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Govindaraj R, Agar M, Currow D, Luckett T. Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes in Routine Cancer Clinical Care Using Electronic Administration and Telehealth Technologies: Realist Synthesis of Potential Mechanisms for Improving Health Outcomes. J Med Internet Res 2023; 25:e48483. [PMID: 38015606 PMCID: PMC10716761 DOI: 10.2196/48483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The routine measurement of patient-reported outcomes in cancer clinical care using electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) is gaining momentum worldwide. However, a deep understanding of the mechanisms underpinning ePROM interventions that could inform their optimal design to improve health outcomes is needed. OBJECTIVE This study aims to identify the implicit mechanisms that underpin the effectiveness of ePROM interventions and develop program theories about how and when ePROM interventions improve health outcomes. METHODS A realist synthesis of the literature about ePROM interventions in cancer clinical care was performed. A conceptual framework of ePROM interventions was constructed to define the scope of the review and frame the initial program theories. Literature searches of Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Scopus, and CINAHL, supplemented by citation tracking, were performed to identify relevant literature to develop, refine, and test program theories. Quality appraisal of relevant studies was performed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. RESULTS Overall, 61 studies were included in the realist synthesis: 15 (25%) mixed methods studies, 9 (15%) qualitative studies, 13 (21%) descriptive studies, 21 (34%) randomized controlled trials, and 3 (5%) quasi-experimental studies. In total, 3 initial program theories were developed regarding the salient components of ePROM interventions-remote self-reporting, real-time feedback to clinicians, and clinician-patient telecommunication. The refined theories posit that remote self-reporting enables patients to recognize and report symptoms accurately and empowers them to communicate these to clinicians, real-time feedback prompts clinicians to manage symptoms proactively, and clinician-patient telephone interactions and e-interactions between clinic encounters improve symptom management by reshaping how clinicians and patients communicate. However, the intervention may not achieve the intended benefit if ePROMs become a reminder to patients of their illness and are not meaningful to them and when real-time feedback to clinicians lacks relevance and increases the workload. CONCLUSIONS The key to improving health outcomes through ePROM interventions is enabling better symptom reporting and communication through remote symptom self-reporting, promoting proactive management of symptoms through real-time clinician feedback, and facilitating clinician-patient interactions. Patient engagement with self-reporting and clinician engagement in responding to feedback are vital and may reinforce each other in improving outcomes. Effective ePROM interventions might fundamentally alter how clinicians and patients interact between clinic encounters.
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- Ramkumar Govindaraj
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- IMPACCT - Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- IMPACCT - Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- IMPACCT - Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- IMPACCT - Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Qin ES, Richards B, Smith SR. Function in Cancer Patients: Disease and Clinical Determinants. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3515. [PMID: 37444624 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15133515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Patients with cancer often experience changes in function during and after treatment but it is not clear what cancer types, and associated clinical factors, affect function. This study evaluated patient-reported functional impairments between specific cancer types and risk factors related to disease status and non-cancer factors. A cross-sectional study evaluating 332 individuals referred to cancer rehabilitation clinics was performed at six U.S. hospitals. The PROMIS Cancer Function Brief 3D Profile was used to assess functional outcomes across the domains of physical function, fatigue, and social participation. Multivariable modeling showed an interaction between cancer type and cancer status on the physical function and social participation scales. Subset analyses in the active cancer group showed an effect by cancer type for physical function (p < 0.001) and social participation (p = 0.008), but no effect was found within the non-active cancer subset analyses. Brain, sarcoma, prostate, and lymphoma were the cancers associated with lower function when disease was active. Premorbid neurologic or musculoskeletal impairments were found to be predictors of lower physical function and social participation in those with non-active cancer; cancer type did not predict low function in patients with no evidence of disease. There was no differential effect of cancer type on fatigue, but increased fatigue was significantly associated with lower age (0.027), increased body mass index (p < 0.001), premorbid musculoskeletal impairment (p < 0.015), and active cancer status (p < 0.001). Anticipatory guidance and education on the common impairments observed with specific cancer types and during specific stages of cancer care may help improve/support patients and their caregivers as they receive impairment-driven cancer rehabilitation care.
