ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition

When dealing with marginalized and underserved populations, it is important to understand barriers to care and why they exist.

With increasing use of telehealth, patients need access to resources that let them get the most out of the experience.

Social support and education may be the solution.

A group of pharmacists rose to the occasion to help a man having a medical emergency aboard a recent United flight bound for Newark, New Jersey.

The U.S. biosimilar landscape is changing, and legislation may be the key to controlling drug prices and advancing the market.

Cost savings were not associated with an increase in adverse drug events.

Knowledge gaps can make OTC medication recommendations for this population a challenge.

Low-income subsidies can eliminate much of the out-of-pocket costs that patients must pay.

Direct-to-consumer companies attract attention on social media, but are they as effective as traditional healthcare services?

Not every pharmacist may feel comfortable administering vaccines to children, but education could help.

Pharmacists can optimize medication adherence and serve as an additional touchpoint for patients during treatment.

Two clinical pathways were created to manage patients and required resources.

Diabetes self-management education and diabetes prevention programs can improve patient outcomes including mental health and HbA1C.

Biosimilars have the potential to create immense savings.

Developing more advanced roles for pharmacy technician can reduce turnover in roles.

Faced with access problems, women could be positively impacted by pharmacists having prescribing powers in New York state.

Providing culturally competent care is one way pharmacists can help improve vaccine uptake in their communities.

Immunocompromised adults aged 19 years or older are eligible to receive the recombinant zoster vaccine.

Research results showed a significant difference in blood pressure control when patients took magnesium.

The addition of a pharmacist to a diabetes management team increases therapy optimization and medication access while enhancing patient care.

Study findings presented at the 2021 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition revealed naloxone counseling can impact the opioid crisis through patient education.

Mean days of therapy per 1000 patient-days were reduced across medication categories.

Results of a study presented in a poster presentation during ASHP Midyear collected data of the available OTC CBD products being sold in Colorado pharmacies.

Pharmacists can provide education on migraine prophylaxis for better outcomes.

Several key regulatory changes made over the past year affect health-system pharmacists.

Survey results presented during the ASHP 2020 Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition offered insight into community pharmacists’ knowledge and confidence of CBD products.

In a session held during ASHP Midyear 2020 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, Anthony Fauci, MD, warned pharmacists of challenging months ahead amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pharmacists can prepare themselves to address patients’ questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines.

Mail-order prescriptions shipped during winter and summer months are likely to spend a substantial portion of time outside the recommended safe temperature range for most medications.

A poster presentation from ASHP Midyear 2020 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition highlighted the pharmacist’s role in improving outcomes in patients with COPD.