This edition of Pharmacy Pearls reviews single maintenance and reliever therapy (or SMART) for asthma management in patients >12 years old. Referenced in both GINA 2021 and NHLBI 2020 asthma…
This edition of Pharmacy Pearls addresses the alarming rise in outpatient prescribing and dispensing of ivermectin for treatment of COVID-19. There is insufficient evidence at present to support the use…
This edition of Pharmacy Pearls reviews some of the evidence supporting the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for weight loss, including a review of the newest approved…
This edition of Pharmacy Pearls provides an overview of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMs), including: patient populations where the use of CGMs may be beneficial based on recommendations in the…
For 2021 we have identified eight opportunities for cost-savings on pharmacy spend across the network in several therapeutic areas. Here are recommendations that you can put into practice today that impact quality…
This edition of Pharmacy Pearls gives an overview of the 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure (BP) in Adults. This pearl includes:…
This edition of Pharmacy Pearls is to assist with challenges faced in clinical practice managing migraineurs and with the approval of new agents to help prevent migraine. AHP assembled a…
This edition of Pharmacy Pearls reviews guidance for prescribing PrEP for HIV prophylaxis in primary care. Highlights include which patients are eligible for PrEP, available medications, and recommended monitoring- as…
The beginning of the year often brings affordability issues for patients with newly-reset deductibles. It is important to keep value-based prescribing at the forefront of practice to ensure that patients…
This edition of Pharmacy Pearls reviews the available long-acting insulins on the market and how to convert between them if insurance coverage or patient preference necessitates switching products. As always,…
