How pharmacies will pay for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
Five medications are currently approved by the FDA for chronic weight management.
In this episode, Natalie DiPietro Mager, PharmD, PhD, MPH, speaks with Lindsey Ferraro, PharmD, associate professor of pharmacy practice at Ohio Northern University.
Clinical consultant pharmacists offer an individualized approach to the needs of long-term care facilities.
Melphalan flufenamide (Pepaxto; Oncopeptides AB) in combination with dexamethasone was granted accelerated approval on February 26, 2021, by the FDA for adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Ollin Sykes, CPA, CITP, and Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP, discuss the business landscape after COVID within pharmacies and 5 objectives for focusing on growth again.
Panelists discuss how pharmacists can optimize multidisciplinary care for hypercortisolism by leveraging their training in chronic disease management and collaborative practice agreements to flag patients with persistent uncontrolled diabetes for screening, coordinate the diagnostic process and referrals to endocrinologists, and manage diabetes and hypertension while incorporating diabetes technology into treatment plans, and potentially oversee the use of newly approved medications like mifepristone for hypercortisolism treatment with appropriate monitoring for adverse effects like hypokalemia, while also exploring innovative solutions such as virtual care consultations, artificial intelligence–assisted imaging interpretation, and deprescribing of diabetes and blood pressure medications when hypercortisolism treatment successfully reduces cortisol levels.
Several institutions have published guidance on how to treat patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
GLP-1 receptor agonists, used to manage diabetes, are now being used for obesity in children and adolescents.
NBC News Medical Analyst Vin Gupta, MD, joins Drug Topics at NCPDP 2025 to discuss the technological evolution of the pharmacy profession.
Pharmacy team members can help patients prepare for upcoming travels, ensuring they are up to date with the recommended vaccines for their locations.
As respiratory viruses and COVID-19 variants lurk seemingly everywhere, here’s how best to detect and differentiate.
An essay by Lord Simon Woolley that was published in BMJ calls on the medical community to speak up on how failed drug laws disproportionately harm black communities.
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that presents with painful, deep, and inflamed lesions found in flexural, apocrine gland-bearing sites.
Custom is one of the growing number of companies focusing on adherence. It changed its name from Pack4U last year.
Technology will help you identify potential reimbursement problems before they trigger reduced payments or claims audits.
Thomas Sherrer, PharmD, emphasizes teamwork and technology in inventory management to enhance patient safety and reduce medication errors.
The company’s investigational ABCWY vaccine candidate will be reviewed by the FDA by February 14, 2025.
With the risk of diversion potentially greater than it was before the pandemic, these data should be viewed as a warning sign.
Afoxolaner, moxidectin, and pyrantel chewable tablets protect dogs from fleas, ticks, heartworm disease, roundworms, and hookworms.
Initiative promotes adoption of value-based care models in community pharmacy settings.
A conversation with David Nau, PhD, professor of social and administrative pharmacy, and director of assessment at Ohio Northern University.
Ease patients’ concerns by being well versed in the safety profiles of each vaccine.
Independent pharmacists must not only prioritize patient care, but also financial stewardship, to maintain a confident business outlook amid industry headwinds.
First-in-class brensocatib has the potential to be the first approved treatment for bronchiectasis.
Heather Folz, PharmD, BCACP and Christina H. Sherrill, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM discuss challenges pharmacists may face when implementing CGM services and how they can help raise awareness.
As state-level PBM reform heats up amid dire situations for many retail pharmacies, Walgreens Chief Pharmacy Officer Rick Gates joins Drug Topics to discuss ongoing industry challenges.
Tremfya phase 3 data shows skin clearance rates were maintained at 5 years with 55.5% of patients achieving an IGA score of 0% and 53% achieving PASI 100 response in VOYAGE 2 trial.