Authors


Meina Determan, PharmD Candidate

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Menstrual Migraines: Overview, Treatment, and Prevention

Pharmacists play a key role in migraine management, therefore, awareness of menstrual migraine-specific prophylaxis is important.


Christopher Svetcov, PharmD

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Vax-Innovation: Incorporating the Newly Approved RSV and Pneumococcal Vaccines Into Community Pharmacy Workflow

Best practices to train staff and team members to engage patients and to ease the new vaccine offerings into the workflow are also discussed.


Jeremiah Moore, PharmD, BCOP

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Multiple Myeloma Therapy Often Causes Cardiovascular Complications

Many patients have baseline risk factors present at diagnosis because of older age and disease-related elements.


Jose Tinajero, PharmD, BCOP

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Predictors of Blinatumomab Therapy Failure and CD19-Negative Relapse in Adult B-Cell ALL

Leukemia biology may predict patterns of blinatumomab failure after initial response.


Jennifer Goldman, PharmD, CDES, BC-ADM, FCCP

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Basal Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Management: What the Pharmacist Should Know

Guidance on the use of basal insulins (BI) and insulin pens to enable pharmacists to answer questions regarding the safe and effective use of BI for the management of diabetes.


Erin Venable

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NHA Helping Pharmacy Technicians With Soft Skills; No Longer a Tall Order

From certified medical assistants to phlebotomy technicians, the need for positive patient-provider interactions has proven critical both in achieving high patient satisfaction rates and improving patient experience.


Mohd Shah Rezan bin Hamzah, RPh, BPharm (Hons), MPharm

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The Significance of Community Pharmacies' Services Beyond Dispensing Separation

Pharmacists in community-based settings are now capable of developing innovative pharmacy practices and offering patient care services.


Anita I. Jedwabski, BSPharm, RPh

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Take Back Day: Dispensing Advice on Medication Disposal

Community pharmacists’ influence increases the likelihood of patients safely disposing unused medications and keeping them out of harm’s reach.


Paul Lovoy, PharmD

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Five Unexpected New Uses for GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Data have shown the potential for the therapy to treat several new conditions.


Noni Theocharides, PharmD Candidate

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Physical Activity Positively Impacts Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety

Modern society has put individuals at an increased risk of dopamine overload, causing an increase in mental health disorders.


Ashley Stone, PharmD

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The Perfect Ingredient: Vaccine Education With Pharmacy Community Health Workers

In Missouri, community health workers partnered with community pharmacists, CPESN, and others to develop a state-funded program to address vaccine gaps in local communities.


Craig McDonald, MD

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Expert: Pharmacists Play Crucial Role in Safe, Effective Elevidys Treatment in DMD

Pharmacists are crucial in Elevidys administration, ensuring accurate dosing, coordinating treatment timing, and managing adverse effects to optimize patient outcomes.


Alexandrina Balanean, MPh

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Augmented Intelligence Can Help Reduce Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Supporting the Enhancing Oncology Model

Even with technological advancements, provider involvement and oversight remain essential.



Ivelisse Mayedo, PharmD Candidate

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Changing the Game: Pharmacy Students' Perspective on Naloxone OTC Approval

To eliminate the existing stigma in the community, addiction must be recognized as a treatable condition rather than an immoral act.


Mary Margaret Maddox, PharmD Candidate 2022

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Clinical Updates, Awareness Efforts During Parkinson's Awareness Month

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, so what better time to refresh your understanding and promote awareness around Parkinson disease than now?



Audrey White, PharmD Candidate

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Bridging the Gap: How Pharmacists Can Expand and Transform Mental Health Services

This expansion of their role goes beyond traditional dispensing duties, positioning pharmacists as an essential bridge between patients and the broader health care system.


Nana Kwesi Owusu-Boakye, PharmD Candidate

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The Blood Detective: Tackling Medication-Induced Hematological Disorders

These disorders can be fatal, making pharmacists’ role in detection crucial.


Chance G. Partlow, PharmD Candidate

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Managing Hematologic Cancer Therapies and Reducing COVID-19 Risk

In this high-risk population, strategies for minimizing viral exposure during a pandemic are being considered with oncology treatment options.


Jolene Bressi, PhamD, PMP, BCMAS

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Data Show Cognitive Consequences of Benzodiazepine Use

The drug may be a risk factor for dementia-related illnesses.


Lynsey D. Steffen

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Proposed Bill Requires States to Use Opioid Settlement Funds to Address the Opioid Epidemic

The money could be used for prevention and treatment services, health care practitioner training, or other ways to stem the epidemic.


Evan Cox

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Biospecimen Waste in Hospitals Can Be Used in Clinical Research for Drug Development

Billions of samples are discarded while investigators struggle to assemble collections.


Sonia Amin Thomas, PharmD, BCOP

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Novel Therapies Show Promise in HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer

HER2-low disease demands a different approach from that of HER2-negative disease.


Ravi Patel

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APhA 2025: Enhancing Medication Management and Patient Safety With AI

AI is offering new ways to support pharmacists' decision-making and patient care.



Karley Wilson, PharmD, MBA

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Pharmacists Play a Vital Role in Providing Care to Patients With Uterine Cancer

Pharmacists’ role in community-based cancer centers are expanding, with a more significant role in treatment plan selection, education, collaboration to create individualized care plans, managing adverse effects, and aiding with financial toxicities.


Scott Canfield, PharmD, CSP

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Multisite Health-Systems Specialty Pharmacy Study Evaluates Adherence to Self-Administered Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs

High adherence to treatment is a key first step toward better patient outcomes, including sustained disease control or remission.


Kathleen Villarama, PharmD Candidate 2023

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The Importance of the Pharmacist in Travel Health

Not only are pharmacists easily accessible to the public, they are also highly visible as a source for travel immunization services.


Khadija Khan-Chan

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Pharmacists Can Help Slow the Opioid Crisis

Patient education, naloxone training, and monitoring programs make a difference.