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Penicillin allergy delabelling: A multidisciplinary approach for improved patient care

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Penicillin allergy is a common concern in healthcare settings, impacting patient safety, antimicrobial stewardship and successful infection treatment. In developed countries, between five and 15% patients carry a penicillin allergy label , and patients receive a penicillin allergy label by their third birthday in approximately 75% of cases.

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FDA approves AbbVie-Genmab’s Epkinly to treat DLBCL

Pharmaceutical Technology

“The FDA approval of Epkinly represents a new treatment mechanism of action for third-line DLBCL patients. “As As a non-chemotherapy, single-agent treatment for DLBCL patients, we hope that Epkinly can effectively treat this aggressive cancer type and can be used for patient care quickly and in an off-the-shelf form for physicians.

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How AI can help pharmacists

The Checkup by Singlecare

3 ways to use AI to help patients Let’s explore how pharmacists can use AI services to help patients. Streamlining workflow AI can automate certain aspects of pharmacy workflow, allowing pharmacists to focus more on patient care. One way in which AI models can help is through inventory management.

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Overdoses come in many forms

PharmD Live

That is where having an external reviewer and integrator such as PharmD Live’s Chronic Care Management (CCM) Program can improve patient care and potentially save lives. That means a patient may have supratherapeutic levels of the drugs prescribed.

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PharmDs – Crucial to Chronic Care Management Services: A Doctor’s Perspective

PharmD Live

In the physician’s office, when you put electronic health records (EHRs) with algorithms and artificial intelligence into the hands of your team pharmacist, you have an overwhelming opportunity to improve clinical benefits and even greater opportunity to improve patient care. Comorbidities and Medicare patient risk.