Pharmacy Podcast Network

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed HB 786, a comprehensive PBM reform bill that strengthens existing fair pharmacy audit laws, limits PBM adjudication fees, and prohibits a PBM from reimbursing a pharmacy less than it reimburses a PBM-affiliated pharmacy. May 30, 2019 Tennessee SB650 Present law defines "pharmacy benefits manager" (PBM) to mean a person, business, or other entity and any wholly or par...

More and more vaccines are getting authorization in the United States to prevent COVID-19. However, sometimes a vaccine trial is not always effective. But even failure can provide new insights. Learn about the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine and what happened with the recent Hepatitis C vaccine candidate. This podcast was recorded prior to the joint CDC and FDA statement on the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen...

In March of 2020, we launched Beyond the Sig by hosting Randy McDonough, Director of Practice Transformation of Flip the Pharmacy, to discuss how the Flip the Pharmacy initiative was supporting pharmacies in practice transformation.   During this episode of Beyond the Sig, PPCN Executive Director Stephanie McGrath sits down with Randy virtually to reflect on the past year, how Flip the Pharmacy ha...

Arrested Development  https://www.crxmag.com/issues/2021/winter/arrested-development.shtml The related research letter published in JAMA Psychiatry on 3/27/2019 titled; Association of Prenatal Cannabis Exposure With Psychosis Proneness Among Children in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.  Jeremy Fine is entering medical school this fall was a key contributor behind the creati...

Nasir Mahmood is a remarkable pharmacy owner.  Indeed, so remarkable that the NCPA named him the winner of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award.  And the list of honors and service he has provided to the profession and to his community justifies this high honor. In this podcast Nasir and his son, Rehan, Mahmood share with Kneeland the PharmacyCrossRoads listeners several of the personal philosophy...

Description: Viagra, Crestor, Eliquis, and many other brand-name medications come to mind when the discussion turns to expensive drugs. These drugs are pocket change in comparison to Zolgensma, a new(ish) gene therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy that costs as much as a private island. Tune in as our hosts discuss this incredible drug and some of the ramifications of its incredible price tag. This...

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, third-year student pharmacist Brooke Kulusich chats with Eric Yarnell, Vice President of Pharmacy at Gateway Health. He brings both pharmacist and payer perspectives as a member of the Flip the Pharmacy Payer Advisory Board. In this conversation, Eric shares how Gateway Health has worked with a community pharmacy network to implement a patient care program and ho...

Skippack Pharmacy has been leading mass COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the Schwenksville, Pennsylvania community and their efforts have gained national attention. You might recognize Skippack’s owner as the Superman pharmacist recently featured on Good Morning America. Today, we will hear from two members of the Skippack team, who have been working behind the scenes to help Skippack Pharmacy admi...

Chapter 1 of 3  Featuring: Allegheny Health Network Pharmacy Services  AHN overview and history AHN Pharmacy Transformation – Patient – centered care planning Becoming one team Standardized practice / technology throughout all sites Guests: Laura (McCoy) Mark, PharmD - Vice President, Pharmacy Arpit Mehta, Pharm. D., MPH, MHA - Director of Pharmacy Kelley Wasicek, BS Pharm Director of Pharmacy Rob...

The cannabis industry won at the ballot box in the recent election, with four states passing laws to make cannabis legal for adults and two approving cannabis for medical purposes. These results moved the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) closer to its goal of building a robust cannabis industry while supporting state laws and advocating for federal policy reforms.    On November 3, 20...

Opioids play a critical role in managing cancer-associated pain, but they’re highly addictive, and they don’t always provide sufficient pain relief for cancer patients. Many patients therefore turn to cannabis or cannabis-derived products to help manage their pain, using them either as standalone treatments or as an adjuvant therapy to opioids. But does research support cannabis use for this purpo...

