Pharmacy Focus

In this week's episode of Pharmacy Focus, Tom Knight, founder and CEO of Invistics, now part of Wolters Kluwer, discusses the dangers of drug diversion and how this could negatively impact affect patients and health care professionals.

On this episode of Independent Rx Forum, Jack Mozloom from the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is joined by Joel Kurzman and Belawoe Akwakoku from the State Government Affairs Program at NCPA. They discuss how pharmacists can advocate for policy changes at the state level. For more information about NCPA membership or the NCPA Annual Convention, please visit www.ncpa.org .

This month, we spoke with Cassia Griswold, PharmD, a clinical oncology pharmacist at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Griswold discussed the latest updates from ASCO in PARP inhibitors for prostate cancer, as well as what's on the horizon in this quickly-evolving treatment space.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times , Nikhil Palekar, MD, director of the Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer Disease, director of the Stony Brook Division for Geriatric Psychiatry, and director of the Stony Brook Alzheimer Disease clinical trials program, discussed the FDA approval of lecanemab-irmb (Leqembi, Eisai) and what this means for those who have Alzheimer Disease. Although the...

On this episode of Public Health Matters, Christina Madison is joined by Joy Hoover, founder of Esōes Cosmetics, where they discuss empowering women and cosmetics. Joy Hoover is an executive leader and organizational development authority known as a thought partner, consultant, and speaker, digitally, on-air and in-person. As a safety activist for the last 13 years, Joy has been a tireless champio...

John Beckner from the National Community Pharmacists Association speaks with Ben McNabb, PharmD, owner and founder of LOVE OAK pharmacy, and Mayank Parikh, co-founder of Super Health Pharmacy, about pharmacies becoming a major health care destination for patients. The NCPA Convention is Oct. 14-17, in Orlando, FL. Registration is open now. Get all the info at www. NCPA.org

This month, Ashley Gallagher sat down with David Keene, vice president of Digital Therapeutics at atai Life Sciences, to discuss the growth and future of digital therapeutics. 

On this episode, we spoke with Lucas Morgan, Esq, a partner at Frier Levitt, about how to navigate the Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacist. 

On this episode of Public Health Matters, Christina Madison spoke with Lydia Bailey, PharmD, BCACP, pharmacy operations manager for St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy in Cincinnati, Ohio about what charitable pharmacies are. Lydia Bailey, PharmD, BCACP, is the Pharmacy Operations Manager for St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Charitable Pharmacy in Cincinnati, Ohio. The SVDP Charitable Pharmacy opene...

On this month's episode, Bri Morris, PharmD, director of strategic initiatives at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), spoke with Travis Wolff, PharmD, BCACP, owner of Med-World Pharmacy and Apothecary Pharmacy, and Jen Palazzolo, RPh, owner of Flatirons Family Pharmacy about being an independent pharmacy owner and the upcoming NCPA Convention in 2023. The NCPA Convention will be...

This month, we have a special crossover episode between Pharmacy Focus: Oncology Edition and the Psychedelic Pharmacy podcast. Managing Editor Alana Hippensteele spoke with Anthony L. Back, MD, to learn about research into psychedelic medicine in cancer care and what he sees in the future. As psychedelic medicine comes further into cancer care, pharmacists will play a vital role in the interdiscip...

On this month, we spoke to April Gill, chief commercial officer at Tabula Rasa HealthCare, about how to identify underserved patients and address social determinants of health.

On this episode, host Dr. Christina Madison speaks with Sandra Leal, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA, Vice President of pharmacy innovations for CVS Health, about advocating for patients and how that impacts public health.

On this episode, we spoke with Sue Ojageer, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist and STEM children's book writer, about a new coloring book she created to explore different pharmaceutical career paths.

On this bonus episode, Pharmacy Times spoke with Chris Zaleski from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and James Sullivan, MD, from the Methodist Health System, about their presentations at the American Association of Pharmacy Technicians Convention 2023.

In this episode, Anne Cassity, JD, senior vice president of Public Affairs at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), Adam Harbison, MSc, senior director of Congressional Affairs at NCPA, and Kaite Krell, MPh, associate director of Congressional Affairs, talk about congressional and lawmaker trends on pharmacy benefits manager reform.

This month, we spoke with Rick Strassman, MD, a clinical researcher, author, and expert in the field of psychedelic medicines. Strassman discussed the growing research around psychedelic medicines, as well as the potential for adverse effects and pharmacists' role in all of it.

On this episode, we spoke with Anthony Pudlo, PharmD, MBA, executive director of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, on his presentation at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) 2023 Regional Chain conference about pharmacy leadership and state-level shifts. For More on This Topic: Pharmacy Focus - Alternative Career Paths in PBMs - https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/pharmacy-fo...

On The Shelf focuses on anything you can find on the shelf including skincare, beauty products, supplements and over-the-counter medications. It also addresses the pillars of mental, physical, and emotional wellness. On this episode, host Joanna Lewis talks about mental health with guest, Pooja Lakshmin, MD. They discuss the burnout mentality in health care, how to set boundaries, martyr mode, and...

On this episode, Dr. Christina Madison speaks with Walter Oronsaye PharmD, RPh, known as the Phit Pharmacist, about nutrition and social media as a pharmacist. Dr. Walter Oronsaye PharmD, RPh, also know as “Phit Pharmacist,” is a nationally recognized licensed pharmacist that makes fun, relatable, and engaging health and pharmacy-related content on social media with millions of views worldwide. Fo...

On this episode, Ronna Hauser, PharmD, of National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) spoke with Lisa Schwartz, PharmD, of NCPA about the complete implementation of Track and Trace, which is part of the DSCSA compliance. The remaining requirements of the law will go into affect on November 27, 2023.

Pharmacists play a key role in treatment sequencing and educating patients, according to Tyler Sandahl, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist with Mayo Clinic.

On this month’s episode, we spoke with Susan Koletar, MD, FACP, FIDSA, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, on the pharmacists’ role in addressing vaccine hesitancy and improving global vaccine rates. For More on This Topic: Latest Developments in mRNA Technology for Vaccines: Moving Beyond COVID-19 - https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/l...

On this month’s episode, we spoke with Brianna Hawkins, MBA, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center doctor of pharmacy candidate, about oncology drug development and how students can start a career in this alternative path.

On this episode, Dr. Christina Madison, the Public Health Pharmacists, discusses harm reduction and substance use disorder treatment with Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA, a clinical professor for the college of pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island and a pharmacists involved in harm reduction.