Opening a Medicare-Focused Insurance Agency Offers Benefits to Independent Pharmacies
April 6th 2024Joe McKamey, general manager at Marcrom’s Pharmacy in Manchester, Tennessee, talks about why pharmacies should open their own Medicare-focused insurance agency and what steps and preparations they can take to ensure a successful launch and operation.
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Exploring the Role of Pharmacists as Facilitators of Harm Reduction Resources
April 1st 2024According to Anita Jacobson, PharmD, pharmacists should actively facilitate access to harm reduction programs by providing information and resources, ensuring the person who uses drugs doesn’t have to navigate the landscape on their own.
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Pharmacists Should Adapt Harm Reduction Efforts to Address Unregulated Substances
April 1st 2024It’s important that pharmacists continuously revise their counseling as new information about substances such as xylazine, levamisole, and phenacetin emerges, said Anita Jacobson at this year’s American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition.
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Examining Trends in Long-Term Opioid Use, Importance of Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration
March 27th 2024At APhA 2024, 2 posters looked into how collaboration between physicians and community pharmacists is crucial when it comes to opioid prescriptions, and current opioid use patterns among older adults.
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Psychedelic Therapeutics: Education, Advocacy Key to Overcoming Integration Hurdles
March 26th 2024According to Sa’ed Al-Olimat, education and advocacy are key to ensure a safe and accessible landscape of psychedelic therapeutics, especially as the compounds inch closer to the mainstream health care market.
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Pharmacists Should Take a Proactive Approach When Addressing Controlled Substance Concerns
March 24th 2024At this year’s American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition, Mark Garofoli urged pharmacists to develop strong documentation practices and go beyond baseline federal regulations to care for patients with red flags.
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How Emotional Intelligence Helps Pharmacists Handle Controlled Substance Concerns
March 23rd 2024Pharmacists must uphold their “corresponding responsibility” to address controlled substance concerns among patients while balancing safety and respect, said Mark Garofoli at this year’s American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition.
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