ADVERTISEMENT

August 2022

Pharmacy Today logo
Volume 28, Issue 8

Archives   Download TOC  

Current Issue

August 2022 cover

Download  

ADVERTISEMENT
 

Practice & Trends

APhA brings pharmacists and health plans together

Payment Reform

APhA brings pharmacists and health plans together

On May 16 and 17, 2022, APhA hosted the Optimizing Patient Outcomes: Health Plans and Pharmacists Summit. This groundbreaking summit brought together 31 innovative thought leaders from health plans and pharmacy practices to network and strategize best practices and pathways to better deploy pharmacists in evolving care delivery models that reduce overall costs and improve quality of care.

Johanna Taylor Katroscik, PharmD

RSS
Going to bat for patients, pharmacists, and pharmacy teams

Association Perspective

Going to bat for patients, pharmacists, and pharmacy teams

It’s been a busy summer in our nation’s capital, and in state capitals across the country. FDA’s monumental update to the EUA providing patient access to pharmacist services across this country gave pharmacists the ability to prescribe the COVID-19 oral antiviral, Paxlovid (Pfizer), under certain conditions for patients with COVID-19.

Ilisa BG Bernstein PharmD, JD, FAPhA

Pharmacists: Frontline educators about cannabis interactions

Today's Perspective

Pharmacists: Frontline educators about cannabis interactions

According to a recent report, up to 11% of young adults with medical conditions use some form of cannabis on a daily basis. Although the prevalence of its use decreases with age, an increasing number of older adults are also relying on cannabis or cannabis-based products, many for pain relief.

Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, Pharmacy Today editor in chief

RSS

Drugs & Diseases

RSS

Health Systems

Sterile compounding and technology: New guidance

Sterile Compounding

Sterile compounding and technology: New guidance

The now infamous RaDonda Vaught case, in which a nurse was criminally convicted of making a fatal medication error, has demonstrated that health care professionals, including pharmacists, must continue to be diligent by engaging in safe medication practices.

Olivia C. Welter, PharmD

RSS

CPE

RSS

In this Issue

RSS
ADVERTISEMENT