Drug Topics, Digital Edition, June 2011

Nine pharmacists from 2 corporate locations in Wakefield and Westerly are seeking to join the Pharmacy Guild in an attempt to improve working conditions.

Wendy Crouse, DVM, an independent house call veterinarian with Heal House Call Veterinarian, sat down with Drug Topics to discuss how the adoption of e-prescribing has transformed her practice.

According to Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, although similarities exist between bispecific therapies in the myeloma space, health care providers should take special note of practical differences and nuances associated with each when operationalizing them at their site of care.

Kevin Hope, RPh, senior director of pharmacy education at Pharmcon, joined Drug Topics to discuss pharmacy compounding from the new USP changes and the importance of education around compounding best practices.

Patients in ED being treated for an opioid overdose were more likely to initiate medication for opioid use disorder after discharge when they received peer recovery support services.

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