Tapinarof cream 1% once daily for the treatment of adults with mild to severe plaque psoriasis: A novel topical therapy targeting the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

Plaque psoriasis is a chronic, immunemediated skin disease characterized by scaly, erythematous, pruritic plaques. The effects of psoriasis are often debilitating and stigmatizing, significantly impacting patients' physical and psychological well-being and quality of life. Current guideline-recommended psoriasis therapies (topicals, oral systemics, and biologics) have substantial limitations that include overall efficacy, safety, tolerability, sites of application, disease severity, and duration and extent of body surface area treated.

Tapinarof cream 1% once daily for the treatment of adults with mild to severe plaque psoriasis: A novel topical therapy targeting the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

Plaque psoriasis is a chronic, immunemediated skin disease characterized by scaly, erythematous, pruritic plaques. The effects of psoriasis are often debilitating and stigmatizing, significantly impacting patients' physical and psychological well-being and quality of life. Current guideline-recommended psoriasis therapies (topicals, oral systemics, and biologics) have substantial limitations that include overall efficacy, safety, tolerability, sites of application, disease severity, and duration and extent of body surface area treated.

Electronic Cigarettes: Their Role in the Lives of College Students.

Background: Electronic cigarettes have increased in popularity amongst college-aged adults. Although often advertised as smoking cessation tools, students have taken to them as their primary exposure to nicotine. For many reasons, e-cigarettes are extremely convenient and have become the most common tobacco products among this generation.

Health-system implementation of a collaborative core curriculum for advanced pharmacy experiential education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: A collaborative advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) education model established within a healthcare institution during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is described.

Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a nationwide disruption of APPE pharmacy education. Healthcare institutions faced the challenge of educating APPE students while attempting to simultaneously de-densify work areas and reduce transmission risk for employees and patients.

e-Cigarettes for smoking cessation: Do they deliver?

What Is Known And Objective: Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are battery-powered devices that allow nicotine and/or other substances to be inhaled in aerosolized form. e-Cigarettes (electronic cigarettes), the most commonly used ENDS, have been proposed to be smoking cessation aids. However, despite the rapid surge in their popularity, little is known about long-term health consequences of e-cigarette usage.

A pharmacist's contribution within a patient-centered medical home.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of a pharmacist embedded in a primary care physician (PCP) group practice to assist in achieving patient-centered medical home (PCMH) accreditation by increasing chronic care measures through the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) medications in patients with concomitant diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN).

Setting: PCP practice in Pittsburgh, PA.

Practice Description: 16 decentralized PCPs linked by electronic health record system.

A Pharmacist's Impact on 30-Day Readmission Rates When Compared to the Current Standard of Care Within a Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Pilot Study.

Objective: To evaluate the effect transition of care follow-up and counseling performed by a pharmacist, within a physician's practice, can have on 30-day hospital readmissions among Medicare patients when compared to the current standard of care

Methods: A pharmacist telephonically contacted patients ≥65 years with Medicare insurance following hospital discharge to perform medication reconciliation, review discharge instructions, and schedule a follow-up appointment (n = 34). At this follow-up appointment, the pharmacist reviewed the patient's electronic medical record (EMR) and communicated recommendations to the physician. The current standard of care, which does not involve a pharmacist, at a similar local physician practice was used as a comparative group (n = 45) RESULTS: The difference in 30-day readmission rates did not reach statistical significance (P = .

An elective course on dermatological topics and cosmeceutical compounding.

Objective: To implement and assess a pharmacy dermatology and cosmeceutical compounding elective course and its impact on graduates' careers.

Design: A 3-credit elective course that incorporated classroom lectures on ambulatory dermatologic diseases and cosmeceutical products with case studies, weekly quizzes, and a comprehensive business plan project was implemented in a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) program in 2010.

Assessment: Assessment instruments including weekly quizzes, a business plan project, and pre- and post-course tests were used to evaluate course content.

Impact of the fracture risk assessment on patient and physician behavior in osteoporosis prevention.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a pharmacist-directed osteoporosis screening program utilizing the fracture risk assessment (FRAX) tool on patient and physician behavior.

Methods: Postmenopausal women 45 to 65 years with Achilles T score <-1.0 not receiving bisphosphonate therapy were randomly assigned to a control or intervention group.

Assessing student pharmacist impact on patient over-the-counter medication selection.

Objective: To evaluate the financial and clinical outcomes of an over-the-counter (OTC) medication consultation performed by doctorate of pharmacy student pharmacists in a community pharmacy.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Independent and chain community pharmacy locations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.