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
- 6 min
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
- 4 min
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
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 5 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 5 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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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- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Interprofessional Collaboration: Getting Busy with It!
By Cassie Heffern, PharmD, BCACP I’ve worked within a family medicine residency clinic that serves a largely medically underserved...
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- Oct 3, 2022
- 7 min
Topical Therapies for Psoriasis: Where do we start, and what's new?
By Zach Krauss, PharmD Candidate 2023; Juanita A. Draime, PharmD Introduction Psoriasis vulgaris is an inflammatory skin condition that...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 3 min
Psychological Safety
By Kate Cozart, M.Ed., Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP, BCACP Code Blue MICU. You hear the call overhead. You sprint two flights of stairs. You...
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- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
A Day in the Life of a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner in a VA Outpatient Clinic
By Kate Cozart, M.Ed., Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP, BCACP; Aleia Judd, Pharm.D., BCACP; and Dr. Paula Newberry, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP, BCACP...
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