Children’s Hospitals Get Help Catching the SP Wave

Because of their uniquely targeted programs for children, pediatric hospitals were early entrants to the specialty ...

JULY 18, 2018

Senate Committee Takes a Third Look at 340B Oversight

The battle over the beleaguered federal 340B drug discount program continues to rage in Washington as stakeholders ...

JULY 7, 2018

CAR-T Therapy and the Hospital Pharmacy

Las Vegas—It’s a medication, but it isn’t dispensed by a pharmacist. It has a National Drug Code ...

JULY 7, 2018

IDNs Getting Their Share of Specialty Market

Integrated delivery networks (IDNs) are expanding their proficiency in delivering high-quality specialty pharmacy ...

JUNE 20, 2018

Not All Prequalified Shippers Are Created Equal

Temperature control has become an urgent priority in specialty pharmacy, driven in part by the rapid growth of ...

MAY 30, 2018

USP Compliance Opens Door to Pharmacy Redesign

The looming December 2019 deadline for compliance with the requirements of both USP<800> and <797> on ...

MAY 22, 2018

Vigilance and Teamwork a Fix For Many ICU Budget Busters

Much of the media attention on rising drug costs in the United States has been focused on outpatient prescriptions. ...

MAY 8, 2018

Partnering Well With CSP Outsourcers

With the FDA now urging hospitals to acquire all their outsourced compounded sterile products (CSPs) from ...

APRIL 16, 2018

Still Failing the HD Test For Surface Contamination

Does your hospital perform environmental wipe sampling in areas where chemotherapy and other hazardous drugs (HDs) ...

MARCH 19, 2018

Best First Steps to Stem Pharmaceutical Waste

Pharmaceutical waste management often focuses on the end of the medication dispensing process, when providers need ...

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Do You Know What’s on the NIOSH HD List?

It’s been lurking in your pharmacy’s files since 2004: the National Institute for Occupational Safety ...

JANUARY 11, 2018

Adherence Goes Hi-Tech

Las Vegas—Can apps, text reminders, and smart pills, bottles, caps and injectors, as well as other ...

JANUARY 11, 2018