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- Evelyn S Qin
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Michigan Institute for Clinical Health Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Goldhaber NH, Chea A, Hekler EB, Zhou W, Fergerson B. Evaluating the Mental Health of Physician-Trainees Using an SMS Text Message-Based Assessment Tool: Longitudinal Pilot Study. JMIR Form Res 2023; 7:e45102. [PMID: 37266985 DOI: 10.2196/45102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Physician burnout is a multibillion-dollar issue in the United States. Despite its prevalence, burnout is difficult to accurately measure. Institutions generally rely on periodic surveys that are subject to recall bias. SMS text message-based surveys or assessments have been used in health care and have the advantage of easy accessibility and high response rates. OBJECTIVE In this pilot project, we evaluated the utility of and participant engagement with a simple, longitudinal, and SMS text message-based mental health assessment system for physician-trainees at the study institution. The goal of the SMS text message-based assessment system was to track stress, burnout, empathy, engagement, and work satisfaction levels faced by users in their normal working conditions. METHODS Three SMS text message-based questions per week for 5 weeks were sent to each participant. All data received were deidentified. Additionally, each participant had a deidentified personal web page to follow their scores as well as the aggregated scores of all participants over time. A 13-question optional survey was sent at the conclusion of the study to evaluate the usability of the platform. Descriptive statistics were performed. RESULTS In all, 81 participants were recruited and answered at least six (mean 14; median 14; range 6-16) questions for a total of 1113 responses. Overall, 10 (17%) out of 59 participants responded "Yes" to having experienced a traumatic experience during the study period. Only 3 participants ever answered being "Not at all satisfied" with their job. The highest number of responses indicating that participants were stressed or burnt out came on day 25 in the 34-day study period. There were mixed levels of concern for the privacy of responses. No substantial correlations were noted between responses and having experienced a traumatic experience during the study period. Furthermore, 12 participants responded to the optional feedback survey, and all either agreed or strongly agreed that the SMS text message-based assessment system was easy to use and the number of texts received was reasonable. None of the 12 respondents indicated that using the SMS text message-based assessment system caused stress. CONCLUSIONS Responses demonstrated that SMS text message-based mental health assessments are potentially useful for recording physician-trainee mental health levels in real time with minimal burden, but further study of SMS text message-based mental health assessments should address limitations such as improving response rates and clarifying participants' sense of privacy when using the SMS text message-based assessment system. The findings of this pilot study can inform the development of institution-wide tools for assessing physician burnout and protecting physicians from occupational stress.
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- Nicole H Goldhaber
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA, United States
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Iivanainen S, Baird AM, Balas B, Bustillos A, Castro Sanchez AY, Eicher M, Golding S, Mueller-Ohldach M, Reig M, Welslau M, Ammann J. Assessing the impact of digital patient monitoring on health outcomes and healthcare resource usage in addition to the feasibility of its combination with at-home treatment, in participants receiving systemic anticancer treatment in clinical practice: protocol for an interventional, open-label, multicountry platform study (ORIGAMA). BMJ Open 2023; 13:e063242. [PMID: 37076159 PMCID: PMC10124208 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Digital patient monitoring (DPM) tools can enable more effective clinical care and improved patient outcomes in cancer. However, their broad adoption requires ease of use and demonstration of real-world clinical utility/impact. ORIGAMA (MO42720) is an interventional, open-label, multicountry platform study investigating the clinical utility of DPM tools and specific treatments. ORIGAMA will begin with two cohorts that aim to assess the impact of the atezolizumab-specific Roche DPM Module (hosted on the Kaiku Health DPM platform (Helsinki, Finland)) on health outcomes and healthcare resource usage, and its feasibility to support at-home treatment administration, in participants receiving systemic anticancer treatment. Other digital health solutions may be added to future cohorts. METHODS AND ANALYSIS In Cohort A, participants with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), extensive-stage SCLC or Child Pugh A unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma will be randomised to a locally approved anticancer regimen containing intravenous atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd/Genentech) and local standard-of-care support, with/without the Roche DPM Module. Cohort B will assess the feasibility of the Roche DPM Module in supporting administration of three cycles of subcutaneous atezolizumab (1875 mg; Day 1 of each 21-day cycle) in the hospital, followed by 13 cycles at home by a healthcare professional (ie, flexible care), in participants with programmed cell-death ligand 1-positive, early-stage NSCLC. The primary endpoints are the mean difference in change of the participant-reported Total Symptom Interference Score at Week 12 from baseline (Cohort A) and flexible care adoption rate at Cycle 6 (Cohort B). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study will be conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki, and/or the applicable laws and regulations of the country in which the research is conducted, whichever affords the greater protection to the individual. The study received its first Ethics Committee approval in Spain in October 2022. Participants will provide written informed consent in a face-to-face setting. The results of this study will be presented at national and/or international congresses and disseminated via publication in peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT05694013.
