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Rise of Digital Pharmacy: How Emerging Technologies Are Changing the Practice 

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

The resulting strain has made well-being and burnout one of the most concerning issues in pharmacy and pharmacy regulation today, affecting an increasing number of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and interns. However, with these potential advancements come challenges.

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Specialty Pharmacist Integration in Neurology Clinics: A Model for Enhanced Patient Care

Pharmacy Times

Designed to manage patients with complex, chronic neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS), epilepsy, migraine, and movement disorders, the model aims to enhance medication access, streamline communication, and improve clinical outcomes.

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Beyond Dispensing: How Pharmacists and Technicians Can Expand Services to Meet Patient Needs

Pharmacy Times

As health care rapidly changes, the role of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will have to evolve alongside it, said Donald Klepser, PhD, MBA, professor and interim dean at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

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Unicorns Don’t Exist: Rethinking the Generalist Model in Oncology Pharmacy

Pharmacy Times

They have a team of highly skilled distribution professionals who can juggle efficacy and safety checks along with compounding as if they were conductors of a world-class symphony. We need people to coordinate and track prior authorizations, write persuasive appeal letters, and keep patients updated.

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Evaluation of a Pharmacy-Delivered Oncofertility Intervention

Pharmacy Times

The findings highlight that there remain communication gaps between oncology providers and patients and that opportunities exist for pharmacists to counsel newly diagnosed oncology patients on their fertility preservation options.

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The Value of a Medically Integrated Pharmacy to Maximize Cost Avoidance and Reduce Waste of Oral Oncolytic Medications

Pharmacy Times

If a discrepancy is found, the pharmacy nurses will hold the shipment, and a clinical intervention will be communicated to the provider. Results American Oncology Network (AON) Pharmacy collected data on waste and cost avoidance from February 2023 to September 2023.

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From Trial to Practice in the Evolving Landscape of Hematologic Malignancies

Pharmacy Times

Then we talk through the clinical data together with our providers so they fully understand both the limitations of the study and the benefits and what they can expect and communicate to their patients. Then we can study those outcomes to see if we achieved them with the medications we used.