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Health Res Policy Syst 2021 Apr 21;19(Suppl 1):49. Epub 2021 Apr 21.

Somali Pharmacists Association, Mogadishu, Somalia.

Background: Self-care interventions offer a solution to support the achievement of three goals of the World Health Organization (WHO): to improve universal health coverage, reach people in humanitarian situations, and improve health and well-being. In light of implementing WHO consolidated guidelines on self-care interventions to strengthen sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists from four different EMR countries discussed the current SRH situation, inequality gaps, barriers to SRH service access and the pharmacist's crucial role as a first-line responder to patients before, during and after COVID-19.

Case Presentation: Self-care interventions for SRH allow health care providers to serve a greater number of patients, improve progress toward universal health coverage, and reach people in humanitarian crises. Read More

Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2021 Jun 12;13(6):729-735. Epub 2021 Feb 12.

LECOM Bradenton School of Pharmacy, 5000 Lakewood Ranch Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34211, United States. Electronic address:

Background And Purpose: This article describes the clinical and educational impact resulting from interprofessional (IP) collaboration between fourth-year advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) pharmacy students and community paramedics within a community paramedicine (CP) program.

Educational Activity And Setting: The Manatee County, Florida CP program partnered with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy faculty to reduce 911 calls, emergency room visits, and hospital readmissions for underserved populations. The CP-pharmacist partnership optimized medication therapy, chronic disease management, and access to care through scheduled in-home visits with an IP team. Read More

J Clin Med Res 2021 Mar 19;13(3):170-176. Epub 2021 Mar 19.

Second Surgical Propedeutic Department, Hippocration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Background: Implementation of guidelines in daily clinical practice is often suboptimal, mainly due to doctors' poor compliance with them. Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) is many times administered in patients undergoing elective surgery without proper indication or for longer time than needed. Aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a simple intervention on the compliance of the medical staff with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) guidelines concerning PAP administration. Read More

J Oncol Pharm Pract 2021 Apr 15:10781552211005529. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

Essentia Health, Duluth, MN, USA.

Introduction: Pharmacogenetics, in hand with precision medicine in oncology, represents an opportunity to holistically tailor a patient's treatment regimen using both somatic and germline variants to improve efficacy and decrease toxicity. Colorectal cancer patients represent a population with frequent use of fluoropyrimidine and irinotecan and are an ideal opportunity for implementation of preemptive pharmacogenetics as evidence supports pharmacogenetic testing for and to reduce fluoropyrimidine and irinotecan toxicities.

Methods: This was a single arm proof-of-concept study at a large community-based health system. Read More

Kidney Med 2021 Mar-Apr;3(2):241-247.e1. Epub 2021 Feb 10.

Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.

Rationale & Objective: Hemodialysis (HD) patients have complicated disease states, placing them at higher risk for medication-related problems, medication discrepancies, and nonadherence. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a clinical pharmacist in a single HD facility by assessing the efficacy of medication reconciliation in HD patients and evaluating the potential impact on a single health care system.

Study Design: Retrospective study. Read More