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MAY 6, 2022

Pharms, GI Docs Collaborate on IBD Biologics Use

By Ted Bosworth

Acollaboration between pharmacists and gastroenterologists to establish a standardized protocol for use of biologics in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—guided in part by telemedicine and data-mining electronic health records (EHRs)—has changed routine practice in a multicenter system and improved several quality-of-care benchmarks.

“A pharmacist-gastroenterologist co-management program for use of biologics in IBD patients is superior to a traditional