The annual enrollment period for Medicare Part D plans will be here before you know it. While prescription drug plans are just one piece of a health insurance package. Your knowledge of specific ...

Access to medication therapy management (MTM), which is already in place and available via the Center for Healthy Living (CHL) on the West Lafayette campus, now has expanded access via participating ...

Enable more effective and targeted treatments that address unique needs for patients with pharmacogenomics. The traditional one-size-fits-all approach to medication has long been recognized as a ...

CMOs need their physicians to be addressing prescription overload. For patients on multiple medications, deprescribing is a key strategy to promote patient safety and care quality. The primary risk ...

In this evaluation, we demonstrated the beneficial effects on health outcomes for seniors with limited incomes of participating in a comprehensive, community-based pharmaceutical care program. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In March 2020, a group of nephrology pharmacists met to discuss ways to help improve patient lives and keep the ...

How many times have you forgotten to take a pill? Daily medication adds another hurdle, a routine so regular we frequently think we’ve taken a pill when we haven’t done so. Managing medications may ...

Take four or more medications regularly? Take multiple over-the-counter medications, vitamins or natural supplements? Have three or more chronic diseases, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma ...

It may seem obvious that patients’ medication records should be accessible to their doctors, but that’s not always the case. While technology has made it possible for hospitals to amass a mountain of ...

Older adults, especially those managing multiple chronic conditions, are more likely to face complex drug regimens. The use of five or more drugs (called polypharmacy) is common in this age group. As ...