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

Investigators supplemented a slim body of existing research on CBD for pain management.

Patients with immune mediated inflammatory diseases are at an increased risk of herpes zoster, but research on the risk of possible vaccine-related flares following vaccination with the recombinant zoster vaccine is limited.

A study presented at ACR Convergence 2021 examined the relationship between race/ethnicity, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood, and how often patients are prescribed disease-specific treatments.

Non-White patients were more likely to express beliefs that medications are both harmful and overused, leading to a decrease in medication adherence.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis should be encouraged to receive their yearly flu vaccine.

Patients require more information on biosimilars, but the number of switches a patient experience does not negatively impact their satisfaction with care.

Patients who lived in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas were more likely to have potentially inappropriate opioid prescriptions, compared with other types of potentially inappropriate medications.

Pharmacists are a key part of the multidisciplinary approach that health care providers should take when tapering patients off opioid therapy.

A poster presentation at ACR Convergence 2021 compared risk factors for long-term opioid use among DMARD and non-DMARD users.

The vaccine’s safety, tolerability, and efficacy was discussed across multiple abstracts presented at ACR Convergence 2021.

Patients with fibromyalgia are turning to medical cannabis to improve sleep problems and other negative effects, according to a poster presentation at ACR Convergence 2021, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting.

The study, presented at ACR Convergence 2021, evaluated how methotrexate self-injection education videos on YouTube have evolved over time.

Susan Lorenz-Fisher, vice president of corporate responsibility & sustainability, AmerisourceBergen, and Erin Briggs, senior pharmacy advisor, Americares, discuss mental health awareness and resources for pharmacists to support their mental health.

Steven Anderson, CEO, NACDS, joined Drug Topics® for a forward look at how associations—like the National Association of Chain Drug Stores—can empower pharmacies through the power of collaboration in 2022.

Wayne Boese, Vice President, Sales, at American Associated Pharmacies kicked off the Total Pharmacy Solutions Summit with his keynote address.

Ken Perez, Vice President, Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs at Omnicell, Inc., discussed the intersection of health policy, pharmacists, and technology in promoting medication adherence in underserved populations.

Jeffrey Stewart, Co-founder and Operator, Pharmtrue, shared his cannabis crash course to better prepare pharmacists for patient care.

Sneha Baxi Srivastava, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, DipACLM, associate professor/associate director of skills education and clinical pharmacist, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, presented a Continuing Education course on strengthening communication skills to enhance patient well-being.

Beatriz Manzor Mitrzyk, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, clinical assistant professor and research scientist at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy presented a Continuing Education course on health disparities, including patient-centered care, cultural competence, and bias.

Wayne Boese, Vice President, American Associated Pharmacies; Jeffrey Stewart, Co-founder and operator, Pharmtrue; and William Holmes, CEO, RxSafe came together to close out the Total Pharmacy Solutions Summit with a roundtable discussion.

Winners were announced during the NCPA Annual 2021 Convention.

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This year’s Total Store Expo identified opportunities for growth and facilitated collaboration between retailers and manufacturers.

IQVIA experts discussed the key takeaways from their NACDS Total Store Expo presentation.

A CE session during the 2021 Total Pharmacy Solutions Summit illuminated the ways that patient-centered communication can improve outcomes and enhance the pharmacist’s role in health care.

Good Neighbor Pharmacy customers from rural, suburban, and city areas reflect on the past year and discuss the future of independent pharmacy.

In an exclusive interview with Drug Topics, Beth Mitchell, senior director of government affairs at AmerisourceBergen, explores the ways that pharmacists can take action on legislation that affects their practice.