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Work Productivity Associated With Treated Versus Never-Treated Overactive Bladder SymptomsOveractive bladder symptoms can impair work productivity, especially among untreated adults, with work productivity impairment costs nearly twice as high for never-treated versus treated subjects.
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What Roles Do Patient Characteristics Play in Value-Based Performance?Incorporating patient-related sociodemographic factors into performance measurement systems is essential for providing an accurate assessment of the quality of care delivered.
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Hemophilia and Managed Care: Partnering to Achieve Cost-Effective CareExploring how health plans and hemophilia treatment centers can better work together to deliver high-quality care and manage costs associated with hemophilia.
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Dapagliflozin/Saxagliptin to Treat Inadequately Controlled Type 2 DiabetesDoes this antihyperglycemic combination medication need to be added to a formulary?
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Zooming Through the Pandemic: NSU Virtual AMCP Student ChapterThere are many benefits to adopting and integrating new technological methods for hosting pharmacy organization events.
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Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing of Direct-acting Oral Anticoagulants in the Veterans Health AdministrationThis study examines variations in overall use, and potentially inappropriate use, of non-warfarin direct-acting oral anticoagulants across sites within the Veterans Health Administration.
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Setting Prices for Generic Medications: A Survey of Patient's PerceptionsThe greater use of generic prescription medications has been widely advocated as a policy solution to rising healthcare costs.
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RFID Technology and the DSCSA: Paving the Way for a New Standard in Patient CareThe Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) will soon mandate end-to-end tracking of pharmaceuticals throughout the supply chain, with numerous benefits for health systems.
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A System Approach to Pharmacy LeadershipHospital acquisitions and mergers have become common in today's health care environment.
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Defining the Teriparatide Patient: Osteoporosis Sequence of Care and Healthcare ResourcesThis study provides real-world evidence of a teriparatide (TPTD) patient’s characteristics, sequence of care, and healthcare resource utilization, and compares TPTD patients with non-TPTD patients.
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Amino Acid L-Serine in Preventing Neurodegenerative Diseases Associated with BMAAInsights into possible treatments for disorders that range from demyelination to plaque formation and misfolded proteins.
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NCCN Guidelines: Rapid Change in CLL Treatment ConceptsTaylor M. Weis, PharmD, BCOP, discusses NCCN guidelines for first-line therapy as well as the rationale behind the rapid change in treatment concepts for CLL.
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Hospital Formulary ManagementThe creation and continuous evaluation of a hospital’s formulary facilitates superior patient care, achieves therapeutic goals, and improves patient safety while curtailing expenses.
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Growth Hormone Therapy Guidelines: Clinical and Managed Care PerspectivesCurrent treatment guidelines utilized by healthcare provider organizations and managed care organization insurance coverage policies for growth hormone therapy are reviewed.
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Is CREATES a Solution to Rising Drug Costs?The Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2017 aims to expedite the entry of lower-cost biosimilars and generics into the market.
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Ready for New Rules on Hazardous Drug Management?The US Pharmacopeia (USP) Convention’s General Chapter draft guidelines have already raised the bar for hazardous drug management and imposed costs for compliance.
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American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2010: Recap for PharmacistsGroundbreaking studies on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of stroke and heart disease were presented at the American Heart Association's scientific meeting in November.
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Trial Initiated for Long-Lasting Injectable PrEP to Block HIV TransmissionHIV drug trial will evaluate cabotegravir’s performance as a pre-exposure prophylaxis.
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Asembia Summit Illustrates Growth in Specialty PharmacySummit provides comprehensive mix of content and education, including clinical, financial, supply chain, and industry trends.Â
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Medication Use in Bariatric Surgery: Evaluation of Perioperative AdjustmentsA retrospective evaluation to assess whether medications for patients undergoing bariatric procedures are effectively optimized to ensure safe medication transitioning.
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New Flu Guidelines Seek to Improve Vaccination RatesSeasonal flu should be a concern to any pharmacist who provides patient care in any type of setting.
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Medication Safety: The Key to an American Health CrisisA Message from American Pharmacists Association (APhA) President-elect, Dr. Sandra Leal.
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Alcon Laboratories, Inc's IlevroIlevro (nepafenac ophthalmic suspension) is approved to reduce pain and inflammation resulting from cataract surgery.
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Vaccination Becomes Hot-Button Issue as Measles Outbreak GrowsThe recent California measles outbreak appears to have galvanized the public's attention in a way earlier outbreaks have not, putting the anti-vaccine movement on the defensive.
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Pharmacist Feature Friday: A Pharmacist's Compassion Inspired Me to Attend Pharmacy SchoolAn interaction with passionate pharmacist and co-worker caused E. Ashley Gulyas, PharmD, to enroll in pharmacy school after nearly a decade of work as a pharmacy technician.
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An Intermittent Reinforcement Platform to Increase Adherence to MedicationsAn automated reinforcement platform was shown to increase statin adherence by 34.6%.
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CMS Under Increased Pressure to Make Accurate Payments for Prescription DrugsThe Office of Inspector General has called upon of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to make the reduction of improper payments for prescription drugs a priority in 2015.
