin.
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Understanding the Basics of Study Analysis is Key to Evidence-Based PracticeDespite its importance, after graduating from pharmacy school, many pharmacists likely experience a decline in confidence in their ability to appropriately evaluate studies and interpret statistical findings.
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HSSP Leads to High Rate of Acid Suppression Therapy SubstitutionThis study highlights one benefit of the integrated health system specialty pharmacy model for patients who are prescribed acalabrutinib.
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Strategies to Improve Injectable Biologic HesitancyCommunity accessibility and specialized training in effective medication counseling make pharmacists a valuable resource in helping address injectable biologic hesitancy.
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Positioning Specialty Pharmacy to Care for Solid Organ Transplant RecipientsA specialty pharmacy can effectively dispense, monitor, and follow-up with transplant patients who are maintained on the standard triple-drug immunosuppression regimen.
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Sortilin Targeted Peptide-Drug Conjugates: A New Mechanism to Extend Clinical BenefitData suggest the therapy can induce prolonged clinical benefit, even after treatment discontinuation.
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Getting in the Mindset to Become a Successful Preceptor: How to Precept ResponsiblyStudents should prepare to be preceptors early in their pharmacy school careers.
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Pharmacists in Medical Cannabis Care Models: A ReviewAs medical cannabis use grows, pharmacist involvement is essential.
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Crafting a Recipe for Research Success in Pharmacy Residency ProgramsMultiple preparatory steps are involved in creating a delicious meal. Planning, preparation, and revision are similarly important in building a successful residency research program.
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Pharmacists Can Leverage Future Roles in Outcomes-Based Payment ModelsThe pharmacist integration model filled in gaps in care that appeared to positively affect MIPS and PCMH quality measures.
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Paradoxical Hypotension After Inadvertent Intravenous Administration of EpinephrineRaising awareness of the potentially fatal cardiovascular complications of epinephrine toxicity.
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Clinical Overview: Auvelity (Dextromethorphan and Bupropion) for Major Depressive DisorderWith many different classes of medications used in the treatment of major depressive disorder, pharmacists can have a significant impact on patients' lives, from counseling on medications to assisting with finding the right medication.
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A ‘Neutral Zone’ for Data Sharing Allows Researchers to Share Data for Drug Discovery While Remaining HIPAA-compliant, Preventing Data LeaksIn a collaboration using a neutral zone, organizations do not have access to each other’s data, but will instead have access to insights gathered by pooling their data together with other organizations for analysis by artificial intelligence technology.
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Wealth and Weight Loss: More Cost-Effective Than GLP-1 Agonists, Established Medications Can Address Inequities in the Obesity EpidemicEnsuring broad access to weight management solutions is vital for addressing entrenched health inequities, improving health outcomes, and reducing individual and societal health costs.
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Enhancing PrEP Utilization Among Transgender Women: A Crucial Role for PharmacistsPharmacists can bridge gaps through education, inclusive care, and streamlined access.
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Collaborative Health Care: The Essential Role of Pharmacists in Multidisciplinary TeamsPharmacists play a vital role in multidisciplinary health care teams by enhancing medication safety, optimizing therapeutic outcomes, expanding medication access, reducing costs, and improving patient education.
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FDA Approves Elacestrant for ER+/HER2–, ESR1-Mutated Advanced or Metastatic Breast CancerThe FDA has approved elacestrant (Orserdu) for the treatment of postmenopausal women or adult men with estrogen receptor–positive (ER+), HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following at least 1 line of endocrine therapy.
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Lodoco: A New Indication for an Old DrugHistorically, colchicine has been used primarily in the management of gout; however, in 2023, the FDA approved Lodoco, a newly marketed colchicine product, for the management of cardiovascular disease.
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Are Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria the Next Global Health Crisis?The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of managing infections properly globally and the need for stewardship networks among partners.
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St. John’s Wort Could Show Benefit in Major Depressive DisorderPatients with MDD may also seek complementary or alternative therapies in the form of dietary supplements which might be perceived by patients to be natural and safer than medicinal agents.
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Developing and Implementing Immunization Standing Orders and ProtocolsVaccine administration provides benefits at the patient and public health levels, and pharmacists are critical members of health care teams that provide these vital biologic medications.
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Early Parkinson Disease and the Potential Therapeutic Role of LixisenatideResults are promising, particularly because they represent the second clinical trial of a GLP-1 receptor agonist showing potential benefits for PD motor symptoms
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The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion ActThe Act is part of a federal attempt to streamline the research process for medical marijuana and provide more attainable security requirements
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Challenge Owners to Define Support StaffMany pharmacy professionals feel discouraged, underutilized, and undervalued, but the support staff often saves the day.
