Small Doses: May 6 to May 10

From medication dispensers to comprehensive patient care advocates, pharmacists have never been more essential to the health care team and to patients in specialty care.

In the first episode of the podcast, Jennifer Goldman and Hailey Choi discuss the latest FDA updates around compounded weight loss medications, clinical concerns and how pharmacists can protect their patients.

The role of the community pharmacist is beginning to expand into specialty pharmacy spaces to increase access and outcomes for patients.

Leveraging his expertise in pain management, Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE, CTTS, joined Drug Topics to discuss the importance of pharmacists in patients’ use of OTC medications to treat pain.

A conversation with Katherine Tromp, PharmD, interim dean at Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Pharmacy.

Researchers identified differences in naloxone training, policies, procedures, and preferences among chain or independent pharmacies across Alabama.