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 226 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 214 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 274 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, 20234 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, 20234 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, 20234 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, 20234 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, 20235 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, 20234 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, 20233 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, 20234 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, 20234 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, 20235 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, 20233 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, 20232 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, 20223 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, 20227 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, 20223 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, 20224 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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