Behnaz Sarrami, MS, PharmD, a PGx for pharmacists podcast, joins Cari Lalande, PharmD where we discuss the clinical value and utility of PGx and how it can be implemented in a clinical setting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The battle against the COVID-19 pandemic has continued for over a year. The evidence continues to update and change, and more and more people are becoming vaccinated. This episode provides a review of the newest literature including guidance on vaccinated individuals. But, remember, don't stop wearing a mask now! Reference: Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People. Centers...

Fascinating discussion with the Ohio State University's Chief Wellness Officer & author of Evidence-based Competencies in Healthcare, Dr. Bernadette Melnyk PhD about evidence-based practice of medicine and raising the standards of content development.  Hospitals and healthcare systems around the world have attempted to build and sustain evidence-based practice (EBP) cultures and environments, yet...

Deanna J. Schnitzer is a pharmacy student the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. Deanna was a finalist for the National Patient Counseling Competition.  The goal of the APhA-ASP National Patient Counseling Competition is to encourage student pharmacists in their efforts toward becoming better patient educators. 2021 National Patient Counseling Competition FINALISTS  Anna Brown – Universi...

Behnaz Sarrami, MS, PharmD, a PGx for pharmacists podcast, Maci Koesterer, PharmD candidate 2021 from St. Louis College of Pharmacy where we discuss her first virtual and unique rotation in PGx and her recommendations to other students.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behnaz Sarrami, MS, PharmD, an entrepreneur and a coach in PGx who has started her own consulting business bringing awareness to the clinical value and utility of PGx to providers, pharmacists, and consumers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brooke Griffin, PharmD (Mentorship) Mentoring in the 21st Century - Why Training the Next Generation of Pharmacy Professionals Helps Us Improve the Healthcare System and Advance the Profession Brooke Griffin, PharmD, BCACP, is Professor of pharmacy practice and Vice Chair of clinical services at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy. She is the founder of the 21st Century PharmD, a virtual res...

Translational Health Disparities Research in a Data-Rich World https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6356140/ People experiencing health disparities, researchers, program and policy staff, and leaders addressing health policies present a spectrum of opinion about the value of big data approaches. These differing opinions range from lack of trust, to acceptance, to enthusiastic endorsement....

Recently the American Gastroenterological Society updated their guidelines for treatment for a true medical emergency: gastric and esophageal bleeding. This episode reviews the guidelines and highlights the importance of several changes to management. Today's episode is sponsored by a special CEimpact FREE Law focused webinar: Make sure to save your spot for FREE LIVE LAW CE April 1st. 7PM. https:...

The Challenges and Opportunities of Health System Pharmacists When the general public thinks of a pharmacist, they may think of the pharmacist behind a counter at a community pharmacy. But as we know, pharmacists work in all kinds of practice settings–and that includes thousands of pharmacists in hospitals and other health-system environments. Their challenges are both similar to and different fro...

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March Madness is upon us, and what better time, than during a pandemic, to dive into “OPIOID MADNESS”!!!   In this episode of the “PAIN POD”, Mark “Pain Guy” Garofoli will talk us through an opioid bracketology, perhaps an “Opioidology”, but definitely a whole bunch of “Opioid Madness”, in order to pit one opioid against another. A battle of poppy versus poppy, and of course a bunch of man-made op...

We need to laugh more. Pharmacists & Pharmacy Techs are under tremendous stress. This episode is about two amazing Healthcare Providers who are also professional comedians. Listen, laugh, and share.  Dr. Will Flanary is an ophthalmologist, writer, and comedian who moonlights in his free time as “Dr. Glaucomflecken,” a top hat wearing, mustachioed cartoon ophthalmoscope who has become a leading voi...

In this episode, Jeremy and Jessica speak with Dr. Shane Desselle, RPh, PhD, FAPhA from Touro University California College of Pharmacy and Dr. Kenneth Hohmeier, Pharm. D. from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy about their ongoing research in pharmacy technician workforce issues.  As more and more attention is being paid to the work pharmacy technicians do, and...