Pharmacist

Remote BP monitoring and collaborative telehealth visits with a pharmacist improved BP control among patients at rural nephrology clinics and reduced hospitalization, a speaker reported.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who are referred to a clinical pharmacist are more likely to meet their HbA1c goal and receive appropriate medication management of comorbidities than people receiving usual care, according to a presenter.

In a meta-analysis of trials of blood pressure-lowering interventions, those led by pharmacists and community health workers resulted in more BP lowering than those led by other professionals, researchers reported.

Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes who attended a primary care clinic visit with a clinical pharmacist had a larger drop in HbA1c than those who received usual care, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

HOUSTON — Most adults with type 2 diabetes were able to reduce their diabetes distress after completing a series of individually selected education modules led by a pharmacist, according to two speakers.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Jorge García, PharmD, about the economic benefits of biosimilars, the unique perspective pharmacists bring to cancer care costs and more.

Interwell Health has launched a value-based care initiative with Providence Health Plan that will provide earlier identification, education and support to members with late-stage chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease.

A pharmacist- or nurse practitioner-led deprescribing intervention successfully reduced medication use among hospitalized older adults who were discharged or transitioning to a post-acute care facility, data show.

Pharmacy-based care was associated with higher rates of retention in opioid use disorder treatment compared with usual care, a pilot study in the New England Journal of Medicine found.

The FDA announced that state-licensed pharmacists can now prescribe the COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid with some limitations.