The incredible staying power of drug shortages kicks the door open for full-time pharmacy roles designed to combat this issue. Dr. Austin Pytlowany, clinical pharmacist specialist in drug shortage management at Michigan Medicine and Vizient's Kyle Hoelting, senior clinical manager of drug shortages and drug information join host Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director with the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence to discuss drug shortages and drug information and share their perspectives.

Guest speakers: Austin Pytlowany, PharmD Pharmacy Manager – Inventory and Drug Shortage Management Michigan Medicine

Kyle Hoelting, PharmD, BCPS Sr. Clinical Manager of Drug Information and Shortages Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence

Host: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence

Show Notes:

[00:48-01:53] Dr. Pytlowany background information

[01:54-02:52] Why Michigan Medicine created his position

[02:53-05:52] The overall impact of drug shortages right now

[05:53-07:12] National impact of drug shortages

[07:13-10:41] Austin’s position helping improving patient care at Michigan Medicine

[10:42-12:25] Organizational benefits of individuals or a teams dedicated to drug shortages

[12:26-16:41] Other kinds of positions out there

[16:42-20:40] Concepts and solutions coming out of this or to market

[20:41-22:11] Future for these types of roles in drug shortages

[22:12-25:38] Advice for people who want to get into this specialty

Links | Resources:

The One Thing You Need to Know about Drug Shortage Stewardship

Drug Shortage Stewardship: Calls to Action for the Interconnected Supply Chain

ASHP Current Drug Shortages

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Health system pharmacies are turning to outpatient infusion services to improve financial performance as margins shrink. Dr. Zinkeng Asonganyi, Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy and Infusion Services at University of Texas Medical Branch or UTMB Health discusses the program and it’s implications with host Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director with the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence.

Guest speakers: Zinkeng Asonganyi, PharmD Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy Operations UTMB

Host: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence

Show Notes:

[00:52-01:38] Dr. Asonganyi background information

[01:39-06:44] What’s happening in infusion at UTMB

[06:45-12:15] Complexities and logistics of the program

[12:16-15:13] Maintaining and growing reimbursement in this time of challenges

[15:14-18:33] Biggest opportunities for enhancement or growth

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A big part of total national drug spend is the continuing growth of the specialty drug market. Health systems depend on specialty pharmacy to make up margin losses from other areas. Dr. Vinay Eapen, Senior Manager of Specialty Pharmacy at University of Texas Medical Branch, joins Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director in the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence and your program to share a bold approach to starting specialty pharmacy services at an academic medical center.

Guest speakers:

Vinay Eapen, PharmD

UTMB Senior Specialty Pharmacy Manager

Lean Adjunct Faculty

UTMB Department of Pharmacy

Host:

Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy Executive Director

Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence

Show Notes:

[00:46-01:09] Dr. Eapen background information

[01:10-01:52] History of the specialty drug market

[01:53-02:43] Categorizing specialty drugs

[02:44-03:26] When UTMB decided to start a specialty program

[03:27-04:18] Building the program

[04:19-05:25] Benefits of the program

[05:26-06:11] Unexpected issues

[06:12-06:54] Where specialty pharmacy is going

[06:55-07:37] Advice for other starting specialty pharmacy programs

[07:38-08:21] Reasons to start a specialty pharmacy

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