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Community-Acquired PneumoniaCommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as pneumonia acquired outside hospital or health care facilities.
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Patient Alleges Chain’s Opioid Policy Violates Antidiscrimination StatutesPlaintiff argues that "blacklisting” certain individuals with opioid prescriptions was unlawful.
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HIV PEP Therapy: Is the United States Holding Back?Inspired by her volunteer work at an AIDS foundation, a pharmacy student investigates HIV PEP therapy across 3 continents.
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Annual Stroke Costs to Health Plans Among Atrial Fibrillation PatientsAn incidence-based model was developed to estimate the annual ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke–related healthcare costs to a hypothetical US health plan with 1 million enrollees.
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A Closer Look at New FDA Actions Merck's DuleraDulera (mometasone furoate and formoterol dehydrate) Inhalation Aerosol is FDA-approved for the treatment of asthma in patients aged 12 and older.
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The Importance of MentoringPharmacy students need to understand the value of mentoring and seek a quality mentor while still in school. Here are some guidelines for establishing this vital support system.
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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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Predictors of Healthcare Costs After Initiating Dabigatran Versus WarfarinThe study found no mean difference in all-cause healthcare costs for patients with newly diagnosed nonvalvular atrial fibrillation initiating treatment with dabigatran versus warfarin.
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Pharmacy's Societal Mission and the Need for a ForumMr. McAllister is a health-systems consultant based in Chapel Hill, NC.
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Therapeutic Interchange of Carvedilol to Bisoprolol for Chronic Heart Failure: The Singapore ExperienceA carvedilol to bisoprolol interchange program was carried out in a Singapore hospital with substantial cost savings of US$116 per patient-year without increase in adverse outcomes.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Docetaxel-Cyclophosphamide Versus Doxorubicin-Cyclophosphamide for Breast CancerCompared with doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide, docetaxel plus cyclophosphamide was highly cost-effective for adjuvant treatment of operable breast cancer.
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The Expanding Health Benefits of Prebiotics and ProbioticsA Continuing Education program, featured in the February 2018 issue of Pharmacy Times.
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Emergent Management of Ischemic Stroke: Treatment ABCsStroke affects nearly 700,000 Americans a year. Emergency management is key to a positive patient outcome.
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Total Health Care in Aisle 5Pharmacy jobs at grocery chains offer pharmacists regular contact with their patients, a positive work environment, and a total health care approach to their pharmacy practice.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Rasagiline Compared With First-Line Early Parkinson Disease TherapiesExamination of the cost-effectiveness of rasagiline versus other approved first-line Parkinson disease therapies indicated that rasagiline was either cost saving or cost-effective in all cases.
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Pharmacists Play Role in Impairment Care PlanningCollaborating with providers offers opportunities to help patients maintain their brain health.
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Where's the Special in Specialty? Has the Increase in the Number of Players Diluted Services?The growing cost of specialty products places greater importance on the support that patients receive.
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2010 Lifetime Achievement: Randy McDonoughRandy McDonough has bettered the field through his tireless work on behalf of patients, with a special focus on medication therapy management.
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Pharmacosynchrony: Road Map to Transformation in Pharmacy Benefit ManagementPharmacosynchrony is the application of innovative clinical, analytic, and technologic pharmacy solutions to drive improved care coordination and higher-quality, more patient-centered care.
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The Real Scoop on Data WarehousesThe implementation of a data warehouse, a relational database for query and analysis, can help a specialty pharmacy utilize its data to the fullest.
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Do Units and Costs of Comparable Insulins Differ by Manufacturer?Patient characteristics and product mix play an important role in determining the overall use and costs of comparable insulins across different manufacturers.
