Stories Category: Pharmacy
The Drug Hunters: The Improbable Quest to Discover New Medicines
The surprising, behind-the-scenes story of how our medicines are discovered, told by a veteran drug hunter. The search to find medicines is as old as disease, which is to say as old as the human race. Through serendipity—... read more
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Exacerbations of COPD – Pharmacology CME
As more and more patients present to the ED with symptoms that suggest an acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) –worsening dyspnea, cough and sputum production – emergency clinicians can... read more
Critical Care Pharmacotherapeutics
Critical Care Pharmacotherapeutics presents information on the fundamentals of critical care practice from a pharmacist's point of view. This accessible text is an excellent introduction to critical care pharmacy. Pharmacy... read more
Research Optimizes Comprehensive Medication Management: Defines the Patient Care Process of CMM
The Patient Care Process for Delivering Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) provides a common definition of comprehensive medication management (CMM) and common language to describe the patient care process for delivering... read more
Warfarin Nonadherence: What Factors Lead Patients with Afib to Discontinue?
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) frequently discontinue their warfarin therapy, and a recently-published study offers insight into factors that may contribute to nonadherence. The report, released in JAMA Cardiology,... read more
The Case of the Dying Soldiers: Practical Applications of Pharmacology Concepts in Critical Care
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are very important when it comes to treating critically ill or critically injured patients. However, when we teach this topic we usually present things using complex equations and explanations... read more
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Formerly Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Concepts and Applications, this fully updated Fourth Edition has been retitled Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics: Concepts and Applications to reflect the increasing body of... read more
Developing the Role of the Critical Care Pharmacist
The evolution of the critical care pharmacist — from lone practitioner to integral multidisciplinary team member. Pharmacists keen on a career in critical care need to understand that this is a complicated area and that... read more
Hospitalist Tackles Chronic Disease With Food Pharmacies
Before January 2017, Rita Nguyen, MD, was "pretty much like any other academic hospitalist," she says. In the hospital, she could provide excellent care to patients, but once they were discharged, many didn't have the necessary... read more
The Role of Hospital Pharmacist in the Screening, Prevention and Treatment of Delirium
An interdisciplinary approach is fundamental for effective prevention and treatment of delirium. Pharmacists could play a role in identifying and resolving medication-related delirium. However, little is known about their... read more
Effect of Reminder Devices on Medication Adherence
In this randomized clinical trial of 53 480 enrollees of a pharmacy benefit manager, no statistically significant difference in adherence was found between those in the control group and those who received a reminder device... read more
Role of Combination Antimicrobial Therapy for Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus faecium Infections
Enterococcus species are the second most common cause of nosocomial infections in the United States and are particularly concerning in critically ill patients with preexisting comorbid conditions. Rising resistance to antimicrobials... read more
Pharmacists Can Make a Difference During Influenza Pandemics
Since November 2015, approximately 25% of adults who receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination are immunized in pharmacies or retail health care settings. The growth in vaccine uptake at pharmacies has public health policy... read more
Major publications in the critical care pharmacotherapy literature
The Critical Care Pharmacotherapy Literature Update (CCPLU) Group is composed of over 50 experienced critical care pharmacists who evaluate 31 peer-reviewed journals monthly to identify literature pertaining to pharmacotherapy... read more
