Pharmacy Technician Pulse

Myeloma Expert: Earlier Use of Bispecifics Can Improve Patient Outcomes

Drug Topics

APRIL 18, 2024

As the potential grows to use emerging bispecifics in earlier lines of myeloma therapy, so does the potential to induce better patient outcomes, said Kirollos Hanna, PharmD.

ICYMI: PBM exec admits choosing profits over patients

PhRMA

JUNE 2, 2023

With Congress discussing policy changes that would lower drug costs for patients and rein in powerful middlemen, insurers and their PBMs are dusting off their old playbook and once again threatening to increase costs for employers if required to do their job and actually provide meaningful coverage to patients.

Insurance

Peer Recovery Support May Benefit Patients in Emergency Departments for Opioid Overdose

Drug Topics

APRIL 18, 2024

Patients in ED being treated for an opioid overdose were more likely to initiate medication for opioid use disorder after discharge when they received peer recovery support services.

Navigating the patient experience: Burdens and barriers standing between patients and their care

PhRMA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Health care affordability is not the only hurdle facing patients, according to PhRMA’s third Patient Experience Survey (PES). The latest PES report exposes another crucial problem: the frustration and confusion people have around how to use their coverage.

Insurance

5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud. Discover how an end-to-end specialty and infusion pharmacy application can help improve patient outcomes, decrease time to therapy, and reduce the total cost of care.

Pharmacy Management Software

Community Pharmacist-Led CGM Programs Can Boost Clinic Revenue While Helping Patients

Drug Topics

APRIL 12, 2024

Community pharmacists are uniquely positioned to promote uptake due to their frequent interactions with patients and expertise in chronic condition counseling. Although over 38 million people in the US have diabetes, continuous glucose monitor (CGM) uptake is low.

Slideshow: Pharmacists’ Ability to Improve Patient Care in Cancer Medication Management Services

Drug Topics

APRIL 5, 2024

In 4 posters presented at the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Annual Conference 2024, researchers addressed pharmacists’ role in managing patients’ anticancer medications.

Patient Care

Putting Delaware patients first: Protecting Patient Assistance Programs

PhRMA

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Patients with chronic health conditions in Delaware are seeing a new wave of relief thanks to Governor John Carney, members of the Delaware legislature and more than 40 patient groups. The recently passed SB267 will make it easier for vulnerable patients to be able to afford their brand medications.

Patient Preferences Play Essential Part in Contraceptive Care

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 8, 2024

Although there are medical considerations for patients with psychiatric conditions, prescribers must consider patient preference to increase adherence and effectiveness of contraception.

What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

Learning Objectives: Dose-response curves and patient treatment: How do pharmacologic and toxicologic principles apply to the dosing of drugs in clinical development? Ben Locwin will discuss the potential effects of this draft, along with the pharmacological and toxicological considerations for optimizing doses of prescription drugs.

FDA

Newest Indication for Bempedoic Acid Expands Patient Population

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 9, 2024

In March 2024, the label for bempedoic acid was expanded to reduce cardiovascular risk and expand the low-density lipoprotein-C (LDL-C) lowering in both primary and secondary prevention patients.

Labelling

How Patient Characteristics, SDOH, Impact CLL, SLL Treatment Backdrop

Drug Topics

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Social determinants of health (SDOH), such as financial disparities or lack of insurance, create barriers to accessing breakthrough therapies like BTK inhibitors among patients with CLL and SLL.

Insurance

Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Demonstrates High Protection Against Shingles in Adult Patients

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 24, 2024

efficacy in patients aged 50 years and older cumulatively within the 6- to 11-year period after vaccination. The recombinant zoster vaccine demonstrated a 79.7%

Vaccines

CGM Can Help Pregnant Patients With T1D Improve TIR, Outcomes

Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Despite previously suggested benchmarks, investigators found that spending less time-in-range (TIR) can still improve maternal and perinatal outcomes among pregnant patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Tovorafenib for Pediatric Patients With BRAF-Mutated LGG

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 26, 2024

Tovorafenib is the first systemic therapy to be approved for the treatment of pediatric patients who have low-grade glioma with BRAF rearrangements or fusions.

FDA

FDA Approves Lutathera for Pediatric Patients With SSTR+ Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 23, 2024

This approval makes lutetium Lu177 the first therapy to be approved for the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in pediatric patients.

FDA

Pharmacists Facilitate Harm Reduction for Patients With Anxiety Using Cannabis

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 7, 2024

Data for generalized anxiety disorders and cannabis use is scarce, but pharmacists can help educate patients on potential benefits and risks of cannabis usage.

