Authors


Barbara Osei-Sraha, PharmD Candidate 2013

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The Importance of Mentoring

Pharmacy 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.


Thomas Delate, PhD, MS

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Telepharmacy and Its Impact on Formulary Adherence

Telepharmacy is comparable to usual care in transitioning members new to an HMO onto formulary medications.



Jason P. Swindle, PhD, MPH

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Predictors of Healthcare Costs After Initiating Dabigatran Versus Warfarin

The study found no mean difference in all-cause healthcare costs for patients with newly diagnosed nonvalvular atrial fibrillation initiating treatment with dabigatran versus warfarin.



Hean Yee Ong, MBBCh BaO, FRCP (Edin), FAMS (Singapore)

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Therapeutic Interchange of Carvedilol to Bisoprolol for Chronic Heart Failure: The Singapore Experience

A 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.




Lei Chen, MD, PhD

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Cost-Effectiveness of Docetaxel-Cyclophosphamide Versus Doxorubicin-Cyclophosphamide for Breast Cancer

Compared with doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide, docetaxel plus cyclophosphamide was highly cost-effective for adjuvant treatment of operable breast cancer.


Jill E. Allen, PharmD, BCPS

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The Expanding Health Benefits of Prebiotics and Probiotics

A Continuing Education program, featured in the February 2018 issue of Pharmacy Times.


Robert Lee Page II, PharmD, FCCP, FAHA, BCPS

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Emergent Management of Ischemic Stroke: Treatment ABCs

Stroke affects nearly 700,000 Americans a year. Emergency management is key to a positive patient outcome.


Susan Farley

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Total Health Care in Aisle 5

Pharmacy 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.


Christophe Armand, MD

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Cost-Effectiveness of Rasagiline Compared With First-Line Early Parkinson Disease Therapies

Examination 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.


Jessica Sinclair, PharmD

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Pharmacists Play Role in Impairment Care Planning

Collaborating with providers offers opportunities to help patients maintain their brain health.




David Hileman, RPh

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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.



Randy McDonough, Towncrest Pharmacy

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2010 Lifetime Achievement: Randy McDonough

Randy McDonough has bettered the field through his tireless work on behalf of patients, with a special focus on medication therapy management.




Neil B. Minkoff, MD

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Pharmacosynchrony: Road Map to Transformation in Pharmacy Benefit Management

Pharmacosynchrony is the application of innovative clinical, analytic, and technologic pharmacy solutions to drive improved care coordination and higher-quality, more patient-centered care.



Paul Sipes

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The Real Scoop on Data Warehouses

The implementation of a data warehouse, a relational database for query and analysis, can help a specialty pharmacy utilize its data to the fullest.


Ketra Deschamps, RN, BSN

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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.


Matityahu Berkovitch, MD

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Large-Scale, Community-Based Trial of a Personalized Drug-Related Problem Rectification System

A controlled trial of a system for rectifying and preventing drug-related problems was conducted to evaluate improvement in the efficiency of resource utilization.


Marketing, Sentry Data SystemsÂ

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Mitigating Drug Diversion Risk: More Than Just Narcotics, Specialty Needs to Look at This Growing Problem

Expensive specialty drugs are a growing concern that are traditionally overlooked in drug diversion efforts.


Jason W. Lancaster, PharmD, BCPS

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Economic Impact of Fidaxomicin on CDI Treatment in United States

Fidaxomicin has shown promise as an effective treatment option for Clostridium difficile infections, but no pharmacoeconomic studies have been performed to date.


Rahman Gul, PharmD Candidate

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Ozanimod: Treatment for Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

Ozanimod (Zeposia) became the third oral S1P modulator approved by the FDA for the treatment of multiple sclerosis,


Amy Jacob, HCPLive

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Does Treatment with Antidepressants Benefit Esophageal Disorders?

A systematic review recently reported that antidepressants were beneficial for GERD patients " curbing esophageal sensation and reducing functional chest pain.