Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. Q: Is there a certain format that has to be used ...
Wasteful drugs could be driving up your pharmacy benefits spend–here's how to evaluate, identify and establish a high-performance formulary. Working with your PBM to identify drugs where less ...
I need to do a drug utilization evaluation (DUE) for a new product to be added to our formulary. What resources are available to develop a DUE? The formulary system encompasses facets of medication ...
A large percentage of patients starting a medication take expensive brand-name products instead of biosimilars, even as health plans and PBMs work on converting existing brand-name prescriptions to ...
Blue Chip Surgical Partners Vice President of Operations Regina E. Dolsen, RN, BSN, MA, outlines eight steps ambulatory surgery centers can take to reduce the likelihood of errors with ...
The use of personal digital assistants (PDAs) to access drug information in a health system is described. Given the widespread use of PDAs at an 872-bed university health system, an opportunity ...
This report discusses how money flows through the pharmaceutical ecosystem and how policymakers should address high prices. The Inflation Reduction Act grants the federal government new authority to ...