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Debates on Pharmacy Desert Definition Impact Access to Care

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Michael Murphy, PharmD, MBA, discusses how the lack of a universal definition for pharmacy deserts is leading to a significant impact on patients’ access and outcomes.

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Why Pharmacy Deserts Are Detrimental to US Communities

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Between discrepancies in its definition and financial pressures impacting sustainability, Michael Murphy, PharmD, MBA, joined to discuss the increasingly prominent impacts of pharmacy deserts.

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Collaborative, Pharmacist-Led Approach Crucial in Polypharmacy

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In fact, while there is no universal definition for polypharmacy and the number of prescriptions that denote it, the most accepted numerical range of prescriptions for polypharmacy is 5 or more, according to a study published in BMC Geriatrics. a systematic review of definitions. National Institute on Aging. August 24, 2021.

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How the Rise in US Pharmacy Deserts Impacts Patients’ Health

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The 3 experts provided detailed insights into the prominence of pharmacy deserts, issues within its definitions, how they impact both patients and pharmacists, and how they are an inherently community-based issue.

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Q&A: Current Advancements in Insulin Delivery for Patients with Diabetes

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For starters, when you think about where we originally came from, we had animal-derived insulins, we had NPH (Neutral Protamine Hagedorn), an intermediate insulin, which has a peak and needs to definitely be given twice a day, but if it peaks at the wrong time, someone experiences hypoglycemia. It wouldn't be peaking at the wrong times.

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A biopharma doubles down on diversity goals through a newly created position

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I wanted to create a shared definition of patient centricity here at Ardelyx, and then weave that into the fabric of the organization." I wanted to create a shared definition of patient centricity here at Ardelyx, and then weave that into the fabric of the organization,” she said.

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Q&A: Factors Influencing Perception of Pharmacy as a Career

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Number one is definitely the cost, I think, tuition—this is not strictly a pharmacy thing, this is true of all graduate related programs and other health professions—has just risen exponentially. It's not uncommon for pharmacists to have multiple mini careers within a career. I still think that that's there.