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Kathleen Beitzel

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The Ever-Expanding Role of Consultant Pharmacists in Long-term Care

Clinical consultant pharmacists offer an individualized approach to the needs of long-term care facilities.


Kendall Szulimowski, 2021 PharmD candidate

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Melphalan Flufenamide for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

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.


Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP

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Coming out of COVID: 5 Objectives for Boosting Rx Business and Cash Clinical Services

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.



Betsy Adegborioye

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Practice Update: Treating Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

Several institutions have published guidance on how to treat patients hospitalized with COVID-19.


Justine Magalona, PharmD candidate

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Review of FDA Approvals for Pediatric Obesity Management

GLP-1 receptor agonists, used to manage diabetes, are now being used for obesity in children and adolescents.


Russell Libby, MD

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Detecting Crossover Symptoms of COVID-19, Influenza

As respiratory viruses and COVID-19 variants lurk seemingly everywhere, here’s how best to detect and differentiate.


Total Pharmacy Team

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The Health Care Professional’s Role in Creating Equitable Patient Outcomes

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.


Bernard A. Cohen, MD

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Current and Future Treatments for Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that presents with painful, deep, and inflamed lesions found in flexural, apocrine gland-bearing sites.


Staff Writer

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Pilot Program From Custom Health, L.A. Care, Tackles Medication Adherence

Custom is one of the growing number of companies focusing on adherence. It changed its name from Pack4U last year.


Jeff Puetz, Director, Field Business Coaching, Good Neighbor Pharmacy

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Using Data to Put a Stop to Your Pharmacy's Profit Leakage

Technology will help you identify potential reimbursement problems before they trigger reduced payments or claims audits.


John Parkinson

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FDA Accepts GSK's BLA for 5-in-1 Meningococcal Vaccine

The company’s investigational ABCWY vaccine candidate will be reviewed by the FDA by February 14, 2025.


Tom Knight, CEO, Invistics

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Challenges of Drug Diversion in Health Care Settings Amid High Staff Turnover, Budget Cuts

With the risk of diversion potentially greater than it was before the pandemic, these data should be viewed as a warning sign.


Kristen Crossley, MA

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Chewable Tablet Receives FDA Approval for Internal and External Parasites in Dogs

Afoxolaner, moxidectin, and pyrantel chewable tablets protect dogs from fleas, ticks, heartworm disease, roundworms, and hookworms.


Todd D. Sorensen, PharmD

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A Partnership to Optimize Medication Use and Patient Outcomes

Initiative promotes adoption of value-based care models in community pharmacy settings.


Rachel Krishewsky, BS, BPS, PharmD candidate

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COVID-19 Vaccines: A Focus on Safety

Ease patients’ concerns by being well versed in the safety profiles of each vaccine.


Formulary Watch Staff

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Health Care Affordability in the Election Spotlight

More than half of those who responded to a recent KFF survey say they are worried about paying for their prescription drugs.


Dermatology Times Staff

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Guselkumab Phase 3 Data Show Sustained Skin Clearance After 5 Years

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.


Esther H. Kanner, PharmD Candidate 2023

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Vitamin D and COVID-19: An Evidence-Based Review

In this article, we will review the evidence describing a possible link between vitamin D and COVID-19.


Brielle Benyon

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Recapping the FDA's Cancer Drug Approvals From The Winter

Here’s a look back at the cancer drugs that gained FDA approval in the winter of 2023.


Beth Plumptre

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Is ChatGPT Health Care’s Next Big Thing?

Artificial intelligence has many applications in health care, but hurdles to widespread adoption remain.


Andrew L. Wilson, PharmD, FASHP

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Transparency in Drug Pricing Can Start With 340B

There are 3 key considerations in understanding 340B program results and benefits.


Anna Legreid Dopp, PharmD, CPHQ

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The Pharmacist’s Role Beyond COVID-19

Amid the pandemic, how effectively pharmacists embraced their role as frontline care providers could change the profession forever.


Heidi Anne Duerr, MPH

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What's Driving the Increasing Number of Adult Women With ADHD?

More and more women are being diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. What's behind this increase?



Kelly McGrail-Pokuta

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Lowering Patient Drug Costs with Biosimilars Can Happen When the Right Teams Come Together

Pharmacy benefit managers can help health plans understand when to best leverage and align to biosimilars and other cost-effective treatments.


Thomas C. Blevins, MD, ECNU, FACE, FNLA

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Basal Insulin Therapies for Diabetes Management

Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, and Thomas C. Blevins, MD, ECNU, FACE, FNLA, review FDA-approved basal insulins for the management of diabetes.


Shreya Doshi, MBBS

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Health Care Workers Can be Part of the Climate Change Solution

Anesthetic gases and meter dose inhalers, how we use our antibiotics, how we use our resources for infection prevention and control, and how we use plastic and food in our hospitals all add up.


Razwan Miah, BPS, PharmD

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Probiotics for the Prevention of Pediatric Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

Evidence of the relationship between probiotics and antibiotics is lacking.


Mike Johnston, CPhT-Adv

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From Stagnation to Success: Traits That Set Successful Pharmacy Technicians Apart

Pharmacy technicians who prioritize learning, networking, and persistence can become incredibly successful in their chosen career.

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