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

Pharmacy Times

Materials and Methods Oncology-trained nurses review the charts of all specialty oncology medications that are due to be refilled. The nurses have access to the electronic medical record and perform an extensive medical records review of office notes, labs, scans, pathology, and upcoming appointments.

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Real-World Data on Expanding Step-Up Dosing Administration of Bispecific T-Cell Engagers in the Outpatient Setting

Pharmacy Times

The authors examined the safety, feasibility, and toxicity management of delivering both SUD and target doses in outpatient settings, offering institutional guidance for optimizing patient care and reducing hospitalization burden. However, the feasibility and safety of expanding these regimens to outpatient (OP) settings remain underexplored.

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Sentinel Events Should Result In A Blameless Society — Not Make The Employee The Scapegoat

The Happy PharmD

Previously I wrote about medication errors in my hospital. This is an atmosphere in a hospital that blames the system rather than the person. Should a medication error occur, and the employee act properly, nothing would happen to the employee. A few of my hospitals had just culture atmospheres.

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7. Reflections on a Career in Pharmacy and Medicine with Dr. Steven Berk

The Physician Pharmacist

And I was working, I got a job in a pharmacy satellite at Erie County Medical Center, I don't know if you're familiar with so County Health Center in Buffalo working in a pharmacy satellite, my last year of pharmacy school, up in the ICUs. At that time, it was called the West Side VA hospital. Absolutely.

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Sometimes Involving My Vice-President Made Him Look Like A Fool

The Happy PharmD

I’ve been very lucky in my hospital career. Usually, they left me alone to run the pharmacy department. One of the most important lessons that I learned was that I never wanted my Vice-President to be involved in the daily operation of the pharmacy. The Pharmacy had a new Vice-President. Hiring A New Vice-President.