Journal Articles

Sera L, Duncan N. Medical Cannabis:  Roles, Responsibilities, and Challenges for Clinical Pharmacists. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 20 May 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1820

Olopoenia A, Camelo-Castillo W, Qato DM, Adekoya A, Palumbo F, Sera L, Simoni-Wastila, L. Adverse outcomes associated with concurrent gabapentin, opioid, and benzodiazepine utilization: A nested case-control study. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas. 2022;13. doi:10.1016/j.lana.2022.100302

Sera L, Lipphardt S, Poling J, McGovern S, Cooke CE. Opioid prescribing patterns in a commercially insured population. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2022; 236: doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109490.

Olopoenia A, Camelo-Castillo W, Qato D, Adedoya A, Palumbo F, Sera L, Simoni-Wastila L. Patterns of opioid and benzodiazepine use with gabapentin among disabled Medicare beneficiaries-A retrospective cohort study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2022; 230: doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109180.

Sera L, McPherson ML. Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation in Hospice Patients. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2017; DOI: 10.1177/1049909117705379

Tran D, Mattingly TJ, Sera L. Building Confidence: Three-Year Evaluation of Systematic Progression of Prescription Verification on Students’ Confidence During IPPE. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2020; 12(4): 388-394. DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2019.12.036

Sera L, McPherson ML. Effect of a Study Skills Course on Student Self-Assessment of Learning Skills and Strategies. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019; 11(7):664-668. DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2019.03.004DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2019.03.004

Williams A, Sera L, McPherson ML. Anticholinergic Burden of Hospice Patients with Dementia. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2018; DOI: 10.1177/1049909117705379

Sera L. Treating Opioid-Induced Constipation in Older Adults. Annals of Long Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging. 2017;25(2):20-21.

Sera L, Brown M, McPherson ML, Walker K , Klein-Schwartz W. State survey of medical boards regarding abrupt loss of a prescriber of controlled substances. Journal of Opioid Management. 2017;13(2):105-110.

Sera L, Wheeler E. Game on: the gamification of the pharmacy classroom. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning.

Sera L, Uritsky T. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes in older adults and implications for palliative care. Progress in Palliative Care. 2016;24(5):255-261.

Afrane M, Sera L, Holmes H, McPherson M. Commonly Prescribed Medications Among Patients in Hospice Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The American journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2016;33(7):638-43.

Winans AR, Pawasauskas J, Sera L.  Symptom management overview: Opioid-induced constipation. Journal of Hematology Oncology Pharmacy. 2015; 5(4): 111-114.

Sera L. #SocialBookmarking: An overview and primer for use in pharmacy education. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2015; 7(3):342-7.

Sera L, Holmes HM, McPherson ML. Prescribing Practices in Hospice Patients With Adult Failure to Thrive or Debility. Progress in Palliative Care. 2014; 22(2):69-74.

Sera L, McPherson ML, Holmes HM. Commonly prescribed medications in a population of hospice patients. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2013; accepted for publication

Chapters

Sera L, Chronic pain management with anticoagulation. In: Kathryn Kiser, editor. Oral Anticoagulation Therapy: Cases and Clinical Correlation. Springer; 2017. p. 231-237.

Sera L, McPherson ML. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes associated with aging and implications for drug therapy. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 2012; 28:273-86.

Electronic Publications/Blogs

Cimino N, Sera L. Telecare: just what the doctor ordered for chronic pain? iForumRx. 2014; October.