July 20, 2026
Carbidopa-Levodopa and Vitamin B6 Deficiency: What the New FDA Warning Means for Hospice Clinicians
As of March 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires updated labeling for all carbidopa-levodopa products to warn about vitamin B6 deficiency and associated seizures based on a review of 14 cases. All cases involved levodopa doses >1,000 mg/day, some progressed to status epilepticus refractory to standard anticonvulsants, and two fatalities occurred. The […]
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July 13, 2026
CareXM and OnePoint Patient Care Partner to Get Medications to Hospice Patients Faster After Hours
Partnership links real-time clinical assessment with pharmacy coordination, reducing delays when medication needs surface after hours for hospice patients WEST JORDAN, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hospice providers face a predictable pressure point: medication needs that surface at night, on weekends, and during holidays, when the people who can act on them are hardest to reach. The gap between […]
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February 19, 2026
Introducing RAIph
Your personal, pocket-sized pharmacist! Now, busy Nurses can have all their medication questions answered in real time, right from their phone. RAIph saves valuable time, while reinforcing best practices and consistency of care. RAIph is an AI-powered clinical query-bot trained on the entire OnePoint Patient Care Clinical Symptom Guide, delivering trusted, hospice-specific pharmaceutical insight exactly […]
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January 30, 2026
Together As One: Inspiring stories out of Oklahoma
Pharmacists Angela Stokes and James Meadors recount their experiences serving the Oklahoma hospice community during challenging conditions. During the recent severe storms in Oklahoma, when record amounts of swirling snow and sleet impacted the state, OnePoint Patient Care remained fully operational and serving our hospice Nurses, caregivers and patients. Despite the dangerous conditions, our colleagues […]
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October 31, 2025
Clozapine in Hospice: What you need to know
Clozapine is a highly effective atypical antipsychotic, but it’s not without drawbacks (Table 1). Historically, patients, prescribers and pharmacies were required to enroll in the Clozapine REMS program due to the drug’s potential to cause agranulocytosis. The REMS program was officially eliminated on June 13th, 2025, though the FDA still recommends that prescribers monitor absolute […]
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October 21, 2025
Together as One | Dhanesh V. Bissessar
Our “Together as One” series spotlights nurses, physicians, pharmacy staff and others who positively impact the lives of hospice patients and their families every day. Through the dedicated and compassionate work of these inspiring professionals, patients receive the high-quality care and attentive consideration they deserve. Together with innovative and responsive hospice partners, they create the […]
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August 19, 2025
Considerations for Antiseizure Medication Conversions
Our hospice partners occasionally ask how to convert patients from one antiseizure medication (ASM) to another. These requests are usually driven by cost or formulary considerations, but other common reasons include lack of efficacy, intolerable adverse effects, and problematic drug-drug interactions. Ideally, formulary / cost shouldn’t be the sole basis for rotating to an alternate […]
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May 8, 2025
Together as One | Haylee Cagle
Our “Together as One” series spotlights nurses, physicians, pharmacists and others who positively impact the lives of hospice patients and their families every day. Through the dedicated and compassionate work of these inspiring professionals, patients receive the high-quality care and attentive consideration they deserve. Together with innovative and responsive hospice partners, they create the network […]
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May 7, 2025
Together as One | Michelle Baker
Our “Together as One” series spotlights nurses, physicians, pharmacists and others who positively impact the lives of hospice patients and their families every day. Through the dedicated and compassionate work of these inspiring professionals, patients receive the high-quality care and attentive consideration they deserve. Together with innovative and responsive hospice partners, they create the network […]
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April 18, 2025
How One Hospice Provider Reduced Avoidable Medication Spend by 95%
Originally published on HospiceNews.com Views, read about Hope Hospice’s experience utilizing MyMetRx: For Hope Hospice, prescribing habits were… fine. Not bad. Not great. An affiliate of Chapters Health System, Hope Hospice, based in Fort Myers, Florida, was looking for ways to optimize their ordering habits — particularly for drugs that could be deprescribed or that […]
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