Article
Improving Veteran Access to Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection
- Author:
- Breanne S. Fleming
- PharmD
- BCACP; Amanda P. Ifeachor
- Mph
- BCPS; Audrey M. Andres
- BCACP; Lindsey J. Reese
- MS; Elizabeth E. Davis
- LCSW; Suthat Liangpunsakul
- MPH; Christina A. White
- JAMES A. TURNER JR, MBA, MHA
- BCPS; and Cassandra M. Ruoff
- BCPS
Addressing social issues and treatment barriers significantly increases access to HCV care, and many veterans successfully start therapy with the...
Article
Incidence and Management of Asymptomatic Hypertensive Urgency at a VA Emergency Department
- Author:
- Caitlin M. Dowd, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP,
- PharmD
- BCPS
- Chad S. Kessler, MD, MHPE
- Robert Svingos, PharmD, BCPS
Management of asymptomatic hypertension in a primary care setting rather than in the emergency department showed similar outcomes and was more...
Article
Hospitalization Risk With Benzodiazepine and Opioid Use in Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Author:
- Stephanie LEE
- PharmD
- BCPS; Chelsie Heesch
- BCPP; Kristen Allison
- BCPS
- BCPP; Lindsey Binns
- BCPP; Kristy Straw-Wilson
- BCPP; and Christopher S. Wendel
Combat veterans with PTSD who are prescribed benzodiazepines and/or opioids in addition to first-line pharmacotherapy are at significantly...
Article
The Role of Procalcitonin in the Management of Infectious Diseases
- Author:
- Robert Hakim; Susanne Barnett
- PharmD
- BCPS
Article
Pharmacist Management of Adult Asthma at an Indian Health Service Facility
- Author:
- LCDR Kevin McDermott
- PharmD
- BCPS
- AE-C
A pharmacist-managed adult asthma clinic improved asthma outcomes, patient satisfaction, cost burden, and readmission rates at the Shiprock, New...