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Pharmacist Involvement Helps Reduce Time to A1c Target

Drug Topics

Additional advantages include fewer emergency visits, hospitalizations, medication adherence, and associated cost savings. The study also sought to determine the rate of achieving goal A1c, mean A1c reduction, and rate of hospitalization and emergency department visits. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). million people, or 11.6%

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Pharmacies Need Strategies to Improve Health Care Access

Pharmacy Times

Wick, MBA, RPh, FASCP Key Takeaways Pharmacists can address SDOH by providing patient-centered care, promoting immunizations, and offering point-of-care testing to improve health outcomes. Offering and promoting immunizations and point-of-care testing are 2 proven ways to address SDOH.

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Understanding Recent Changes to 505(b)(2) Drugs and Reimbursement

Pharmacy Times

From 2003 to 2023, 943 drugs were approved through the 505(b)(2) pathway. However, 505(b)(2) drugs have been available since the 1980s. “CMS CMS is evaluating all 943 of these drugs and may give each one its own [Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code (J-code)], so think about this as this is going forward,” Soefje said.

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Do We Really Pay More for Prescription Drugs in the United States?

Pharmacy Times

Bush’s Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003, and with it drug coverage for tens of millions of Medicare enrollees for the first time in program history. From a coverage perspective, Part D has been a success, with older Americans paying far less for drugs than they otherwise would have prior to MMA 2003. Add President Joseph R.

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The Role of Pharmacists in Cardiovascular Health: A Collaborative Approach to Treatment, Counseling, and Nutrition

Pharmacy Times

J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022;28(11):2238-2240. doi:10.1038/s41591-022-02027-3. Fera T, Bluml BM, Ellis WM. Diabetes Ten City Challenge: final economic and clinical results. 2009;49(3):383-391. doi:10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09015 2009.09015 Blalock SJ, Roberts AW, Lauffenburger JC, Thompson T, O'Connor SK.

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Meet the Expert: Myocarditis

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Sanjay Prasad MD has been a consultant in cardiology and cardiovascular magnetic resonance at the Royal Brompton Hospital since 2003 and is also Professor of Cardiomyopathy at Imperial College, London. As part of the research, his team contacted hospitals across the country to identify patients hospitalised with myocarditis.

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15 home remedies for earache

The Checkup by Singlecare

Watchful waiting allows the immune system to fight the infection. Watchful waiting When a healthcare provider cannot make a definite diagnosis, particularly in kids between the ages of 6 months and 2 years with mild symptoms, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends watching and observing to see if the symptoms improve on their own.