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

Pharmacy Times

SHOW MORE This abstract will be presented at the Oncology Pharmacists Connect (OPC) meeting in Austin, Texas, from June 19 to 20, 2025. Materials and Methods Oncology-trained nurses review the charts of all specialty oncology medications that are due to be refilled. During this time frame, the pharmacy documented 152 interventions.

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Psychiatric Medication Adherence in Patients Experiencing Homelessness

Pharmacy Times

Patients were excluded if they had a primary mental health diagnosis of a substance use disorder or no documented Behavioral Health Initial Assessment Form in the electronic medical record. MARS is a self-reported 10-item questionnaire to measure psychiatric medication adherence ( Table 1 ).

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What is Digital Communication: Comprehensive Explanation with Examples

Viseven

Medical histories, test results, and treatment plans are now shared seamlessly, ensuring everyone is on the same page. And patients gladly take the opportunity to access their online medical records — 54% reviewed their records at least three times during 2022 , compared to 38% in 2020.

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The unsustainability of clinical trials and need for transformative change

Pharmaceutical Technology

On paper, this sounds like a positive time for medical innovation. The present clinical trial ecosystem is not equipped nor projected to have the capacity to satisfy this demand, and as a result the ecosystem is facing a potential slowdown in drug development. Sign up for our daily news round-up!

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Five Lessons Learned About Antimicrobial Stewardship Metrics

IDStewardship

It may be derived from work completed inthe microbiology lab, unitsdispensed from the pharmacy, administrations performed by nurses, expenditures produced from drug purchases, documentation within any area of the electronic medical record, extraction from supplemental tools or data warehouses, and so much more.

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Connecting with Patients at Home

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

Another unique aspect of this model is that all interprofessional team members can access and document within a universal electronic medical record (EPIC). How can someone learn more about this unique practice setting and the career opportunities it presents for pharmacists?

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

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The incidence of medication errors varies greatly among published studies, not only due to the lack of a clear definition, 1,2 but also because of different factors such as the healthcare setting, differing levels of automation (e.g. 3–5 Medication errors are often documented in national or local electronic incident reporting systems.