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Real-World Evidence Enters the Discussion for Biosimilar SwitchingDedicated clinical trials in IBD cohorts that scrutinized biosimilar use in real-world clinical practice have direct implications on decision making.
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Are You a Pharmacist and a Mom?Currently, more women practice in pharmacy than men, and it is expected that the number of women practicing will continue to rise.
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Lessons Learned: How Health-System Pharmacy Technicians Are Tackling COVID-19The California Board of Pharmacy has authorized multiple waivers of specific provisions of pharmacy law, several of which have had major implications for pharmacy technicians and their scope of practice.
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Schizophrenia Costs for Newly Diagnosed Versus Previously Diagnosed PatientsPreviously diagnosed schizophrenia patients have lower inpatient and higher drug costs compared with newly diagnosed patients, possibly indicating better control of their disease.
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Quantitative Analysis of 2 Treatment Options for Osteoarthritis in Adults: Intra-Articular Hyaluronan Products and DiacereinEmpirical findings suggest that hyaluronan injections and diacerein are similarly effective. Yet the authors found that monetary savings could be realized when conservative treatment with diacerein is chosen.
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Benralizumab for Severe Eosinophilic AsthmaBenralizumab (Fasenra) is indicated as an add-on therapy for patients with severe eosinophilic asthma.
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Vaccine Vial Disposal GuidelinesThe Immunization and Infectious Disease initiative for Healthy People 2020 goal is to “increase immunization rates and reduce preventable infectious diseases.”
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Five Technology Trends: Changing Pharmacy Practice Today and TomorrowHIT creates value for pharmacies and opportunities for pharmacists to use their professional skills in innovative ways in today's evolving value-based care systems.
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Strategies to Overcome the Readmission Crisis in Health SystemsHealth care is in the midst of a transformation in which health care providers are increasingly being paid for value provided rather than per service.
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Smartphones and Social Media: Transforming Health CareLeverage mobile technology to make the delivery of health care easy, low in cost, and comfortable for the patient.
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Thiamine and Magnesium in Obesity: A Possible Factor in Disease Prevention and Co-TreatmentA recent systematic review has shed light on increased glucose intake in the modern diet and the effects on mechanisms in the body.
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Patient-Provider Communication: Shared Decision-Making Enhances CareEffective patient-provider communication is critical to the healing process and it begins the moment the patient makes contact with the staff and continues even after the patient fills his prescription at the pharmacy.
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Telepharmacy and Its Impact on Formulary AdherenceTelepharmacy is comparable to usual care in transitioning members new to an HMO onto formulary medications.
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In the Wake of Progress: Improving Clinical and Pharmacoeconomic Outcomes in the Management of NarcolepsyThis CE activity will cover the clinical symptoms and pathophysiology of narcolepsy while addressing the economic and social burdens of this disease. A treatment monitoring plan and multidisciplinary strategies for selection of appropriate and cost-effective therapy will also be discussed.
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Restore Hope Through Pharmacy ServicesNow, 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.
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2010 Green Pharmacist of the Year: Whit MooseFor Whit Moose, living and working green comes naturally. This made him an excellent choice to win 2010 Green Pharmacist of the Year.
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Help Minimize Oral PainIn the United States, it is estimated that 34 million school hours and $45 billion are lost each year to unplanned dental care.
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New HHS Regulations Expand Pharmacists’ Role in Childhood ImmunizationsWhen children miss routine vaccinations, it poses a major public health threat for increased outbreaks of preventable diseases.
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What Pharmacy Students Need to Know about MTMMedication therapy management has become an important buzzword in the world of pharmacy.
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Self-Administration of Intravenous MedicationsWith proper instruction from specialty infusion therapy providers, self-administration in the home setting is a feasible option for many patients and can greatly improve quality of life.
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Head and Neck Cancers Offer Different Treatment ApproachesGuidelines indicate that there are a number of treatment options for head and neck cancers.
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The Accreditation Difference: Excellence in Specialty Pharmacy Patient CarePharmacy accreditation programs can improve health care by providing standards by which to evaluate the quality of patient care services and by setting requirements for patient consultation, education, and documentation.
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How Automated Compounding Can Reduce Hospital CostsThe $200 million fund created to compensate victims of the 2012 meningitis outbreak tied to tainted drugs is an extreme example of how expensive compounding errors can be.
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US Cost-Effectiveness of Saxagliptin in Type 2 Diabetes MellitusSaxagliptin, in combination with metformin, provides a durable, well-tolerated, and cost-effective treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, from a US payer perspective.
