June 19th 2024
A survey of health system specialty pharmacy employees found that hybrid work significantly improved quality of life and workplace productivity.
May 2nd 2024
A siloed approach to care can worsen patient outcomes, but collaboration between one health system specialty pharmacy and a manufacturer led to better patient care.
A review found that many guidelines that recommended pharmacogenetic testing were inconsistent between clinical associations.
April 30th 2024
The role of health care specialty pharmacies has expanded.
December 8th 2023
The analysis revealed deeper issues created by payer and manufacturer lockouts placed on Integrated Health System Specialty Pharmacies.
Automation Drives New Role for Hospital Pharmacists
By using automated medication inventory management, pharmacists are freed up to perform more patient focused care.
No Matter the Law, Pharmacists Need to Know About Cannabis
Pharmacists should take a leadership position on medical cannabis.
Good News for Health-System Pharmacists
An ASHP survey found that more pharmacists are being hired due to expanding roles.
Readmissions Program Has Unintended Consequences
A Medicare program to reduce hospital readmissions may cause problems for some elderly patients.
ASHP Celebrates 75th Anniversary at Midyear 2017
This year, pharmacists can look forward to a variety of great topics and meetings in Orlando.
Health System Pharmacies Adopt Next-Generation Tech
It's time for pharmacies to move into the future: Industry 4.0.
Managing Shortages of Small-Volume Parenteral Solutions
Strategies for Conserving Vital Medications in Short Supply in Aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
IV Compounding Software Reduces Risk of Med Errors
IV compounding software can help reduce errors and increase patient safety.
How Analytics Can Help Pharmacists Reduce Readmissions
Pharmacists can help patients-but only the ones they have time to reach.
Pharmacists Help Boost Adherence Rates
Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy has created a model to integrate its pharmacists into its specialty clinics.
UCLA’s Compounding Pharmacy Faces Sanctions
The pharmacy faces sanctions after nearly 1,000 IV bags were made with expired ingredients.
How to Save $8.5 Million in Drug Costs
Hospital pharmacists and physicians saved millions on cardiovascular meds.
Most U.S. Hospitals Use EHRs, CPOE Systems
The use of health IT has exploded in the last decade, and that means better health care.
When Price Dictates Treatment
When drug prices spike, health-care providers are forced to make tough choices.
Precision Medicine: A New Role for Pharmacists
The biggest innovation in medicine in the last decade (and how to get in on it).
Compounding Pharmacist Indicted After Infant Hospitalized
The owner of Indiana-based Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals is charged with distributing adulterated drugs and lying to the FDA.
Only 1 in 4 Opioid-Addicted Youth Receive Medication
Younger people, females, black or Hispanic less likely to have medication.
Sodium Bicarbonate Injections Recalled
The recall is a major setback in the ongoing sodium bicarbonate shortage.
The Future of Oncology Treatment Is Value Assessment
How value assessment tools enhance decision-making in oncology.
Where Are the New Antibiotics?
With the threat of superbugs and the possibility of an antibiotic-less future, alternatives are needed now.
Opioids, Medication Safety Top Focus at ASHP Summer Meetings
Former NASA astronaut to keynote event helping pharmacists explore some of the biggest challenges facing pharmacy.
Automated IV Compounding Increases Patient Safety
Automating an IV system is time and cost efficient.
How to Cope with Residency Stress
Residency programs are teaching young pharmacists how to cope with stress.
Toward Better Meds-to-Beds Programs
Technology is creating a system to identify patients in need of medication help at discharge.
Fungal Contamination Case Sheds Light on Serious Risk
Shipping containers may be carrying mold into cleanrooms.
FDA Approves Rucaparib for Advanced Ovarian Cancer
The New Drug Review for April
Anakinra for RA and Refractory Idiopathic Recurrent Pericarditis
Cardiac Matters-What you need to know about anakinra
Alternatives to Opioids
How Trinity Health and Pacira are minimizing opioid use.
New Mexico Takes Big Step Against Opioid Epidemic
New legislation could be a model for other states.
Pharmacists Credited for Decline in Hospital-Acquired Conditions
In the battle against ADEs, pharmacists are leading the way.