The Pharmacy Times® Zoster Resource Center is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on the reactivation of the chickenpox virus in the body, which causes a painful rash.
April 24th 2024
The recombinant zoster vaccine demonstrated a 79.7% efficacy in patients aged 50 years and older cumulatively within the 6- to 11-year period after vaccination.
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1.5 Credits / Immunology, Neurology
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Rare and Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy Syndromes: Identifying and Addressing the Unmet Needs of Patients and Recognizing Opportunities for Pharmacist Intervention
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Reducing Barriers Associated With Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake
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Strategies for the Management and Treatment of ALS: The Value of Early Diagnosis and Clinical Intervention
3.0 Credits / Neurology
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Reducing the Incidence and Severity of RSV in Older Adults: Opportunities for Patient Identification and Vaccination Counseling
1.0 Credit / Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology/Respiratory
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Background and Key Concepts in Biosimilars: Improving Awareness and Addressing Common Concerns
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Clinical Conversations With the Cancer Care Team: Striving for Equitable Access to Oral Anticancer Medications
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Leveraging Managed Care to Optimize Best Practices in the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
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Improving Outcomes and Quality of Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Updates in Treatment Advances
2.0 Credits / Neurology
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Examining the Evidence for Emerging Vaccines to Prevent RSV-Related Complications in Older Adults
2.0 Credits / Infectious Diseases, Respiratory, Immunization
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Navigating the Use of Targeted Therapies and Individualizing Care for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
1.5 Credits / Gastroenterology
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New and Emerging Treatment Strategies for Myasthenia Gravis: The Role of the Specialty Pharmacist
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Influenza Prevention in the At-Risk Adult Population and the Pharmacist's Role in an Evolving Influenza Vaccine Landscape
1.25 Credits / Immunization, Infectious Disease
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Improving Treatment Access for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: How Managed Care Strategies Can Ease Clinical and Caregiver Burden
1.5 Credits / Neurology
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Assessing the Treatment Landscape for Multiple Sclerosis to Better Individualize Care
1.5 Credits / Neurology
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Advances in Pharmacotherapy for Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Due to Narcolepsy
2.0 Credits / Neurology
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The Role of Long-Term Care and Consultant Pharmacists in the Management of Tardive Dyskinesia
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Child Abuse: Responsibilities and Protection of the Reporter
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Though most primary care physicians indicate a willingness to accept expanded recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice suggesting administration of recombinant zoster vaccine for adult patients who are immunocompromised, cost concerns and knowledge gaps limit vaccine delivery.
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2022 CDC, ACIP Updates to Patient Eligibility for Shingles Vaccination
June 16th 2022Unlike the 2022 simplification updates for the hepatitis B and pneumococcal vaccine recommendations, ACIP’s recommendations for patient eligibility for zoster vaccination have become more complicated this year.
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Daily Medication Pearl: Famvir (Famciclovir)
June 6th 2022Famvir, a prodrug of penciclovir, is a nucleoside analog DNA polymerase inhibitor indicated for adults patients who are immunocompetent with herpes labialis (cold sores); treatment of recurrent episodes of genital herpes; and treatment of recurrent episodes, suppressive therapy of recurrent episodes and herpes zoster (shingles).
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