Pharmacist Interventions May Improve Clinical Outcomes of Patients With T2D

Drug Topics

JANUARY 16, 2024

By getting involved in patient care, pharmacists can help alleviate the burdens associated with the self-management of type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Patient Care

STAT+: RaDonda Vaught, nurse who accidentally killed patient, to speak at CommonSpirit event on patient safety

STAT

MARCH 1, 2024

CommonSpirit Health is hosting an educational event this month featuring RaDonda Vaught, the Tennessee nurse who was criminally prosecuted for accidentally killing a patient by injecting the wrong medication. The session, held during National Patient Safety Week, will cover medical error prevention and “systems thinking.

Hospitals

Exploring Treatment Options for Patients with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 7, 2024

Potential adjunctive and novel treatment options based on a patient's specific symptoms and clinical factors are being explored to treat treatment-resistant schizophrenia

Technology Tools Increase Patient Safety in the Pharmacy

Drug Topics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

From automated medication dispensing systems to telepharmacy services, technology can help reduce the risk of adverse patient events.

Medication Dispensing

Pharmacists' Patient Counseling Role

Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 31, 2024

Kristen Peterson, PharmD, BCOP, explores how pharmacists deliver comprehensive education, empower patients, manage side effects, and prioritize outcomes for multiple myeloma care, ensuring quality treatment understanding and adherence.

OTC Contraception Opens New Opportunities for Counseling Patients

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 18, 2024

With the first FDA-approved option hitting shelves soon, pharmacists can advise patients on the best methods to prevent pregnancy

FDA

FDA Approves Alectinib to Treat Patients With ALK-Positive NSCLC

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 19, 2024

With this approval, alectinib is the first anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor to be approved for patients with ALK-positive, early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.

FDA

New, Emerging Treatment Options for Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 12, 2024

In addition to emerging treatment options, the speakers addressed the importance of individualized decision-making when treating patients with multiple myeloma.

Oral Simnotrelvir May Shorten Recovery Time of Patients With Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19

Drug Topics

JANUARY 24, 2024

Patients who received oral simnotrelvir recovered up to 1.5 days faster from COVID-19 compared to patients who received a placebo in the new study.

STAT+: Biosimilars haven’t always yielded lower out-of-pocket costs for patients, study finds

STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

a higher proportion of patients using brand-name biologics were paying out-of-pocket costs, which were also, on average, 12% higher than before, according to a recent study. In addition, patients who used biosimilars often did not pay lower out-of-pocket costs than those who were given brand-name biologic medicines.

Medical Schools

Medical Schools Insurance Hospitals

High physician empathy could offer patients with lower back pain lasting benefits, study shows

STAT

APRIL 12, 2024

Amid the many demands of practicing medicine, doctors can have less time and energy for their patients, and those relationships can suffer. Yet research has shown that when physicians show empathy, that can generally lead to better clinical outcomes, at least over the near-term. population in any given year. population in any given year.

Multilingual Pharmacists Create Bridge of Communication, Access for Patients

Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 15, 2024

Language barriers between pharmacists and patients impacts medication adherence, patient education, and overall health outcomes, resulting in patient harm.

Communication

Gap in Medicaid Impacts Access to Services for Justice-Involved Patients

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 19, 2024

Patients who were formerly incarcerated commonly experience substance use disorder, tuberculosis, hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted diseases

Study: Lymphoma Patients Recover Longer for Pneumonia

Pharmacy Times

MARCH 13, 2024

Furthermore, the study authors indicated that patients with lymphoma and community-acquired pneumonia have broader dysregulated responses.

FDA Approves Maralixibat for Treatment of Pediatric Patients With PFIC

Pharmacy Times

MARCH 14, 2024

The drug is indicated for patients 5 years of age and older with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis and cholestatic pruritus in pediatric patients with Alagille syndrome.

FDA

From patient engagement to patient centricity

pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In the pharma industry, “patient engagement” and “patient centricity” might seem like interchangeable bits of corporate jargon. Going from the vital activity of patient engagement to the more encompassing state of patient centricity requires big steps in the evolution of new-drug discovery, development, and delivery.

Communication

Communication Hospitals

Patient Partnership Index showcasing gold standard patient-centric care has launched

Outsourcing Pharma

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

An international initiative that recognizes, rewards, and benchmarks the reputations of pharma companies in patient engagement and centricity has opened.

After Amylyx ALS trial failure, patients share disappointment and fear — but some hope

STAT

MARCH 12, 2024

The news last week that a Phase 3 trial of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug — marketed as Relyvrio — failed to benefit patients compared to placebo hit the ALS patient community hard.

It’s Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024!

OctariusRx

MARCH 11, 2024

It’s patient safety awareness week and the OctariusRx team is excited to spread the word and recognize ongoing efforts to make patients safer. Since patient safety is one of our core values, every day of the year is patient safety day for our team. Safe medication management enhances patient safety and improves outcomes.

Labelling

Labelling Patient Care

Medically Integrated Dispensing Pharmacies Access Patient Medical Records To More Effectively Manage Patients

Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Medically integrated dispensing specialty pharmacies can connect patient medical and pharmacy records to improve medication adherence and help patients to safely stay on them for longer.

