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Adult Vaccinations and Decentralization of Health Care: How to Navigate the LandscapeVaccination is especially important for older adults with any chronic health conditions because vaccines can prevent serious illness and resulting complications down the road.
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Growing Use of Herbal Medicine in Cancer Patients Highlights Risks, Communication GapsAs patients take more proactive roles in their health, they may feel too intimidated to discuss herbal medicinal use with their providers or may be unaware of potential interactions with their drug therapies.
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Case Study: Pharmacist Management of Inappropriate Prednisone Dosing Triggered By AsthmaHolistic and compassionate counseling by a pharmacist and pharmacy-interns on-duty over weekends could positively impact patient lives, especially for older adults and economically disadvantaged patients.
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Biosimilar Adoption: Patient and Provider ConsiderationsFrom a patient perspective, the lack of awareness of biosimilars is the biggest barrier to adoption.
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Fire on the Mountain: Addressing Pharmacy Staff BurnoutThe entire pharmacy profession and all those interested in medication safety need to coalesce around the need for systemic change in community pharmacy workplace environments.
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Gridlock, Middleman Lobbying Cause Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reforms to Fail Again in New York BudgetMany pharmacies and safety-net providers were preparing for the long-anticipated transition from Medicaid managed care to fee-for-service (FFS)—known as the carve-out—that was set to take effect on May 1, 2021.
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AI-Driven Solutions Promote Medication AdherenceHigh nonadherence in the US leads to avoidable mortality.
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Metal Ion Chelators Hold Enormous Potential in Neurodegenerative DisordersMonitoring metal ion concentrations and chelation therapy is hypothesized to alleviate symptoms and diseases caused by neuroinflammation.
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Fungal Biomarkers: Primer for PharmacistsBiomarkers are commonly used by physicians to assist in the earlier diagnosis of some of the most common fungal diseases.
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New Binding Mechanism Science Driving Therapeutic Insight in Immune-Mediated DiseasesThe ability of an anti-interleukin-23 antibody to bind to key immune system components may help neutralize a key driver of inflammation right at its cellular source.
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Research Develops Key Points to Address RSV Vaccine Hesitancy in Older AdultsAddressing complacency, confidence, and convenience are all crucial to increasing vaccine uptake.
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What’s Complicating Good Data Practices and Data Integrity?As the data management landscape continues to shift and change with AI and technological advancements all around us, it is essential to maintain good data practices and ensure data integrity in pharmaceutical research and development.
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The Role of Language Proficiency Assessment in Improving Pharmacy Patient CommunicationValidating language proficiency in bilingual pharmacists is crucial for patient safety and communication.
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Emerging Therapies Are Changing the Melanoma Treatment LandscapeSpecialty pharmacists play critical role in supporting treatment adherence.
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Shortages Persist in an Evolving ProfessionLow compensation, stressful environment spark technician exodus; replacing them has been difficult.
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Effect of Pharmacist Recommendation on Antibiotic Duration Prescribing at Hospital DischargeAntibiotic prescribing at hospital discharge is a component of pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship programs that is often overlooked.
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Key Takeaways on mBC and eBCKey opinion leaders (KOLs) provide key takeaways on metastatic breast cancer and early breast cancer, emphasizing the enthusiasm surrounding recent advances in the field and the potential for improved patient outcomes.
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New Therapeutic Agents and Final Thoughts on DEDA panel of experts comment on new therapeutic agents being developed and discuss their final thoughts on dry eye disease.
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Dig Deeper Into Dementia: Clinical Trials Explore Genetic Component of FTDAlthough frontotemporal dementia is the leading cause of the disease for those under 65 years of age, far fewer people are familiar with it than with Alzheimer disease.
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Future Directions for the Treatment of CLLBhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, and Ryan Jacobs, MD, discuss emerging agents in the pipeline and the future treatment landscape for CLL.
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Deprescribing Helps Optimize Medication UseFrequent reassessments of therapy regimens address polypharmacy, particularly for older patients.
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PQA and CPF Lead National Initiative to Prioritize Pharmacy Measure ConceptsConcepts could be used in payer-pharmacy value-based arrangements.
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Study: Receipt of Medications Relatively Stable During COVID-19 PandemicResearch shows receipt of medications for chronic conditions was relatively stable in the first 2 years of the pandemic from 2020 to 2021 across racial and ethnic groups.
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ADHD Awareness Month and the Pharmacist’s RoleADHD Awareness Months brings attention to a common, but still somewhat misunderstood condition that pharmacists encounter on a near daily basis.
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An Appeal to Mitigate Health Disparities in AsthmaPharmacists can help address the significant asthma health disparities among racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups to help improve outcomes.
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An Overlook of Cagrilintinide and Semaglutide as it Progresses Through Phase 3 TrialsCagriSema is a subcutaneous injectable combination of cagrilintide and semaglutide that is currently in phase 3 trials.
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Novel Combination Targeting BCR::ABL1 in Ph+ ALL With TKIs, STAMP-Inhibitor Is Very Well ToleratedPharmacists will play a significant role in TKI adherence rates among patients.
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Managing Blood Glucose Levels for Expectant Mothers With DiabetesCGM enhances diabetes management in pregnancy, improving outcomes.
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Lodoco: A New Indication for an Old DrugHistorically, colchicine has been used primarily in the management of gout; however, in 2023, the FDA approved Lodoco, a newly marketed colchicine product, for the management of cardiovascular disease.
