In an effort to assist providers in navigating shortages of Methylphenidate products, the AHP/URMC Pharmacy team is providing our network’s primary care providers with guidance on available alternatives, dosage recommendations,…
In this edition of Pharmacy Pearls, you will find a review of the indications for the SGLT-2 inhibitors. This class of medications initially marketed for type 2 diabetes, has now…
General Tips for Practices & Patients Navigating Backorders Supplies of backordered medications frequently vary among pharmacies within the same chain. Most pharmacies have the ability to see if the product…
In response to several inquiries regarding the limited availability of liquid amoxicillin, the AHP/URMC Pharmacy team is providing the guidance below to our network’s pediatric and family medicine providers. The Pharmacy…
In this edition of Pharmacy Pearls, you will find information about the new medication approved for treating type 2 diabetes in adults, tirzepatide (Mounjaro®). It has a novel mechanism of…
In this edition of Pharmacy Pearls, you will find updated guidance released by the US Preventive Services Task Force and reviewed by local cardiologists about when to use and when…
Beginning in October, Bob Adams, AHP’s Director of Pharmacy Services, will be scheduling visits with adult primary care practices in our network. The visits will allow practice providers and staff…
Testing: It was recently announced that monkeypox testing is now being resulted in-house at URMC Labs. Specimen collection instructions have also been updated to specify that clinicians should swab two…
In this edition of Pharmacy Pearls, you will find an updated version of our Best Practice Guidance for Reduction of Outpatient Migraine in Adults. Diagnosis, lifestyle management, and first-line treatment…
