National trends in prescription drug expenditures and projections for 2025
August 15, 2025
In this podcast, Dr. Eric Tichy and Dr. Matthew Rim discuss the AJHP Special Feature "National trends in prescription drug expenditures and projections for 2025” with host and AJHP Editor in Chief Dr. Daniel Cobaugh.
SPEAKERS
Eric Tichy, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPS obtained his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut, completed his postgraduate pharmacy residency training at Yale New Haven Hospital, and received a Master of Business Administration from Yale University School of Management. He currently works for the Mayo Clinic where he is division chair, supply chain management responsible for the pharmaceutical supply chain and associate professor of pharmacy at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.
Matthew Rim, Pharm.D., MS, FASHP is the chief pharmacy officer of ambulatory services at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. Rim earned his Pharm.D. from the Western University of Health Sciences and M.S. from the University of Utah while completing the PGY1/PGY2 HSPAL residency at University of Utah Health. Rim’s involvement in ASHP includes the chair of the Section of Specialty Pharmacy Practitioners, senior consultant, contributing editor for AJHP, and a member of the Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders Multi-Hospital Pharmacy Executives Committee. Rim was recognized as the Fellow of ASHP in 2022.
Daniel J. Cobaugh, Pharm.D., FAACT, DABAT is the senior vice president of professional development and publishing at ASHP and the editor-in-chief of AJHP. He has served on the ASHP staff since 2002. He received his B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh and his Doctor of Pharmacy from Duquesne University. Cobaugh completed an ASHP-accredited residency in hospital pharmacy at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh and a clinical toxicology fellowship at the Pittsburgh Poison Center. He practiced as pharmacist-clinical toxicologist and held faculty appointments at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of Rochester Medical Center.
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The information presented during the podcast reflects solely the opinions of the presenter. The information and materials are not, and are not intended as, a comprehensive source of drug information on this topic. The contents of the podcast have not been reviewed by ASHP, and should neither be interpreted as the official policies of ASHP, nor an endorsement of any product(s), nor should they be considered as a substitute for the professional judgment of the pharmacist or physician.
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