Practical Approaches to Antipsychotic-Associated Corrected QT Interval Prolongation in Patients With Serious Mental Illness: A Review of Cases.

There is no consensus for assessment and management of patients with serious mental illness (SMI) who are at risk for cardiac morbidity and mortality due to antipsychotic-associated QTc prolongation. The objective of this review was to assess methods for risk scoring, QT correction calculation, and clinical management in SMI patients with antipsychotic-associated QTc prolongation. A search was performed in PubMed for case reports that described QTc prolongation in adult patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder prescribed an antipsychotic.

Concentrated Learning Experiences Across Two Different Health-Systems.

Background: While many public pharmacy schools have an adjoining health-system to accommodate their students, some pharmacy programs form partnerships with non-affiliated health-systems to precept students. These health-systems often afford students the opportunity to complete multiple rotations within a single organization, offering decreased onboarding time and more longitudinal experiences.

Innovation: Two autonomous partnerships were developed with independent healthcare systems for concentrated learning experiences during the advanced pharmacy practice experiences year.