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This white paper aims to delve deeper into the three pivotal strategies of driving purchasing compliance–contracts, agreements and regulations, providing insightful strategies and tools for navigating the pharmaceutical procurement process.

Scott Nelson, PharmD, MS, FAMIA, ACHIP, joined Drug Topics to discuss the 2025 Pharmacy Forecast and AI’s role in the future of pharmacy practice.

Investigators also find that the proportion of patients that were admitted to the intensive care unit after hospital admission was much higher for Black rural patients.

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Eric Tichy, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FCCP, FAST, discussed tactics and challenges health-system pharmacy encounters within the distribution of patient benefits.

Erin Fox, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, joined Drug Topics to explore ultra-high-cost drugs and pharmacists’ role in managing patients’ prescription regimens.

Scott Nelson, PharmD, MS, FAMIA, ACHIP, discussed the increasingly crucial role artificial intelligence has played in streamlining pharmacy services.

Eric Tichy, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FCCP, FAST, sat down with Drug Topics to discuss challenges within the business behind health-system pharmacies.

Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, MS, PhD, BCGP, joined Drug Topics to discuss how pharmacists can facilitate improved patient outcomes through collaborative care.

Erin Fox, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, discussed the 2025 Pharmacy Forecast and its perspective on managing ultra-high-cost drugs.

Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, MS, PhD, BCGP, discussed a section of the ASHP 2025 Pharmacy Forecast that he co-authored titled “Addressing the Gap in Primary Care.”

Joseph DiPiro, PharmD, FCCP, FAAAS, editor of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2025 Pharmacy Forecast, discussed key themes in the forecast that will impact health-system pharmacy in 2025.

Jennifer Clements, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, BCPS, CDCES, FADCES, FCCP, discussed current GLP-1 medication offerings and how each impacts patients differently.

Jennifer Clements, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, BCPS, CDCES, FADCES, FCCP, discussed the benefits of tirzepatide compared with semaglutide.

Drug Topics met with Lourdes Cross, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, to discuss pharmacists’ role in managing patients’ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Two posters presented at the meeting looked into the topic CGMs in diabetes care.

Experts conducted a study to better understand how ambulatory care pharmacist services impacted patient outcomes, provider workload, and access to care.

Drug Topics met with Amanuel Kehasse, PharmD, PhD, to discuss the barriers surrounding biosimilar implementation in the prescription drug market.

Denise Kelley, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, joined Drug Topics to discuss various medications for chronic kidney disease and their common adverse reactions.

A conversation with Nina Vadiei, PharmD, BCPP, clinical associate professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy at University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and a clinical pharmacy specialist in psychiatry at the San Antonio State Hospital.

Kathryn Litten, PharmD, discussed the pharmacist’s role in helping patients manage metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.

Nina Vadiei, PharmD, BCPP, discusses some of the challenges she faces working with forensic patients who have been charged with a crime and have severe mental illness.

Researchers presented the community-wide benefits of a collaborative pharmacy-driven vaccine clinic in an urban setting.

Research found that SGLT2 inhibitors were associated with a lower risk of major cardiovascular events or hospitalization for heart failure.

John Bucheit, PharmD, joined Drug Topics to discuss statins and nonstatins’ efficacy in treating cardiovascular disease.

A conversation with Kathleen Vest, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, FCCP, professor of Pharmacy Practice at Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Kathryn Litten, PharmD, joined Drug Topics to discuss how pharmacists can counsel patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.

Pharmacists can influence institutional-level climate change-related policies to ensure continued health care delivery.

The effectiveness of remdesivir was consistent among patients who received any form of supplemental oxygen and across all age groups in the study.