Considerations for select transitions of care for people with HIV: adolescent to adult, prison to society and the postpartum period.

Proper transitions of care for people with HIV (PWH) are necessary to ensure continuity of care, medication adherence and maintenance of successful clinical outcomes. Three transitions of care may lead to suboptimal outcomes if PWH are not correctly engaged: adolescent to adult, prison to society and the postpartum period. The management of these care transitions is a vital part of engagement in treatment.

Role of the specialty pharmacist in public health: A focus on sharps disposal.

An intersection of the pharmacy profession and public health is the role of the specialty pharmacist. The specialty pharmacist is in a unique position to prevent unnecessary financial burden on the health care system by preventing community-acquired needlestick injuries through patient education regarding the proper disposal of sharps. Many specialty medications are injectable agents with varying injection frequencies ranging from multiple injections per day to 1 dose per year.