Updated Jan. 2025I’m now nearly 25 years into my career as a pharmacist and I’ve traveled down a very different path than most of my counterparts. Being a pharmacist serving in roles including Critical Care Clinical Specialist, Pharmacy Director, and Corporate...
Research Pharmacy
Be Inspired: Lessons in Leadership and Innovation
This blog focuses on Dr. Sapna Amin's journey to becoming a leader and innovator in the field of research pharmacy. It highlights the incremental steps, mentorship, and big-picture thinking that shaped her career.At the recently concluded 2024 Research Pharmacy...
Redefining Clinical Trial Efficiency: The Unseen Power of Seamless Automation
In the world of clinical research, the search for efficiency and accuracy is a constant effort. Traditional methodologies, frequently hampered by labor-intensive manual data entry and cumbersome, inefficient workflows, have historically acted as significant barriers...
Embracing Efficiency in Remote Monitoring for Clinical Trials
A Comprehensive Overview In the realm of clinical trials, the importance of monitor oversight and audits cannot be overstated. These processes ensure the integrity of the research, adherence to protocols, and the safety of participants. Traditionally, this oversight...
IDS Pharmacy Staff Qualifications and Training Requirements
Dr. Anay Moscu offers an approach for developing an effective protocol training documentation process for IDS sites.
Advance your Career with a Professional Clinical Research Certification
April 2023 | Andrea Lane, CPhT, CSPT, ACRP-CP According to clinicaltrials.gov, there are over 443,000 registered trials as of February 2023 and over 64,000 of those are recruiting. It is safe to say that clinical trials are not slowing down, and many people with...
Follow-up Q&A on the Practical Implications of Ultra Low Temp (ULT) Freezers and Liquid Nitrogen Storage for Pharmacies
March 2023 | Jill Blind, PharmD, CCRP At the 2022 Research Pharmacy Summit, Jill Blind, PharmD, CCRP, from Nationwide Children’s Hospital along with her colleague Ada Kong, PharmD, from Seattle Children’s Hospital presented, “Ice, Ice Baby: Ultra Low Temp (ULT)...
Rethinking the Use of Technology in Clinical Trials: Applying New Ideas to Existing Platforms to Improve Clinical Supply Management and Monitoring
November 2022 | Richard E. Malone, Pharm.D., MHA Repurposing of “old” drugs has been an important part of pharmaceutical research for decades. Many researcher hours and a great deal of NIH dollars are spent annually trying to...
The Fit and The Pendulum Part 2: The Right Fit is Key to Provider/Partner Success
June 2022 | Vincent Puglia We would like to welcome back Vincent Puglia, Director, Clinical Supply Systems at Regeneron, as he continues with part 2 of “The Fit and the Pendulum.” To provide a balanced view on the keys to provider/partner success, Vincent interviewed...
My Rewarding Path as a Pharmacy Technician: A Reflection on Career Growth and Opportunity
April 2022 | Mindy Suttlemyre, BS, PhT I was honored to present “Off the Beaten Path: Exploring Opportunities for Technicians within IDS Pharmacy” at McCreadie Group’s 2021 Research Pharmacy Summit. When asked to be a speaker, I was working at The University of...