Use of clinical pharmacy services by American Indians and Alaska Native adults with cardiovascular disease.

Introduction: The Indian Health Service (IHS) and Tribal health programs provide clinical pharmacy services to improve health outcomes among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Objectives: The study's primary objective was to describe characteristics, including social determinants of health (SDOH), associated with clinical pharmacy utilization by AI/ANs with CVD who accessed IHS/Tribal services. A secondary objective assessed changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP) associated with such utilization.

Clinical Pharmacists Improve Patient Outcomes and Expand Access to Care.

The United States Public Health Service National Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Committee issues a report on the impact of pharmacy-managed clinics across the Bureau of Prisons, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Indian Health Service, and US Coast Guard.

Dose Rounding of Biologic and Cytotoxic Anticancer Agents: A Position Statement of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association.

Purpose: To present a position statement from the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) that pertains to dose rounding of biologic and cytotoxic anticancer agents.

Methods: The HOPA Standards Committee organized a work group of oncology pharmacist specialists to examine the safety and value of dose rounding of biologic and cytotoxic anticancer agents. Primary literature that describes methods for dose rounding, with clinical or economic data, were analyzed.