December 21 Today's Perspective Today's Perspective Pharmacists can help provide access to much-needed naloxone PT December 2022 According to CDC, nearly 50,000 people died from an opioid-involved overdose in 2019, and this number jumped to about 100,000 deaths in 2020.
January 5 Today's Perspective Today's Perspective Pharmacists: Heroes of the pandemic PT January 2023 According to the latest CDC data, the U.S. has experienced a bump in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and death this winter.
February 7 Today's Perspective Today's Perspective Shared decision-making can improve pain management PT February 2023 According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, shared decision-making “occurs when a health care provider and a patient work together to make a health care decision that is best for the patient.” Kristin Wiisanen PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP
March 7 Today's Perspective Today's Perspective Pharmacists have opportunities, challenges when prescribing Paxlovid PT March 2023 Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists’ scope of practice has expanded exponentially, with pharmacists on the front lines administering COVID-19 vaccines and offering COVID-19 testing services. Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP
April 7 Today's Perspective Today's Perspective Pharmacists are essential to buprenorphine access PT April 2023 As an age-advanced (i.e., older) pharmacist, I can remember the days when proton-pump inhibitors, H2 receptor antagonists, fluticasone nasal spray, and many other self-care products required a prescription. Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP
May 9 Today's Perspective Today's Perspective Wellness: A priority for pharmacists PT May 2023 Since the start of the pandemic, pharmacists have faced an unprecedented level of chronic stress and burnout. Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP