The Complicated Role of Oncology Pharmacist/Caregiver in Managing Patient Care, Treatment
April 1st 2022Sarah Wheeler, PharmD, BCOP, clinical pharmacy specialist in Hematology/Oncology at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, discusses some of the barriers that patients with cancer may encounter following their diagnosis.
Pharmacy Students Tackle Clinical Questions in Round 2 of Pharmacy Times® Pharmacy Face-Off Gameshow
April 1st 2022In part 2 of the Pharmacy Times® Pharmacy Face-Off Gameshow™, pharmacy students from the University of the Sciences Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy entered a lightning round with clinical questions.
Current Guidelines, Appropriate Monitoring Recommendations for Therapies Used in Adult Sarcomas
March 31st 2022Christy S. Harris, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, clinical pharmacy specialist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses guidelines for common therapies and appropriate monitoring recommendations for selected therapies used in the treatment of adult sarcomas.
Expert: USP Medicine Supply Map Can Help Pharmacists Assess the Risk in Their Medicine Supply Chains
March 31st 2022Vimala Raghavendran, MBA, head of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Center at US Pharmacopeia (USP), explains how pharmacists can get involved in USP’s Medicine Supply Vulnerability Insights Series assessing global pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities.
Managing AEs With BTK Inhibitors in CLL
March 28th 2022Lisa 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.
Pharmacy Students Go Head-to-Head in Round 1 of Pharmacy Times® Pharmacy Face-Off Gameshow
March 25th 2022Students from the University of the Sciences Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy went head-to-head to answer questions about the pharmacy field.
HOPA President: Networking, In-Person Education Can Change the Course of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
March 24th 2022Larry Buie, PharmD, BCOP, FASHP, outgoing president of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), shares some details of HOPA’s upcoming 2022 annual conference in Boston and provides an overview of his term as HOPA’s president.
Next Steps Following Phase 2 Trial Assessing Niraparib in Treatment of Uterine Serous Carcinoma
March 22nd 2022Marina Frimer, MD, FACOG, FACS, gynecologic oncologist at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, discusses next steps following the results of the phase 2 trial assessing niraparib on the treatment of patients with stage 3, stage 4, or platinum-sensitive recurrent uterine serous carcinoma.
Implications of Phase 2 Trial Assessing Niraparib in the Treatment of Uterine Serous Carcinoma
March 21st 2022Marina Frimer, MD, FACOG, FACS, gynecologic oncologist at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, discusses the implications of the phase 2 trial assessing niraparib on the treatment of patients with stage III, stage IV, or platinum-sensitive recurrent uterine serous carcinoma.
Expert: We Are Now in a Time When There Is ‘Widespread Adoption of Biosimilars’ in Health Care
March 21st 2022Shannon Hough, director of ClinReview and Clinical Content for McKesson, discusses the advantages of including pharmacy staff as part of the care team when payer or drug availability challenges arise.
How the Classification of Lymphoma Today Can Be Interpreted As a Marriage of Pathology, Genomics
March 21st 2022Elaine Jaffe, MD, National Institutes of Health (NIH) distinguished investigator at the National Cancer Institute at NIH, discusses her American Society for Investigative Pathology Gold-Headed Cane Award lecture at the Experimental Biology 2022 conference on the classification of lymphoma in the modern era.
Endpoints of Phase 2 Trial Assessing Niraparib in Treatment of Uterine Serous Carcinoma
March 21st 2022Marina Frimer, MD, FACOG, FACS, gynecologic oncologist at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, discusses the endpoints of the phase 2 trial assessing niraparib in patients with stage 3, stage 4, or platinum-sensitive recurrent uterine serous carcinoma.
Communication in Team-Based Care Can Have Effective Outcomes for Pharmacists
March 20th 2022Darren Mensch, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, clinical ambulatory care pharmacist of population health at Jefferson Health in Abington, describes the role pharmacists play in team-based care, population health management, and value-based care.