Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP

HIV has become a chronic disease that requires a different strategy with aging patients.

Data discusses the unique issues senior patients with HIV face.

Nonadherence in patients with diabetes adversely affects glycemic control.

How many patients does the average community pharmacist see who are nonadherent because they can't afford their medications?

Many patients with HIV who were on the leading edge of treatment advances are now in their 50s and 60s.

Data show communication failure accounted for 71% of serious or life-threatening errors related to medication errors.

Every health care system encourages its workers to receive an annual influenza vaccination.

The journal Molecules recently published a number of articles discussing milk thistle supplementation.

Patients in rural areas who have diabetes often have lower access to care and are more likely to be uninsured.

Researchers from the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia, recently published a study that looked at rotavirus vaccinations’ global impact.

Diabetes is quickly becoming a rural problem in the United States.

Patients in rural areas who have diabetes often have lower access to care and are more likely to be uninsured, hospitalized, or poor.

In 2016, retail pharmacists in the United States dispensed more than 4.4 billion prescriptions from 58,000 retail locations. What happens at change of shift in these pharmacies, and how can we improve?

Annual influenza vaccination is prudent for people at high risk from complications and for people who live or work in places where people aggregate.

Only 38% of adults received an influenza immunization in 2014, and rates of immunization with other essential vaccinations are discouragingly low.

Patients who experience ACS are prescribed statin therapy, but whether they confer a benefit is debatable.

Although live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) was not recommended in the United States during the 2016-2017 season, interest in this product is very high because of its needle-free, easy administration.

Nearly 70% of patients with HIV take dietary supplements with their antiretroviral therapy.

Now, the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG) has joined ACIP in issuing recommendations for HPV vaccination.

Many patients who have HIV use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to help handle their health issues.

The journal Postgraduate Medicine has published a new article that examines the use of SGLT2 inhibitors in the African American population.

Medication adherence among patients with diabetes is often poor.

Medication adherence among patients with diabetes, even those who are enrolled in and closely supervised by clinical trials, is often poor.

The dream of an HIV cure will only be realized if all 35 million people who are living with the virus adhere to treatment.

Patients who have asthma and who are also obese carry a heavy burden.

Although statistics gathered in 2016 indicate that we've made significant progress in reaching patients with HIV, only approximately 60% of them are in active treatment.

The appearance of Zika virus in the United States has accelerated the search for a vaccine.

Heat failure (HF) caused 1 in 9 deaths in the United States in 2009.

Researchers from the VA system examined how mail-order delivery of drugs affects their patients with HIV.

Everybody seems to use social media, and pharmacists are no exception. However, it's been unclear how pharmacists employ social media in their daily professional practice.