The future of vancomycin dosing lies in optimizing dosing regimens to individual patient needs.
An increase in the use of GLP-1 agonists for weight loss is affecting patients with diabetes who rely on these medications.
NK is a degenerative corneal disease resulting from diminished corneal innervation.
This quality improvement initiative demonstrates that pharmacies were unable to use performance reports provided by the payer to improve performance scores and decrease direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees.
This short story, illustrated by Roth, portrays pharmacists in a variety of settings and was written with the intent to introduce the career in a fun and understandable way for children and inspire kids to pursue their dreams.
True patient centricity treats the whole patient and places an emphasis on broader patient engagement and satisfaction.
Pharmacists, who play a crucial role at the intersection of prescribing and dispensing, are well-positioned to influence these disparities.
Systemic treatment options have historically been limited to traditional chemotherapy agents.
Pharmacy teams are learning to adapt to the challenges of limited distribution networks and orphan drug designation in oncology, with integrated pharmacy support playing a crucial role in enhancing patient access and adherence.
Indications for adalimumab include ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn disease, chronic plaque psoriasis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis.
For more than 30 years, there has been little treatment advancement for NMIBC patients. Fortunately, a new development in the treatment of NMIBC has been approved by the FDA and is now available.
It is the role of the pharmacist to ensure patients are adequately counseled on the adverse effects and potential harms of codeine.
Vaccine 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.
Investigators assessed fixed-duration venetoclax plus acalabrutinib with or without obinutuzumab vs chemoimmunotherapy.
The RESCUE BT2 trial sheds further light on the agent’s potential.
Proteolysis-targeting chimeras hold enormous potential, but also present significant challenges to drug developers.
The opportunity to provide non-invasive colorectal cancer screening and education to patients is undoubtedly a role that pharmacists can fill.
Throat indications contribute to high antibiotic overprescribing rates.
Pharmacists play a key role in the use of live biotherapeutic products, including fecal microbiota, live-jslm for prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) infection.
The most common medication errors seen in LTC facilities include dispensing errors, delay in delivery, and expired inventory.
There are several important policy issues that could impact pharmacists’ ability to positively affect the quality of care for patients through the use of pharmacy performance measures.
Extravasation is defined as the inadvertent leakage of a vesicant from the vein into the surrounding tissue.
Even when safe, oral supplement use may not be appropriate to use during cancer treatment or recovery.
This 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.
Although 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.
Although antibiotics are the standard-of-care treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection, they can cause further microbiota changes that predispose patients to recurrence.
Fabry disease is a rare X-linked, lysosomal storage disorder that can cause renal failure or stroke.