2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Cypa5 Status on the Clinical and Financial Outcomes of Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: Pharmacogenetic profiling of transplant recipients has demonstrated marked variation in the metabolism of immunosuppressive medications, particularly tacrolimus. Patients of African ancestry have been found…2021 American Transplant Congress
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Short-Duration Anti-Viral Prophylaxis for Hepatitis C Positive Donor Kidney Transplants
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Trials describing 4-12 week courses of direct-acting anti-viral drugs (DAAs) to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission from infected donors to uninfected kidney transplant…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Hcv Nat+ Organs in Hcv Negative Recipients with On-site Specialty Pharmacy Services: A Win for the Patient, the Transplant Center, and Society?
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Use of HCV AB positive organs (HCV AB+) with active viremia (NAT+) relies on appropriate and timely use of direct acting antiviral therapies (DAA).…2021 American Transplant Congress
Value of a Personal Systems Approach in Improving Medication Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of the MAGIC Randomized Clinical Trial
*Purpose: The objective of this evaluation was to estimate the cost of implementation and the cost-effectiveness of a person-level intervention called SystemCHANGETM .*Methods: To estimate…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacy Led Initiatives for Treatment of Transplant Recipients of Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in a High Volume Transplant Center
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: We describe a multidisciplinary workflow for initiation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies post-transplant in the outpatient setting of a high…2020 American Transplant Congress
Combining Pharmacy and Genome-Wide Genotyping Data to Examine Medication Regimen Complexity Indices (MRCI), Drug-Drug and Gene-Drug Interactions in Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Polypharmacy, typically defined as the use of five or more medications, is a barrier to adherence, and the resulting complex medication regimens result in…2020 American Transplant Congress
Once Weekly Fluconazole is Effective for the Prevention of Oral Candidiasis in Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Oropharyngeal candidiasis is an infection prevalent in renal transplant recipients, with significant concerns for invasive endoscopic workup and development into invasive fungal infections. While…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Importance of Annual Medicare Part D Plan Evaluation
*Purpose: The Medicare open enrollment period is from Oct 15 to Dec 7, annually. The purpose of this project was to objectively measure the benefit…2019 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Pharmacy Collaborative Practice Agreement to Improve Efficiency and Management of Prescribing in a Renal Transplant Clinic
*Purpose: This study describes the development of a Collaborative Pharmacy Practice Agreement (CPPA) between transplant pharmacists and physicians and assesses change in prescription volume and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation and Cost Burden of Inappropriately Drawn Immunosuppression Trough Levels in the Acute Care Setting at an Academic Medical Center
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Trough drug levels in narrow therapeutic index medications, such as CNI and mTOR inhibitors are used to estimate total drug exposure. Inappropriately measured trough levels…
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