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Original Research
Assessment of a Medication Deprescribing Tool on Polypharmacy and Cost Avoidance
A medication deprescribing tool discontinued potentially inappropriate medications, reducing polypharmacy for patients and pharmacy expenditures...
Original Research
Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Emergency Department
A treatment algorithm for patients who present to the emergency department with mild or moderate COPD exacerbations found that use of...
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Audit and Feedback: A Quality Improvement Study to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship
Education coupled with antibiotic prescribing audit and feedback sessions resulted in a decline in potentially inappropriate antibiotic...
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High Rate of Inappropriate Fecal Immunochemical Testing at a Large Veterans Affairs Health Care System
A retrospective quality assurance study found that efforts are still required to improve both patient and health care provider education and...
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Evaluation of Pharmacologic Interventions for Weight Management in a Veteran Population
Weight management medications produced initial weight loss in a veteran population at a level that was consistent with previous studies in this...
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Outcomes Associated With Pharmacist- Led Consult Service for Opioid Tapering and Pharmacotherapy
In this retrospective chart review, a pain pharmacy consult service managed by pharmacists was found to assist health care providers with opioid...
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Weight Gain in Veterans Taking Duloxetine, Pregabalin, or Both for the Treatment of Neuropathy
A retrospective chart review found no significant difference in weight in veterans who took duloxetine, pregabalin, or both, for treatment of...
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Standardization of the Discharge Process for Inpatient Hematology and Oncology Using Plan-Do-Study-Act Methodology Improves Follow-Up and Patient Hand-Off
Implementing a standardized discharge process for the hematology and oncology service decreased time to hematology and oncology follow-up...
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Factors Associated with Radiation Toxicity and Survival in Patients with Presumed Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Empiric Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy
In a retrospective chart review of patients who were not biopsied for expected NSCLC because of poor pulmonary function, the use of empiric...
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Impact of an Oral Antineoplastic Renewal Clinic on Medication Possession Ratio and Cost-Savings
The creation of a pharmacist-managed oral antineoplstic renewal clinic resulted in an increase in the median medication possession ratio,...