Medical Records

Medical Records Specialty Pharmacies

STAT+: CAR-T, recently used in a lupus patient, helps other autoimmune patients, too, in small study

STAT

DECEMBER 9, 2023

SAN DIEGO — When the first lupus patient received CAR-T therapy, researchers watched in amazement as her autoimmune disease rapidly went into remission. Doctors treated eight of these patients for lupus, four for systemic sclerosis, and three for inflammatory myositis. Though, he added, questions remain.

Immunization

Moderate Carbohydrate Diet May Improve Glucose Control in Patients With T1D

Drug Topics

JANUARY 4, 2024

Patients on a moderate carbohydrate diet increased their time in range by 4.7% and decreased their time above range by 5.9%.

Antipsychotic Prescribing Patterns in Pediatric Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Pharmacy Times

MARCH 6, 2024

Findings emphasize the importance of further research on effective and safe alternative treatments for MDD in children and adolescents, specifically in patients who are refractory to nonpharmacologic treatment and/or standard of care antidepressants

Role of the Pharmacist in Institutional Readiness, Patient Readiness for Bispecifics

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 13, 2024

Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FACCC, discusses the role of the pharmacist in relation to bispecific care team readiness and patient readiness.

Patient Centric Diabetes Care

PharmExec

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A discussion of the current standard for diabetes care and how the importance of patient centricity, including addressing patient's mental health, are imperative to the future of the space.

Patients’ social needs often get lost in health records. Generative AI could help

STAT

JANUARY 11, 2024

Generative AI’s earliest applications in medicine have largely focused on curing not patients, but the plague of productivity physicians lose to digital documentation.

Documentation

Pharma Can Help Transform Patient Centricity in 2024

Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 2, 2024

True patient centricity treats the whole patient and places an emphasis on broader patient engagement and satisfaction.

Myeloma Expert: Earlier Use of Bispecifics Can Improve Patient Outcomes

ICYMI: PBM exec admits choosing profits over patients

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Peer Recovery Support May Benefit Patients in Emergency Departments for Opioid Overdose

Navigating the patient experience: Burdens and barriers standing between patients and their care

5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Community Pharmacist-Led CGM Programs Can Boost Clinic Revenue While Helping Patients

Slideshow: Pharmacists’ Ability to Improve Patient Care in Cancer Medication Management Services

Putting Delaware patients first: Protecting Patient Assistance Programs

Patient Preferences Play Essential Part in Contraceptive Care

What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Newest Indication for Bempedoic Acid Expands Patient Population

How Patient Characteristics, SDOH, Impact CLL, SLL Treatment Backdrop

Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Demonstrates High Protection Against Shingles in Adult Patients

CGM Can Help Pregnant Patients With T1D Improve TIR, Outcomes

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Tovorafenib for Pediatric Patients With BRAF-Mutated LGG

FDA Approves Lutathera for Pediatric Patients With SSTR+ Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Pharmacists Facilitate Harm Reduction for Patients With Anxiety Using Cannabis

Pharmacist Interventions May Improve Clinical Outcomes of Patients With T2D

STAT+: RaDonda Vaught, nurse who accidentally killed patient, to speak at CommonSpirit event on patient safety

Exploring Treatment Options for Patients with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia

Technology Tools Increase Patient Safety in the Pharmacy

Pharmacists' Patient Counseling Role

OTC Contraception Opens New Opportunities for Counseling Patients

FDA Approves Alectinib to Treat Patients With ALK-Positive NSCLC

New, Emerging Treatment Options for Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Oral Simnotrelvir May Shorten Recovery Time of Patients With Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19

STAT+: Biosimilars haven’t always yielded lower out-of-pocket costs for patients, study finds

High physician empathy could offer patients with lower back pain lasting benefits, study shows

Multilingual Pharmacists Create Bridge of Communication, Access for Patients

Gap in Medicaid Impacts Access to Services for Justice-Involved Patients

Study: Lymphoma Patients Recover Longer for Pneumonia

FDA Approves Maralixibat for Treatment of Pediatric Patients With PFIC

From patient engagement to patient centricity

Patient Partnership Index showcasing gold standard patient-centric care has launched

After Amylyx ALS trial failure, patients share disappointment and fear — but some hope

It’s Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024!

Medically Integrated Dispensing Pharmacies Access Patient Medical Records To More Effectively Manage Patients

STAT+: CAR-T, recently used in a lupus patient, helps other autoimmune patients, too, in small study

Moderate Carbohydrate Diet May Improve Glucose Control in Patients With T1D

Antipsychotic Prescribing Patterns in Pediatric Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Role of the Pharmacist in Institutional Readiness, Patient Readiness for Bispecifics

Patient Centric Diabetes Care

Patients’ social needs often get lost in health records. Generative AI could help

Pharma Can Help Transform Patient Centricity in 2024

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