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Management Q&A: The Health-System Pharmacy and Therapeutics CommitteeHow can a multisite health system create a system pharmacy and therapeutics committee (P & T) that is meaningful for its acute care hospitals and infusion centers?
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Medicare Part D Optimization: Potential Out-of-Pocket Savings Through Plan ReexaminationMedicare Part D plans can change their cost-sharing structure and formularies every year. As such, beneficiaries should annually reevaluate plan offerings to minimize their out-of-pocket costs.
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PharmD Students Cope With Transitions in the Wake of the COVID-19 PandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic rapidly pushed traditional face-to-face instruction within schools of pharmacy into a fully remote learning environment.
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Economic Outcomes of Warfarin Discontinuation Among Patients with Atrial FibrillationThis study seeks to determine the economic effects of warfarin discontinuation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
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It's the Patient, Stupid: The Center of Value-Driven CareCare delivery is shifting to models that reward patient engagement and ensure that their voices are heard by the health care team.
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Pharmacy Students Provide Assistance to Clinic in GhanaStudents at Cedarville University School of Pharmacy are helping out the Cedar Medical Clinic in Ghana by raising money for equipment and creating formularies.
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Atypical Antipsychotic-Induced Type 2 DiabetesPatients with schizophrenia and other disorders who take atypical antipsychotics should be monitored for an increased risk for diabetes.
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Understanding Predictors of Opioid Abuse: Predictive Model Development and ValidationThis study developed and tested predictive models of opioid abuse using Humana commercial membership data that were subsequently tested in the Truven commercial data set.
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Hub Services: Help or HindranceWith the evolution and growth of specialty pharmacies, so too did services provided by hubs and the places where they were situated.
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Outcomes of a Specialty Pharmacy Program for Oral Oncology MedicationsOur research focuses on the clinical and economic outcomes of patients receiving care from a payer-designated specialty pharmacy program compared with regular retail pharmacies.
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Italian Study Finds Cost of Migraine Treatment Higher for Women, ElderlyThe authors concluded that costs were significantly higher for women with migraines than men and that costs resulting from migraine treatment increased as the patients got older.
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Pharmacists Can Play Key Role in Drug RepurposingPharmacists should be aware of what drug repurposing is and how it occurs as due to the vast amount of opportunities that exist.
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Heeding the Warning of Childhood Obesity, a Major Health Threat to Our Youngest GenerationToday's youth risk becoming the first generation not to outlive their parents. It is not too late, however, to halt and reverse this trend.
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MTM Spotlights Pharmacy's Patient Counseling RolePharmacists are in the perfect position to influence patients and improve outcomes with medication therapy management.
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The Appropriateness of Use of 3 Classes of Psychotropic Medications in Children and AdolescentsFor the majority of children and adolescents receiving a psychotropic medication there is a valid medical diagnosis.
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How Medications Impact LibidoMedications that influence libido have mechanisms that affect the biologic or hormonal processes responsible for sexual arousal, and often affect patients' quality of life.
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The Appropriateness of Use of 3 Classes of Psychotropic Medications in Children and AdolescentsFor the majority of children and adolescents receiving a psychotropic medication there is a valid medical diagnosis.
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Average Manufacturer Price: Pharmacy Reimbursement Under the MicroscopeThis expert analysis and rich historical perspective on AMP offers valuable insights into the new AMP Proposed Rule and how it affects specialty pharmacy.
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Specialty Pharmacy Today: Improving the Lives of Patients With Rare Diseases Through Orphan Drug ManagementThe specialty pharmacy marketplace has quickly become the primary dispenser of most therapies for orphan conditions.
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Managing COVID-19 at Home: A ToolboxHelpful patient education suggestions for the successful management of COVID-19 at home and when it is appropriate to seek medical attention.
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Patients with ADHD May Share MedicationMany patients with ADHD report peers seeking nonmedical prescription stimulant use.
