Pharmacy Podcast Network

Introduction of faculty and disclosures:  Dr. Kathryn Maples is a clinical pharmacy specialist in multiple myeloma at the Winship Cancer Institute with Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Maples has the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose: consultant for GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Karyopharm, and Sanofi. Accreditation and support statement:  PTCE i...

How does it feel to be torn between two vastly different worlds: the one you were born to, and the one you fled to and eventually thrived in? What does it mean to become an American?  Trading Grenades for Candy is a memoir of a Kurdish woman who fled war and turmoil in Iraqi Kurdistan as a young child and transformed herself into a quintessential American success story. Hers is a richly expressed...

Have you ever wondered what the life of a Second Year Medical School Student is like? Check out today's show to find out! Topics covered include basic medical school application recommendations, an in-depth look at what Osteopathic Medical school is like, the importance of conducting research, an introduction of the national medical boards (USMLE STEP 1), and finishing up with expectations for cli...

Optimal medication use is multi-faceted in its dependencies on regimens, prescribing physicians, clinical oversight by pharmacists and behavior of individuals; and suboptimal medication use is broad and far-reaching in clinical, quality of life and economic consequences.  Suboptimal use of medications is not only prevalent and consequential, but also represents a significant portion of the aggrega...

Host Jason Callori talks with Chad Sanders, Director of Pharmacy Acquisition at Cardinal Health, about the current landscape of buying and selling pharmacies, and what you need to know to be successful.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We believe that local independent community pharmacy has a much wider role to play in future home-care. Historically, pharmacists have not been included on home care teams, despite the fact that home care patients require more pharmacy care services and frequently experience medication errors. There’s an opportunity for Community Pharmacies to deliver more in-home care services. LTC pharmacies are...

Blueberry Pharmacy is creating an entire new way to think of retail pharmacy and what Kyle McCormick, PharmD., is doing is beyond remarkable. He has gone all cash. Just think about this, no PBM’s, nor third party audits or pre-authorization hassles.  The pharmacy stocks only generics, does a super job of providing one-on-one care and his patients love it, and tell their friends. In this podcast Ky...

Apps are now an integral part of our daily micro-moments, with people spending an average of 30 hours per month in them, according to Nielsen Although these seem like big tech corporations, they enabled smaller businesses to a degree. For instance, local restaurants that would’ve normally closed during the pandemic due to dining restrictions became dependent on delivery clients. People have mixed...

On today's episode, we welcome Ryan Ray, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist for Wellpower. As a staff pharmacist, Dr. Ray's responsibility is to collaborate with other mental health staff providers to help his patients manage their diabetes and help understand the long term complications of poor diabetes control. In addition to his staff pharmacy rol...

Alan Rosenbloom, founder of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), joins  Frances Nahas, Chief Strategy Officer at RedSail Technologies, and Jim McDonald,  Vice President of Sales, for a candid discussion on the shifting landscape of long-term  care and how pharmacies can stay abreast of the policies that will create a myriad of  opportunities and challenges in how care is accessed and provide...

During his eight-year tenure at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Dr. Greg Dewey accomplished many great things. In this episode of Occupation Station Dr. Dewey reflects on The Collaboratory, the Stack Family Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET), and the creation of two student-run pharmacies.     The Collaboratory, a “laboratory for collaboration,” offers servi...

As an innovative method to improve the affordability of costly biological therapies, there's new medication products being developed with the needed approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for biological products that are “highly similar” (biosimilar) to or interchangeable with traditional drug developed products. Biosimilars are not completely identical to the innovator product because...

Daisy Bravo is an online pregnancy & postpartum fitness coach and the founder of Strong Moms Fitness. Her passion for health and fitness has led her to a 20-year career supporting moms to reach their health and fitness goals.  Early on in her personal training career, she noticed that many trainers in the gym did not know what to do with pregnant women and new mothers. She identified two types of...

Have you ever considered a career in medicine after pharmacy? Join us today to explore what the first year of medical school is like and how it compares to pharmacy! In today’s show, we will cover topics related to application logistics, basic MCAT principles, application timing, applying to pharmacy residencies, tackling pharmacy boards, adjusting to the medical school life, and reflections on a...

Congressman Buddy Carter and General Counsel of NCPA Matthew Seiler on PBM Reform. On this episode of the 'PBM Reform Podcast' we discuss the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Act of 2022 (the Act) was recently proposed in the U.S. Senate and intends to incentivize “fair and transparent” PBM practices, prohibit spread pricing and claw backs of payments to pharmacies, and empower the Fede...

Dr. Jennifer N. Lind, PharmD, MPH, MBA Jennifer N. Lind, PharmD, MPH, MBA, is a Pharmacist and Epidemiologist in CDC’s Medication Safety Program and a Commander in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. CDR Lind received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Florida A&M University in 2007, Master of Public Health from Georgia State University in 2012, and Master of Business Admin...

Join host Jenna Carmichael, PharmD for a discussion on Antimycobacterial activity of acetone extract and isolated metabolites from folklore medicinal lichen Usnea laevis Nyl. against drug-sensitive and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis strains with guest Susan Egbert, PharmD.  Susan (she/her) completed her PharmD at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM). During school, she realized that there...

Podcast Participants: Mike Baldzicki (AscellaHealth), Randy Falkenrath (President, Onco360), Justin Manning, PharmD (Group Vice President, Business Development, Vivid Clear Rx) Summary: The specialty pharmacy patient journey is a process, and it starts at the point of care with patient and prescriber, and it goes all the way through the treatment of therapy. Specialty Pharmacy is defined as the se...

·      Recognize the role of biomarker expression in the selection of most appropriate treatment options for patients with endometrial cancer ·      Review strategies for identification and management of drug-related toxicities in patients receiving therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors, targeted agents, or combination therapy Faculty: Sarah Hayward, PharmD, BCOP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist,...

Introduction of faculty and disclosures:  Dr. Katherine Tobon is a clinical pharmacy specialist in malignant hematology with Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Tobon has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose. Accreditation and support statement:  PTCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing p...

This podcast will specifically focus on clinical safety and efficacy data supporting the use of new and emerging JAK inhibitors in the management of AD. Practical counseling points for pharmacists to provide individualized care and proper selection of therapy to patients with AD who are initiating therapy with JAK inhibitors will also be discussed. Faculty experts will review audience questions an...

The use of oral therapies for chronic lymphocytic leukemia has had a great impact on patient outcomes and quality of life. Pharmacists can play a key role in assisting with therapy selection, education for patients and the healthcare team, and also managing adverse effects for patients receiving these therapies. Objectives Differentiate novel therapies for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leuk...

Join us today as we talk all things continuous glucose monitoring with a diabetes care and education specialist, Dr. Diana Isaacs. Learn more about the barriers and challenges associated with using CGM for your patients and strategies to overcome these challenges. In addition, Dr. Diana Isaacs walks us through the newest technologies and innovations in the diabetes management space as diabetes car...

Today I want to highlight the work of another pharmacy and entrepreneur colleague, Dr. Stephanie Young Moss (aka “Yomo”). She caught my eye on Instagram, where she shines her light on wellness, family dynamics, pharmacy practice, and disparities in healthcare. A practical tip that she shared in the episode has stuck with me, about how learning goes both ways. For example, shadowing allows healthca...

Please join the discussion with David George from Total Dose Pharmacy and First Financial Loan Officer, Drew Hegi from First Financial Bank.  David George is one of the founders of Total Dose Pharmacy that was established in 2013. He began the startup in Oklahoma and subsequently a second store, Hutton Pharmacy.  Total Dose aims to be embedded as a healthcare cornerstone of every community in whic...