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- Sanna Iivanainen
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland
- Lung Cancer Europe, Bern, Switzerland
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- Product Development Safety, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
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- Product Development Medical Affairs, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Higher Education and Research in Health Care, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Product Development Data Sciences, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
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- BCLC Group, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Oncology, Medical Care Center, Hospital Aschaffenburg GmbH, Aschaffenburg, Germany
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- Product Development Medical Affairs, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
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Awunti M, DeRemer DL, Rogers S, Scarton L, Adkins L, WIlkie DJ, Allen JM. A Scoping Review on the Relationship between Race/Ethnicity and the Receipt of Supportive Care Medications during Cancer Treatment: Implications for the Clinical Pharmacist. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY 2022; 5:1284-1296. [PMID: 36844700 PMCID: PMC9957233 DOI: 10.1002/jac5.1727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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There is surmounting levels of evidence on the health disparities within cancer treatment in the United States (US). Most of the research focused on cancer specific factors including anticancer incidence, screening, treatment and follow-up, and clinical outcomes such as overall survival (OS). Less is known about the disparities present with supportive care medication use in cancer patients. Supportive care utilization during cancer treatment has been linked to improved quality of life (QoL) and OS among patients. The goal of this scoping review is to summarize findings of current literature on the relationship between race and ethnicity and the receipt of supportive care medications during cancer treatment for pain and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). This scoping review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. Our literature search included quantitative studies, qualitative studies, and grey literature written in the English language with clinically relevant outcomes pertaining to pain and CINV management in cancer treatment published from 2001-2021. Articles that met the predefined inclusion criteria were considered for inclusion in the analysis. The initial search yielded 308 studies. Following de-duplication and screening, 14 studies met the predefined inclusion criteria, with majority of the studies being quantitative studies (n=13). Collectively, results were mixed results regarding the presence of racial disparities for supportive care medication use. Half of the studies (n=7) supported this finding whereas, the other half (n=7) did not identify any racial disparities. In our review, multiple studies illustrate the existence of disparities in the use of supportive care medications in some cancer types. Clinical pharmacists should strive to eliminate supportive medication use disparities as part of a multidisciplinary team. In order to develop strategies to prevent supportive care medication use disparities in this population, further research and analysis of external factors that influence them are needed.
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- MegCholack Awunti
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Orlando, Florida
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Family, Community, and Health Systems Science, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, Florida
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- University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Orlando, Florida
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Giap F, Chino F. What Oncologists Must Account for: The Financial Burden of Cancer-Associated Symptom Relief. JCO Oncol Pract 2022; 18:106-108. [PMID: 34846913 PMCID: PMC9213193 DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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- Fantine Giap
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Homan MJ, Reid JH, Nachar VR, Benitez LL, Brown AM, Kraft S, Hough S, Christen C, Frame D, McDevitt RL. Implementation and outcomes of a pharmacist-led collaborative drug therapy management program for oncology symptom management. Support Care Cancer 2021; 29:6505-6510. [PMID: 33905012 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06239-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhea are common cancer and cancer therapy adverse effects. Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to optimize patient symptom control and minimize excess use of hospital resources, such as emergency department visits. METHODS Michigan Medicine oncology clinical pharmacists have been independently providing patient symptom management through a collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) program which established guidelines for management of gastrointestinal toxicities (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and/or constipation) secondary to a patient's cancer diagnosis or treatment of the cancer. Patients were referred to the pharmacist by the treating oncologist or hematologist. RESULTS From June 2019 to May 2020, there were a total of 62 patient referrals. Ten of the 62 referrals did not meet the CDTM inclusion criteria, resulting in 52 patients who were managed by the pharmacists. The total number of individual pharmacist visits was 136, with a median of 2.2 (range, 0-11) visits per patient referred. A total of 169 categorized pharmacist interventions were captured. Most interventions (100/169, 59.2%) were related to nausea/vomiting. Diarrhea-related and constipation-related interventions accounted for 10 (5.9%) and 13 (7.7%) of the total interventions, respectively. Most patients (36/52, 69.2%) had a reduction in the severity of their referral diagnosis symptom(s) based on Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events grading. CONCLUSION The Michigan Medicine Pharmacist CDTM program allowed pharmacists to independently manage gastrointestinal toxicities of patients with cancer and improved patient symptom severity. The CDTM program has the opportunity to improve quality of care.
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- Morgan J Homan
- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, C427 Med Inn, SPC 5843, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, C427 Med Inn, SPC 5843, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, C427 Med Inn, SPC 5843, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, C427 Med Inn, SPC 5843, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, C427 Med Inn, SPC 5843, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, C427 Med Inn, SPC 5843, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, C427 Med Inn, SPC 5843, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, C427 Med Inn, SPC 5843, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, C427 Med Inn, SPC 5843, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, C427 Med Inn, SPC 5843, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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