Physician and Staff Burnout: A Time-Old Issue, A Growing Problem
By Nicollete Ramos – Staff Writer PharmD Live® Physician burnout is nothing new: as Marshall Eidenberg, DO, regional medical director at PharmD Live®, puts it, “It’s waking up every day with a dread of going into work.” Even before the COVID-19 crisis that continues to push physicians and staff to their limits as hospitals fill to […]
Medication Adherence in 2025: The Hidden Crisis Costing Lives and Billions
More Than Missed Doses: A Multi-Billion Dollar Threat In 2025, one of the most preventable yet persistent threats to U.S. healthcare outcomes continues to be dangerously under-addressed: medication non-adherence. According to the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), patients who don’t follow prescriptions typically engage in at least three of nine risky behaviors, including skipping doses or taking […]
A Healthy Attitude is Ageless
Aging is not a disease, doctors teach patients Satchel Paige, pitcher and authority on aging, pondered, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” A healthy attitude is ageless. Marshall Eidenberg, DO, regional medical director at PharmD Live®, says, “Aging is going to happen if we are lucky enough to […]
Bridging the Gap: Tools to Improve Health Literacy
Nicole Salata, PharmD, MS, MBA, a pharmacist with PharmD Live®, encountered a 50+-year-old woman on two types of insulin and four anti-diabetic oral medications who still regularly had blood sugar levels in the 200-300 range. The Spanish-speaking patient had a language barrier, among other health literacy issues. Dr. Salata is a fluent Spanish speaker as well. […]
The Affect Ageism Has In Healthcare
Ageism in healthcare tends to affect people quietly, but its habitual practice is widespread, and its impact is real. Ageism can be explicit or implicit in its execution and can manifest in various ways, but at its core, there are three components that can result in ageism. Age discrimination, or the harmful treatment of older […]
Tirzepatide: a new glucagon-like peptide for patients with diabetes II
By: Hannah Grice, PharmD In the United States, 34.2 million people have diabetes,1 the majority of them have type II diabetes. Type II diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose. Management of type II diabetes is multifactorial: diet, exercise, and pharmacotherapy are all part of the treatment. Recently, a new medication called tirzepatide […]
Medication Risk Management in Diabetes
By Matthew Gehrlein, PharmD Candidate and PharmD Live® Student Intern What is Medication Risk Management? All medications have risks and benefits. The FDA, physicians, providers, and pharmacists all work to ensure that the balance of risks and benefits is favorable to each patient when they take their medication. The practice of assessing risks versus benefits […]
Risk Management in Type 2 Diabetes Population
Medication Review to Prevent Drug Therapy Problems By: Cynthia Nwaubani, PharmD and Tessa Culhane Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes in the world. As many as 34 million Americans have diabetes, and 90-95% have type 2 diabetes.1 With the growing number of people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, everyday health care professionals […]
Beyond the Prescription: Virtual Pharmacists Analyze Weight Loss Drugs
Pharmacist care managers (PCMs) play a crucial role in ensuring that patients receive the appropriate medications and understand how to use them safely and effectively. As weight loss drugs (GLP-1) raise complex questions, PCMs are aware of the benefits and drawbacks of the popular medications and how they will affect different patients. Currently, an estimated 15.5 million Americans have […]
Telehealth And COVID-19: A Critical Time For Telemedicine Solutions
The healthcare system is facing an epic and unprecedented disaster with the COVID-19 outbreak which threatens to overwhelm our ability to provide critical life-saving care as the number of confirmed cases continue to rise. The emergence of telemedicine and telehealth platforms now offer vital resources to healthcare professionals in helping them manage these challenges in […]