Ambulatory care pharmacy practice: Findings from the 2019 National Pharmacist Workforce Survey.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the demographics, training, clinical specialties, and practice activities of ambulatory care pharmacists using data from the 2019 National Pharmacist Workforce Study (NPWS).

Summary: The 2019 NPWS was conducted using a 3-contact electronic survey sent to a random sample of 94,803 pharmacists using the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Foundation e-Profile system. The 2019 NPWS had a response rate of 67.

Esketamine: A Novel Option for Treatment-Resistant Depression.

To review the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, safety, use requirements, and place in therapy of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). A comprehensive PubMed search (1966 to October 2019) was conducted using the search terms , and . Additional data were obtained from references of identified articles, governmental sources, manufacturer product labeling, and Clinicaltrials.

Dysphagia with second-generation antipsychotics: A case report and review of the literature.

Background: All antipsychotics are associated with extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS). These can present as dysphagia, esophageal dysmotility, or aspiration, all of which may not be recognized as EPS.

Case Report: A 62-year-old with schizophrenia, prescribed olanzapine 5 mg daily, presented agitated and endorsed difficulty swallowing.

Factors associated with mentor satisfaction among teaching and learning curriculum program participants.

Objectives: To evaluate participants' satisfaction with their teaching mentor relationship in a teaching and learning curriculum (TLC) and determine characteristics that are associated with high mentee satisfaction.

Methods: A 31-item survey instrument was administered to all 2015-2016 participants of the Teaching Certificate Program.

Results: Seventy percent of program participants (n = 60/86) responded to the survey.

Caffeine Sodium Benzoate for Electroconvulsive Therapy Augmentation.

Objectives: Because of an ongoing manufacturer shortage of injectable caffeine sodium benzoate (CSB), patients at our health system were given CSB compounded in-house to increase seizure response during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Therefore, we aimed to evaluate its effectiveness and safety as an ECT augmentation agent.

Methods: Medical records of patients who received compounded CSB at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System were reviewed to identify adults receiving it as part of an index ECT treatment course between June 2012 and December 2016.

Monitoring and Treating Metabolic Abnormalities in Patients with Early Psychosis Initiated on Antipsychotic Medications.

Antipsychotic medications carry an established lifetime risk of metabolic syndrome. This retrospective chart review evaluated feasibility of a metabolic monitoring clinical decision support tool (CDST) for weight, lipid, blood glucose, and blood pressure management of 163 clients in an early psychosis outpatient clinic over 2 years. Each parameter had at least 98 (60.

Development of Collaborative Drug Therapy Management and Clinical Pharmacy Services in an Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic.

Collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) is a written agreement that allows a pharmacist to initiate, modify, or continue pharmacotherapies under a physician's scope of practice. While available literature pertaining to cardiometabolic and respiratory CDTM services is growing, publications are sparse in psychiatry, particularly outside Veterans Health Administration medical centers. A descriptive study was undertaken to demonstrate how a board-certified psychiatric pharmacist would begin organizing a protocol for clinical pharmacy services at an outpatient, community treatment center for mental health and substance abuse disorders.

Pimavanserin: A Novel Antipsychotic for Parkinson's Disease Psychosis.

Objective: To review the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, safety, and place in therapy of pimavanserin for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions of Parkinson's disease psychosis (PDP).

Data Sources: A comprehensive PubMed search (1966 to January 2017) was conducted using the search terms Parkinson's disease psychosis, hallucinations, delusions, pimavanserin, and ACP-103. Additional data were obtained from references of identified articles, governmental sources, manufacturer product labeling and website, and Clinicaltrials.