Jolynn Tumolo

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Value-Based Oncology Payment Models Lack Needed Clinical Granularity, Study Suggests

07/09/2021

Jolynn Tumolo

Bundling cancer treatment in ways that better reflect resource utilization for an appropriate standard of care would improve value-based payment models in oncology, such as Medicare’s Oncology Care Model.

Bundling cancer treatment in...

07/09/2021

First Report Managed Care

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Single Dose of Onasemnogene Abeparvovec Provides Sustained Efficacy for SMA

07/08/2021

Jolynn Tumolo

A 5-year follow-up of the phase 1 START trial of infants with SMA type 1 revealed no new safety concerns or treatment-related serious adverse events for onasemnogene abeparvovec gene replacement therapy.

A 5-year follow-up of the phase...

07/08/2021

First Report Managed Care

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Experts Provide Vaccine Guidance for Children Treated With Dupilumab

07/08/2021

Jolynn Tumolo

Children treated with dupilumab for severe atopic dermatitis should not receive live attenuated vaccines, including boosters, without careful consideration of risks and the involvement of pediatric subspecialists.

Children treated with dupilumab...

07/08/2021

First Report Managed Care

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Examining Diversity Among Ambulatory Care Pharmacists in Underserved Areas

07/07/2021

Jolynn Tumolo

“With a large majority of our respondents identifying as White and unilingual, there remains a large opportunity to increase diversity in the clinical pharmacy ambulatory care workforce caring for underserved populations,” researchers wrote.

“With a large majority of our...

07/07/2021

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Pharmacist-Led Intervention Eases Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting

07/07/2021

Jolynn Tumolo

Study findings suggest that roughly 90% of patients with refractory chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) had reduced nausea and vomiting after participating in a pharmacist-led CINV management program.

Study findings suggest that...

07/07/2021

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Pharmacy Consult Prompts Medication Adjustments After Bariatric Surgery

07/07/2021

Jolynn Tumolo

Researchers compared prescribing for patients who received a pharmacist intervention following bariatric surgery with patients from an earlier time who did not receive the intervention, and found that continued prescribing of unadjusted...

Researchers compared prescribing...

07/07/2021

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Branded Drug Recalled

07/02/2021

Jolynn Tumolo

The FDA is recalling a prescription vitamin used to prevent bleeding in people with blood clotting problems or vitamin K deficiency.

The FDA is recalling a...

07/02/2021

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Diabetes Tablet Recalled for NDMA

07/02/2021

Jolynn Tumolo

Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc is voluntarily recalling two lots of metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets after an analysis detected NDMA levels above acceptable limits.

Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc is...

07/02/2021

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Second Firm Recalls Over 37,000 Bottles of Blood Clotting Drug

07/02/2021

Jolynn Tumolo

Bausch Health Companies Inc is recalling 37,797 bottles of phytonadione tablets because they failed to meet impurities/degradation specifications.

Bausch Health Companies Inc is...

07/02/2021

Pharmacy Learning Network

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When PTSD Is Present, Veterans With Dementia May Show Aggression When Rejecting Care

06/30/2021

Jolynn Tumolo

“Classifying behavioral symptoms with their triggers rather than solely by behaviors provides important new information for developing person-centered, nonpharmacological interventions to improve outcomes for veterans with dementia,”...

“Classifying behavioral symptoms...

06/30/2021

Veterans Health Today