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Improving Postoperative Pain Management in Patients with Complicated PainThis Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Mallinckrodt.
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Implementation of Digital Health Technologies in Cardiovascular Disease Management during the COVID-19 PandemicIn recent years, digital health devices have offered pathways for patients to record and send data, which may ultimately encourage the patient to be more interactive in their disease management.
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Prevention is Key for Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDespite numerous treatment advances, early detection, public education, and smoking cessation are the best bets.
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Strategies for Improving Adherence With Oral OncolyticsA variety of methods can be used to create an individualized approach to removing barriers for patients with cancer.
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Sugary Beverages Associated With More Severe Multiple Sclerosis SymptomsPatients with multiple sclerosis who consumed 2 cans of soda per day were 5 times more likely to experience severe disability.
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Protecting Access to Diabetic Testing SuppliesProposed federal legislation aims to achieve better health outcomes by giving patients with diabetes the freedom to decide which testing supplies work best for them.
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Paving the Way: Pharmacists as Health Care ProvidersProposed provider status legislation seeks to expand the role of pharmacists in underserved communities.
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An Unconventional Pharmacy That Gets Results: Bringing Integrative Medicine to the PharmacyBased on the principle that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," the pharmacy practices a holistic, prevention-based approach to patient health.
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National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations and American Pharmacists Association Release Updated 2020 State Fact SheetsPharmacists now play an integral role as medication experts of the health care team, ensuring optimal medication use and improving patient health outcomes.
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Influenza vs the Common Cold: Symptoms and TreatmentPatients may find it difficult to distinguish between a cold and the flu, and pharmacists can help them determine if self treatment is appropriate.
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Health-System Specialty Pharmacies Becoming an Industry CornerstoneA new trend is emerging as health system–based specialty pharmacies become a staple in the industry.
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Exercise Caution Amid the COVID-19 PandemicPanic and a host of interactions are entwined with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
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Telling Technology: Increasing Adherence, Tagging TriggersTraditional adherence aids, such as pillboxes and blister packaging, help patients organize their medications by day and time, while new technologies can also address medications not included in pillboxes, such as inhalers and insulin pens.
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Improving Adherence With Immunization SchedulesAs a whole, adult vaccination coverage has remained unchanged without significant improvement.
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Acetaminophen and Warfarin: The Forgotten InteractionUp to 18% of patients taking warfarin also take acetaminophen, but clinicians may not recognize the potential interaction between the two medications.
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Web Exclusive: Pharmacists and Mass Communication for Implementing Pharmaceutical CarePharmacists' communication activities are critical to improving and maintaining a positive image among the public; therefore, a media plan should be in place in order to reach both broad and narrowly defined audiences.
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Herceptin Hylecta for HER2-Positive Breast CancerHER2 is a membrane-bound tyrosine kinase that when amplified contributes significantly to a tumor’s ability to proliferate and survive.
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The Demand for Outcomes DataAssessment, interventions, and outcomes information is vital to specialty pharmacy stakeholders.
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2019 Specialty Pipeline HighlightsKeep an eye out for these specialty pipeline medications in 2019.
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AfrezzaNearly 30% of patients with diabetes have reported that injectable insulin was the most difficult part of their care regimen.
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Mental Recess: I Am a PharmacistEven in a post-apocalyptic world, people still need pharmacists.
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Interferon-Based Therapies for Hepatitis C: Utilization, Costs, and OutcomesThis study illustrates the healthcare utilization patterns, direct costs, and sustained virologic response rates associated with interferon-based therapies for hepatitis C patients.
