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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 (GIP)/GLP-1 receptor agonists have been making the headlines recently, for more reasons than one. Over the past few years, due to both appropriate and inappropriate use, the demand for and use of GLP-1 and GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists have increased substantially, leaving drug manufacturers struggling to keep their supply sufficient to meet these incr
May 27, 20244 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...
Nov 21, 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...
Nov 6, 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%...
Oct 15, 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...
Sep 24, 20234 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...
Sep 9, 20235 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...
Aug 6, 20234 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...
Jul 7, 20233 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...
Jun 25, 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...
May 26, 20234 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...
Mar 30, 20235 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...
Mar 14, 20233 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...
Mar 4, 20232 min read


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...
Dec 5, 20223 min read


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...
Oct 3, 20227 min read


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...
Jul 26, 20223 min read


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...
May 3, 20224 min read


Pearls from the ADA 2022 Updates on Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
By Da Som Kim, PharmD; Kathleen Horan, PharmD; Rebecca Khaimova, PharmD, BCACP Diabetes is a chronic and progressive disease...
Apr 28, 20224 min read


Network and Chill
By Mohammad Abu Mallouh, PharmD, MHSA In the Middle East, where I grew up, our version of networking is called “wasta.” Over there, this...
Apr 4, 20223 min read


ISTH Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Update for Use in Venous Thromboembolism in Obesity
By Jason Chau, PharmD; Holly Flynn, PharmD; Sarah Greiner, PharmD; Stephanie Hendricks, PharmD According to the Centers for Disease...
Mar 27, 20227 min read
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