The impact of a pharmacist-led oral anticancer clinic on medication adherence and laboratory monitoring.

Purpose: To evaluate the impact that a pharmacist-managed oral anticancer clinic has on patient adherence to oral anticancer therapy in regard to medication adherence and adherence to lab monitoring.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was completed for patients prescribed abiraterone, enzalutamide, or ibrutinib within the study time period. The primary outcome was assessing medication adherence by comparing the medication possession ratio (MPR) before (Phase 1) and after (Phase 2) initiation of the pharmacist-led oral anticancer therapy clinic.

Project EVADE: Evaluating the effects of a pharmacist-run transitions of care clinic on hospital readmissions.

Objectives: The primary objective of this report is to describe the implementation of a pilot pharmacist-run transitions of care clinic. The secondary objective is to present data collected on the impact of this clinic in regard to 30-day, all-cause hospital readmission rates and provider acceptance rates of pharmacist recommendations.

Setting: This transitions of care clinic was implemented in a Department of Veterans Affairs ambulatory care center located in Columbus, Ohio.

The impact of extended release exenatide as adjuvant therapy on hemoglobin A1C, weight, and total daily dose of insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using U-500 insulin.

Aims: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adjuvant exenatide extended release (ER) therapy in patients treated with regular U-500 insulin.

Methods: In this retrospective chart review at an ambulatory care center in the Midwest, 18 patients with type 2 diabetes being treated with regular U-500 insulin and adjuvant exenatide ER were identified. These patients were evaluated for outcomes following the addition of exenatide ER.

Pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes: injectable medications.

Objective: To review the oral and injectable pharmacologic treatment options for type 2 diabetes.

Data Sources: A literature search was conducted using PubMed electronic database for studies published in English between 1993 and September 2014. Search terms included diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes, and the individual name for each antidiabetic medication reviewed.

Pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes: oral medications.

Objective: To review the oral and injectable pharmacologic treatment options for type 2 diabetes.

Data Sources: A literature search was conducted using PubMed electronic database for studies published in English between 1993 and September 2014. Search terms included diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes, and the individual name for each antidiabetic medication reviewed.

Implementation and outcomes of a pharmacist-managed clinical video telehealth anticoagulation clinic.

Purpose: The use of clinical video telehealth (CVT) technology to optimize the deployment of clinical pharmacy specialist resources in a community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) is described.

Summary: In 2012, clinical pharmacy specialists at a Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center began using CVT technology to provide anticoagulation therapy management services to patients at a CBOC about 12 miles away. Using videoconferencing technology (video cameras and high-definition widescreen monitors), the remotely located pharmacists conduct patient interviews, evaluate International Normalized Ratio (INR) values, and gather other clinical data for use in therapeutic planning.