Publications by authors named "Alex Mersch"
Purpose: To describe clinical pharmacy specialists' role in improving the use of specialty medications within a pediatric outpatient setting.
Summary: The outpatient pediatric specialty clinic (PSC) at the University of Iowa added a clinical pharmacy specialist to multidisciplinary teams within the PSC to focus on patient education, providing clinical recommendations, coordinating insurance approval, addressing barriers to adherence, and performing follow-up monitoring. Supplemental activities include coordinating between the electronic health record-integrated on-site specialty pharmacy and the PSC, assisting with quality improvement projects, developing policy revisions, negotiating access to specialty products, and answering medication information questions.