Within the evolving value-based care environment, there is great opportunity for specialty pharmacies to help support this new payer transformation.
Health care providers can utilize mobile health technology to provide patients with targeted adherence reminders and disease management guidance.
A unique co-payment discount program for antidepressants was associated with higher antidepressant medication adherence, lower likelihood of discontinuation, and lower healthcare costs.
For a positive impact to be made, the results of our research must be accessible to those who stand to benefit from it.
Dr. Heller is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice and administration at Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Kcentra is the first nonactivated 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for the urgent reversal of acquired coagulation deficiency induced by vitamin K antagonist therapy.
Interactions between nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and direct oral anticoagulants is complicated, and a point of contrasting views between the US and EU medical communities.
In the United States, vaccine-preventable diseases cause tens of thousands of deaths each year.
As more vaping cases are reported, patients may desire answers from their trusted providers.
Currently pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have little to no formal education regarding our veterinary patients, although our responsibility to them is the same as our human patients.
A SORx CCS Program is the touchstone for all other SORx operations, and for clients, it is the face of the pharmacy. An efficient, personalized CCS staffed by highly motivated, registered pharmacy technicians results in very satisfied clients.
Failure to follow through on prescribed drug regimens is a common—and costly—problem: Of the 32 million adult Americans who take 3 or more medications daily, 75% are nonadherent.
Despite numerous treatment advances, early detection, public education, and smoking cessation are the best bets.
Evidence suggests that they are not actively using their prescriptive authority, but a new study aims to identify factors affecting their related behaviors.
Ironically, it is often during times when vaccine-preventable disease rates are lowest that public opposition to them is most pervasive, and this certainly seems to be the case with contemporary antivaccination movements in the United States.
In a retrospective analysis of the Optum database, overactive bladder patients treated with mirabegron bladder patients persisted longer with treatment than patients treated with tolterodine, and had reduced resource utilization and costs.
For the majority of children and adolescents receiving a psychotropic medication there is a valid medical diagnosis.
Biogen and AbbVie recently announced a voluntary, worldwide withdrawal of daclizumab (Zinbryta®).
Promoting an environment that allows for rapid problem-solving and execution under high stress is essential to face problems that are poorly understood and yet require rapid change.
Which game will your pharmacy career resemble: Risk, Cranium, Chutes and Ladders, or Candy Land?
Mechanisms of drug-induced liver injury in children, case reports of atomoxetine-induced liver injury in children, and nonstimulant options for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Veterinary pharmacy is a difficult field. Pharmacists must judge if the prescribed dose is appropriate for the pet, based upon age, gender, species, and indication.
For many women, the fear of breast cancer is always present.