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September 2024

Updates You Don't Want Your Team to Miss

Point Out Changes to Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines for 2024-2025

Clinicians need to know what’s changed with this season’s version of flu and COVID-19 vaccines. Our Letter articles clarify the strains included in this season’s vaccines and provides guidance about which patients should get vaccinated and when. We also give advice about ways to avoid dosing errors and whether it’s okay to give these vaccines with other immunizations at the same visit. Readers can find product comparisons in our charts, Flu Vaccines for 2024-25 and COVID-19 Vaccines for 2024-25, along with more guidance, including recommendations for immunizing kids and pregnant patients. 

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Community Topic: Educate Yourself on Back-to-School Rxs

There are nuances to consider when ensuring kids have the meds and vaccines they need at back-to-school time. Our Letter articles provide guidance using an “ABC” approach. We remind readers to adjust inventory levels of common back-to-school meds such as rescue inhalers and provide guidance to ensure prescription directions are complete and labeling is appropriate. Readers can use our resources, HPV Vaccination, Meningococcal Vaccination, and Tetanus Prevention and Vaccination, for help evaluating if kids are current with these vaccines. 

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Hospital Pharmacy: Know Key Updates for Managing Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

New guidance is available from the American Diabetes Association for the first time in 15 years. Clinicians need to know what’s changed based on evolving evidence. Our article provides guidance about treating DKA with subcutaneous rapid-acting insulin instead of IV insulin in select cases, including insulin dosing and patient monitoring. We also describe how to manage euglycemic DKA due to SGLT2 inhibitor use, pregnancy, liver failure, etc. Our resource, Hyperglycemia in the Hospital, answers frequently asked questions including how to manage patients admitted on an insulin pump, when to consider subcutaneous vs IV insulin, how to treat hyperglycemic crises, and more. 

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NatMed Update

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Supplements for Sleep 

It's estimated that about one third of adults and kids experience difficulties sleeping, leading to questions about popular sleep aids. Our NatMed article reviews the evidence for magnesium, tart cherry, and melatonin. We also emphasize safety considerations in children and review what types of products and doses might be safe for both adults and kids. 

tart cherries

Supplements for Sleep 

It's estimated that about one third of adults and kids experience difficulties sleeping, leading to questions about popular sleep aids. Our NatMed article reviews the evidence for magnesium, tart cherry, and melatonin. We also emphasize safety considerations in children and review what types of products and doses might be safe for both adults and kids. 

Upcoming Events

Tradeshows

As we're getting closer to the end of the year, there are still a few opportunities to connect. Send us a meeting request if you’ll be attending any of these shows.

Here's where we’ll be in the coming months:

  • Health Connect Partners – HCP Hospital Pharmacy Fall: September 30-October 2 
  • ANCC Magnet/Pathway Conference: October 30-November 1
  • ASHP Midyear: December 8-12 

See the Full List of Events for 2024

New Blog! Compounding Chronicles

(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About HEPA Filters 

HEPA filters are essential for improving air quality in any environment, whether in your home, car, or high-traffic areas like pharmacies and hospitals. However, not all HEPA filters provide the same level of filtration. In the latest blog post, Adam West explains how HEPA filtration is key to maintaining strict ISO class standards in critical spaces like compounding cleanrooms. He also emphasizes that HEPA filters have limitations and require regular certification and maintenance to ensure optimal performance and cleanliness.

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Certifier Testing HEPA Filter

New Blog! Compounding Chronicles

(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About HEPA Filters 

HEPA filters are essential for improving air quality in any environment, whether in your home, car, or high-traffic areas like pharmacies and hospitals. However, not all HEPA filters provide the same level of filtration. In the latest blog post, Adam West explains how HEPA filtration is key to maintaining strict ISO class standards in critical spaces like compounding cleanrooms. He also emphasizes that HEPA filters have limitations and require regular certification and maintenance to ensure optimal performance and cleanliness.

Explore CriticalPoint

CriticalPoint Has Been Upgraded!

Exciting news! CriticalPoint’s virtual compounding training and eLearning courses are now available on the same platform as our other TRC Healthcare offerings, such as Pharmacist’s Letter and Pharmacy Technician’s Letter. Our one-platform solution ensures your group can seamlessly utilize and manage all required CE and compounding training in one place, using our easy-to-use features and tools. 

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Product Spotlight

NetCE All Access Now Supports More Members of Your Care Team! 

With NetCE All Access, you can now seamlessly manage and assign CE/CME and training for your team of behavioral health professionals including social workers, counselors, therapists, psychologists, case managers, psychiatric NPs and psychiatrists, in addition to APRNs, RNs, PAs, and physicians. This easy-to-use platform provides everything your clinical teams needs to help them satisfy their state requirements, plus program administrators also get a streamlined solution that allows them to easily manage all aspects of training and CE/CME through our powerful Learning Management Portal. 

What You Get with NetCE All Access: 

  • 1,700+ CE Hours for Nursing Professionals and Case Managers 
  • 1,000+ CE/CME Hours for Physicians and PAs 
  • 800+ CE/CME Hours for Behavioral Health Professionals 
  • Coverage of HIPPA, OSHA, & MATE Act Training 
  • Powerful Administrative Tools & Resources 

Empower your clinicians with tools that free up their time, allowing them to focus confidently on patient care, knowing their CE/CME requirements are fully managed.  

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Watch a Demo Webinar: How Bula Helps Ensure Pharmacy Compliance 

In this webinar, our speaker, Keith Marston, Solutions Executive, walks us through the Bula platform to identify how you can leverage Bula for helping ensure pharmacy legislative and regulatory compliance. 

  • Get an exclusive look into how pharmacies use the legal database to search for state and Federal laws. 
  • Discover the hundreds of FAQs that provide answers to popular questions. 
  • Explore our collaborative practice agreement and policy and procedure templates that help support your compliance efforts. 

To learn more about Bula, contact us today. 

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Clinical Resources

Medication Talk

Pharmacy and Prescriber Podcasts

Listen to this month’s podcast, Precepting: Helping Learners Succeed, where our expert panel discusses tips for creating successful learning experiences, reviews teaching tools and strategies for incorporating learners into your practice, and explores approaches for providing meaningful feedback and managing challenging situations. 

Pharmacist’s Letter and Prescriber Insights subscribers can get CE credit for listening to our podcasts. 

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