ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition

Low-income subsidies can eliminate much of the out-of-pocket costs that patients must pay.

Direct-to-consumer companies attract attention on social media, but are they as effective as traditional healthcare services?

Not every pharmacist may feel comfortable administering vaccines to children, but education could help.

Pharmacists can optimize medication adherence and serve as an additional touchpoint for patients during treatment.

Two clinical pathways were created to manage patients and required resources.

Diabetes self-management education and diabetes prevention programs can improve patient outcomes including mental health and HbA1C.

Biosimilars have the potential to create immense savings.

Developing more advanced roles for pharmacy technician can reduce turnover in roles.

Faced with access problems, women could be positively impacted by pharmacists having prescribing powers in New York state.

Providing culturally competent care is one way pharmacists can help improve vaccine uptake in their communities.

Immunocompromised adults aged 19 years or older are eligible to receive the recombinant zoster vaccine.

Research results showed a significant difference in blood pressure control when patients took magnesium.

The addition of a pharmacist to a diabetes management team increases therapy optimization and medication access while enhancing patient care.

Study findings presented at the 2021 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition revealed naloxone counseling can impact the opioid crisis through patient education.

Mean days of therapy per 1000 patient-days were reduced across medication categories.

Results of a study presented in a poster presentation during ASHP Midyear collected data of the available OTC CBD products being sold in Colorado pharmacies.

Pharmacists can provide education on migraine prophylaxis for better outcomes.

Several key regulatory changes made over the past year affect health-system pharmacists.

Survey results presented during the ASHP 2020 Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition offered insight into community pharmacists’ knowledge and confidence of CBD products.

In a session held during ASHP Midyear 2020 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, Anthony Fauci, MD, warned pharmacists of challenging months ahead amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pharmacists can prepare themselves to address patients’ questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines.

Mail-order prescriptions shipped during winter and summer months are likely to spend a substantial portion of time outside the recommended safe temperature range for most medications.

A poster presentation from ASHP Midyear 2020 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition highlighted the pharmacist’s role in improving outcomes in patients with COPD.

In a virtual session held during the ASHP Midyear 2020 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, experts discussed updates in asthma management, including new data and upcoming guideline changes that will impact pharmacy practice.

Award winning actor Tom Hanks addressed pharmacists during the ASHP Midyear 2020 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition.

A poster presented at the ASHP 2020 Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition highlighted the success of an in-pharmacy pneumococcal immunization campaign.

Today, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence to urge the transparent and orderly allocation of remdesivir among hospitals

The letter asks the vice president to increase manufacturing of these medications based on current projections of critical care patient volume.

As participation in the 340B program becomes more of a political football especially in the upcoming 2020 election year, it is even more important to be mindful of access requirements and compliance tracking.

As hospital and health systems experienced nearly 20% growth in the specialty drug market in 2018, health systems continue to establish their own specialty pharmacies or expand their existing capabilities.