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Preventing the Mad Scramble Before a Pharmacy Compliance AuditSelf-audits help onsite frontline pharmacy leaders and team members to assess compliance before an external surveyor enters their pharmacy to inspect medication use processes.
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Updated Guidelines for Managing Clostridioides Difficile Infection in AdultsA diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection does not instantly require treatment, but new guidelines include recommendations for treatment when warranted.
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Immunotherapy Followed by Targeted Therapy Shows OS Benefit in BRAF-Mutated MelanomaEach therapy presents a different but effective treatment option.
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Slowing the Opioid Crisis Begins in the HospitalAlthough the opioid epidemic is a broad societal problem, health systems can play a critical role in the response.
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Study Shows Value of Investing in Pharmacogenomics Testing for Tacrolimus Dosing in Kidney Transplant RecipientsMore cost effectiveness data is crucial in advocating for better insurance coverage in the United States.
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Impact of Tardive Dyskinesia on Quality of LifePanelists discuss how untreated tardive dyskinesia severely impacts patients' daily functioning and quality of life through physical limitations affecting basic tasks like eating and walking, social isolation due to visible symptoms, and heightened risks for older adults who face increased fall risks, difficulty maintaining independence, and complications from age-related comorbidities.
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Industry Grapples With How to Cover Gene TherapyMembers, as well as health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, plan sponsors, and reinsurers want to know how to fund these expensive treatments to ensure positive outcomes.
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The Evolving Business Model of Pharmacy: Moving Beyond DispensingPharmacies are increasingly viewed as wellness hubs and community health partners.
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Immunization Awareness Month Highlights the Role of PharmaciesBy sharpening our vaccine confidence skills and advocating for expanded immunization scopes of practice, we can help improve convenient vaccine access in the US.
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Optimizing Self-Management for Outpatient Pharmacy Patients With DiabetesThe use of outpatient pharmacy protocols for glucose testing and insulin administration supplies should be expanded to assist patients in the self-management of diabetes.
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The Role of Site Management Organizations in Clinical Trial ManagementSMOs offer a range of services, including site selection, patient recruitment, data management, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance.
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Advancing Pharmacists’ Role in Personalized Treatment for Breast, Prostate, and Lung CancerPrecision oncology represents an evolution in therapeutic practice.
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A Training Program Addresses Challenges in USP <797> Personnel Competency Evaluations at a Multisite InstitutionImplementing these standards can be logistically challenging.
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SHEA Provides Updated Guidelines on Health Care Facility–Onset CDI in Acute-Care HospitalsData show these cases pose some of the most significant threats to patients and health systems.
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Outlook for Health System-Based Specialty Pharmacy in 2022 and BeyondWith integrated specialty pharmacies enabling health systems to improve patient outcomes and lower total medical costs, every hospital will need a solution to support the growing number of patients on outpatient specialty medications.
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Treatment-Free Remission in Chronic Myeloid LeukemiaTargeted therapies have greatly improved patient outcomes over the past 20 years.
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Improving Hypertension Management: Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Medication AdherenceOne of the most important drivers of a patients’ uncontrolled hypertension is medication nonadherence.
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Behind the Counter Codeine Preparations Require Diligent CareIt is the role of the pharmacist to ensure patients are adequately counseled on the adverse effects and potential harms of codeine.
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Pharmacy Technician Role ExpandsThe COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges and opportunities, and this requires agility and flexibility.
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Integrating Biosimilars Into Retina and Neurology Practices Requires Careful PlanningSuccessfully integrating biosimilars into practices requires careful planning and execution, as they impact virtually all aspects of a practice.
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Are Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria the Next Global Health Crisis?The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of managing infections properly globally and the need for stewardship networks among partners.
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HSV Offers Promising Target for Preventive, Therapeutic VaccinesVaccination provides an opportunity to prevent and treat herpes simplex virus infection.
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California Requires State Universities to Offer Access to Medication Abortion on Campus32 public colleges with combined enrollment of more than 700,000 students must comply with law by January 2023.
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Addition of Tremelimumab-actl to Durvalumab-Based Regimen May Broaden Clinical Activity in uHCC, mNSCLCBoth indications for the CTLA-4 inhibitor were approved by the FDA in 2022.
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The Not So New Role of Pharmacists: No Longer an Overlooked Health Care ProviderPharmacists are critically important in care delivery in their ability to influence patient success, patient-reported outcomes, and quality of life while reducing the burden on physicians and their clinical support teams.
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Making Residency Research Projects Patient Centered: How Retrospective Research Can Significantly Impact Cancer CareThrough recognizing the importance of research in the scope of pharmacy practice by national pharmacy organizations, research can become a prominent role and responsibility of pharmacy.
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Managing AEs With BTK Inhibitors in CLLLisa Nodzon, PhD, ARNP, AOCNP; Katie Tobon, PharmD, BCOP; and Javier Pinilla-Ibarz, MD, PhD, share insight on strategies for the monitoring and management of BTK inhibitor–associated toxicities in CLL and review the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to treatment.
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Understand Links Between RSV, Pediatric Asthma, and COVID-19RSV can exacerbate asthma development by causing damage to the tissue in the airways, promoting inflammation and increasing airway hyper-responsiveness
