The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (ESOP) convened pharmacists, providers, health systems, and payer groups to uncover priorities, needs, and gaps in NC population health management on November 15, 2022, in Chapel Hill, NC. A list of organizations who participated … Continued

By Kathryn Fuller Diabetes Increases Cardiovascular Risk  In the United States, approximately 34.2 million people of all ages have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and the prevalence of this diagnosis continues to increase annually. Patients who achieve glucose control have a lower risk of … Continued

By: Chloe Richard If you are struggling with a mental health condition, you are not alone. Millions of Americans suffer from depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions yearly.1–3 In addition, COVID-19 has exacerbated these concerns as people reported more … Continued

By: Chloe Richard Community pharmacies are increasing their role in mental health treatment. Some pharmacies have started offering screening and referral to mental health treatment services to increase access to care. In fact, in 2016, Walgreens announced their partnership with … Continued

Medication problems (i.e., overuse, underuse, and misuse) are a significant burden to the U.S. healthcare system, leading to high financial costs and poor patient outcomes. Suboptimal medication use plays a role in 275,000 deaths, and costs $500 billion in excess … Continued

Imagine that you are charged with implementing a new service for your patients. One of your top priorities is ensuring the service is delivered in a way that all of your patients can fully benefit. To optimize its impact, you … Continued

Author: Ben Penley   Per capita, prescription drug costs in the US are the highest among all countries.1 High costs have a direct impact on access: 79% of patients find prescription drug costs unreasonable and 25% have difficulty affording their medications.2,3 Barriers … Continued

Have you ever had trouble implementing a new initiative into your practice? Have you tried delivering a new service, but it was not as successful as you had hoped? If this situation seems familiar to you, you are not alone. … Continued

By: Drew Stenger and Jon Easter, RPh     Long before the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading across the globe, the U.S. was already facing an epidemic in healthcare that was spreading, costly, and ultimately unsustainable relative to healthcare spending. That … Continued

  By: Emily Ruiz Escobar   Our healthcare system has casually been described as a “sick care system” because it usually cares for people only after they are already sick. Medical care delivered in healthcare settings alone has a limited … Continued