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Dec 19, 20245 min read
Relieving the Pressure: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Review and Updates
Written by Kellie Ball, PharmD, MPH, BCACP and Danielle Dennis, PharmD, BCPS What is Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)? Â PH is a complex,...
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Dec 6, 20244 min read
What’s on the Menu? Nutrition Guidance for Patients with Diabetes
By Wiam Ouahab, PharmD Candidate 2025 and Helen Berlie, BHS, PharmD, BCACP Introduction Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is essential to...
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Nov 12, 20244 min read
From Imposter to Empowered: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome for You and Your Learners
By Megan Makovsky, PharmD Candidate 2025; Nikki Polivka, PharmD Candidate 2025; Kimmy Nguyen, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, TTS Have you ever...
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Oct 17, 20245 min read
Pharmacist-driven Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection within a Gastroenterology Clinic: A Focus on Patients Requiring High Risk Medication Therapy or Those with Elevated Liver Enzymes
By Sarah Rinehart, PharmD, BCACP Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are often treated with biologics or small molecules,...
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Aug 19, 20245 min read
Exploring Practice Barriers for Psychiatric Pharmacists to Address a Specialty Need
By Alexis Richardson, PharmD Candidate and Adenike Atanda-Oshikoya, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES It is estimated that 20% of adults in the United...
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Jul 22, 20246 min read
The Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease – Overview and Updates
By Andrea Lenear, PharmD Candidate 2025 and Adenike Atanda-Oshikoya, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES What is Diabetic Kidney Disease? Chronic kidney...
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Jun 21, 20244 min read
The Pharmacist’s Role in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
By Dave Ferris, PharmD Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is a devastating disease and, until recently, had no treatment. ...
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May 27, 20244 min read
Running on Empty: Navigating the GLP-1 and GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Drug Shortage
By Sydnie Twillmann, PharmD Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide...
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Nov 21, 20234 min read
ACCESS is Key: Providing Care for Underserved Populations
By Hannah Vitale, PharmD Candidate 2024 and Kimmy Nguyen, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, TTS Introduction In the US, there are over 1,400...
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Nov 6, 20234 min read
Advancement in Technology: SmartWatch
By Devon Hess, MBA, PharmD Candidate 2024 and Rachel Long, PharmD, BCPS, CPP, CDCES Advancements in technology have revolutionized...
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Oct 15, 20234 min read
Are You Up for the Challenge? Updates on Beta-Lactam Allergies
By Kayla C. Godfrey, PharmD and Deanna McDanel, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP Introduction Penicillin allergies are reported by approximately 10%...
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Sep 24, 20234 min read
Empagliflozin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease - EMPA-KIDNEY 2023
By Reham Awad, PharmD, BCPS and Mukti Patel, PharmD Background Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) were originally...
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Sep 9, 20235 min read
Occupation Influenced Diabetes
By Dallas Collins, PharmD Candidate 2024 and Adenike Atanda, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, CTTS According to the CDC’s National Diabetes...
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Aug 6, 20234 min read
Impact of Depression on Type II Diabetes Management
By Faith Spivey, PharmD Candidate 2024 and Adenike Atanda, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, CTTS Type II diabetes (T2DM) in the United States...
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Jul 7, 20233 min read
Changes in AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for Management for Heart Failure
By Jiya Thomas, PharmD and Adenike Atanda, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, CTTS Introduction The AHA/ACC/HFSA guideline for the management of heart...
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Jun 25, 20234 min read
DRESS Head to Toe: Patient Case of Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms
By Madison Abbs, PharmD and Alexandria Taylor, PharmD, BCPS Patient Case: Patient is a 23-year-old female presenting to the emergency...
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May 26, 20234 min read
Pharmacists and Hepatitis C: From Specialty to Primary Care
By Zach Krauss, PharmD and Sarah Leupold, PharmD Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation, sometimes...
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Mar 30, 20235 min read
Tackling Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: 2023 ADA Pharmacologic Approaches to Glycemic Treatment Updates
By Justin Ramnarain, PharmD; Claudette Donatien, PharmD; Sami Barakat, PharmD; Rebecca Khaimova, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES Introduction In...
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Mar 14, 20233 min read
Nonstatins and New Goals – 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway Cholesterol Updates
By Kathryn Litten, PharmD, BCACP and Oluwaseun Awofisayo, PharmD Candidate 2023 Introduction In October 2022, the American College of...
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Mar 4, 20232 min read
Bigger isn’t always Better: The Case for Microlearning
By Kate Cozart, M.Ed., Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP, BCACP Most of us know that our focus is finite. Data, in the form of attention span curves...
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