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Preparing Students for the Technology of Tomorrow

Drug Topics

Shortages of physicians and nurses in primary care will lead to more opportunities for pharmacists to deliver health care services beyond medication dispensing. 4 Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are quickly evolving to assist with diagnosing health problems, tailoring drug therapy, and completing clinical documentation.

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Blog: Ask a Student Pharmacist

Site description Expand all + Organization Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center , an acute care hospital, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County.

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Reviewing the use of high-cost therapies for atopic dermatitis: a follow-on audit

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Michael Wilcock and Ersa Tsoutsoura present further analyses of high-cost drug prescribing for atopic dermatitis at a UK hospital, expanding on their 2023 evaluation of dupilumab use. As before, the hospital, in conjunction with the local ICS, utilised the Blueteq high-cost drug management system. respectively.

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The Value of a Medically Integrated Pharmacy to Maximize Cost Avoidance and Reduce Waste of Oral Oncolytic Medications

Pharmacy Times

Materials and Methods Oncology-trained nurses review the charts of all specialty oncology medications that are due to be refilled. The nurses have access to the electronic medical record and perform an extensive medical records review of office notes, labs, scans, pathology, and upcoming appointments.

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Psychiatric Medication Adherence in Patients Experiencing Homelessness

Pharmacy Times

In a recent initiative, we attempted to analyze medication adherence rates at Sharp Mesa Vista (SMV) Hospital, the largest psychiatric hospital in San Diego, to identify possible reasons leading to nonadherence in patients admitted to the hospital, both those experiencing homelessness and those who were not admitted to the hospital.

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The unsustainability of clinical trials and need for transformative change

Pharmaceutical Technology

Academic medical centers continue to conduct the bulk of trials, especially in the US, while community hospitals and clinics often lack the resources to participate in trials at scale. This is despite the majority of patients being treated at community hospitals and clinics. Sign up for our daily news round-up!

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Hospital pharmacist-led re-evaluation of medication errors: a pilot study

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Karl-Johan Lindner and Marie Halvarsson, from the pharmacy at Västerås Hospital in Sweden, describe a new approach to improve the categorisation of medication errors that uses the skills of hospital pharmacists to reclassify reported incidents based on a given medication process. One million injections or infusions and 1.7