Smart pump errors, which involve both human and technical factors, can cause injury or death to patients. Fatigue and distractions plague many busy patient care units and frequently contribute to smart pump errors.

Joey Sweeney, PharmD, BCPS

The “postantibiotic era” is not coming—it is already here. The ubiquity of lower respiratory tract infections makes community acquired pneumonia (CAP) an evident target in limiting antimicrobial exposure. Results from a new study, published in April 2021 in the Lancet by Dinh and colleagues, boasts success for patients with a 3-day CAP treatment course.

Corey Diamond, PharmD

Management of patients with heart failure (HF) has evolved over the past few years, prompting the American College of Cardiology (ACC) to release an updated Expert Consensus Decision Pathway to provide guidance and recommendations on the clinical care of patients with HF with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

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APhA, its pharmacy partners, and community pharmacies have long argued that PBMs working with Medicare Part D plan sponsors’ use of retroactive direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees cheats beneficiaries, forces pharmacies to close their doors, and endangers access to pharmacist-provided care.

Rachel Balick