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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.

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As the main course of treatment for cancer-related pain, the use of opioids comes with a number of issues for both patients and prescribers.

Timing of treatment initiation is crucial for patients with cancer.

Collecting data on social determinants of health carries a number of issues and needs to be improved to create learning health systems.

While the use of chemotherapy at end of life is decreasing, the use of immunotherapy is increasing.

Follow-ups from pharmacists show a significant increase in outpatient antiemetic drugs prescribed and quality of life in patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Tackling Medicare Part D drug costs takes more than just capping costs.

Childhood cancer survivors are high risk of pain and in need of pain relief. Did 2016 guidelines for opioid prescribing change use in this group?

Cancer care is expensive, but pharmacists can help.

This is the first approved therapy targeted to patients with the HER2-low breast cancer subtype. Its approval comes four months ahead of its PDUFA action date.

The specialty drug pipeline includes first- and next-in- class drugs across the oncology and immunology spaces.

Monoclonal antibodies have been helpful in preventing severe illness in patients at increased risk, but barriers to receiving this therapy exist.

Comprehensive medication management has been shown to improve disease markers, and new research indicates it could also reduce costs.

A toolkit provides insight into the use of automated dispensing station overrides for emergency situations.

In an emergency, automated dispensing cabinets can prevent unnecessary delays. Knowing the agents most needed in the cabinets is an important step to aid in this reduction.

Cold-chain packaging represents a great deal of cost and environmental impact. Eco-friendly packaging could reduce both.

During this period, pharmacists can optimize medications, monitor adherence, and improve access.

Pharmacy residents can aid in effectively improving HbA1c levels in patients.

Complex diseases can be difficult to manage for optimal outcomes. Monitoring programs of therapies can help with that management

Bar code medication administration has been moved beyond inpatient areas, but compliance may require improvement.

The program administered 60 vaccines to patients referred by their primary care physicians.

New options are being developed for conditions including psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and asthma.

Patient reported outcomes for were positive for those who filled medications at an integrated health system specialty pharmacy.