Mike Hennessy Sr, Chairman

In a continuing quest to be a one-stop shop to pharmacy professionals and students, Pharmacy Times® has upped its game on the podcast front in 2021 and will continue to introduce more podcasts in 2022.

The past 2 years have been filled with social upheaval, and as trusted community members, pharmacists have stepped up to meet these challenges.

With a surge in development of oral oncolytic agents for a variety of therapy targets, the support pharmacists can provide patients in areas such as oral oncolytic medication adherence has come to the fore.

October marks American Pharmacists Month, and we celebrate Women Pharmacist Day on October 12 and Pharmacy Technician Day on October 19.

Vaccinations are a huge success story in global health care and have helped eliminate smallpox and nearly eradicate polio.

According to the CDC, immunization against deadly diseases saves 2 million to 3 million lives per year.

Although the virtual format of this year's advisory board meeting was different, the feedback was no less valuable than it has been in other years.

COVID-19 is fueling the expansion of treatment methods beyond medications to include digital therapeutics.

As Pharmacy Times® goes to press this month, there is a lot of encouraging news on the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) front.

Our cover article focuses on notable oncology trends for 2021.

The next step of the process—distribution of the vaccine—will be as challenging as the development phase, if not more so.

The next step of the process—distribution of the vaccine—will be as challenging as the development phase, if not more so.

Soon, all Americans will be able to receive the vaccine at pharmacies including CVS and Walgreens, and their primary care provider's office.

Heading into the new year, we hope that pharmacists and pharmacy staff enjoy a happy and safe holiday season, and receive a well-deserved break after working especially hard in 2020.

The pharmacy profession has been permanently changed because of COVID-19.

This month, Directions in Oncology Pharmacy® highlights a variety of ways that cancer care treatments are evolving, along with how practices are evolving, including best practices for the safety of health care workers such as oncology pharmacists.

As we head into flu season, count on Directions in Health-System Pharmacy™ to continue to report on the latest developments on COVID-19.

Pharmacy Times will continue to bring readers the latest information on COVID-19 developments, in a variety of formats.

As patients return to their routines of returning to pharmacies and the inevitable discussions about COVID-19 begin, it may be a good time to discuss the range of tests that the CDC recommends.

As patients return to their routines of returning to pharmacies and the inevitable discussions about COVID-19 begin, it may be a good time to discuss the range of tests that the CDC recommends.

Directions in Oncology PharmacyTM provides insight into how specialty pharmacies can improve transitional care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the overall data on this illness continue to emerge, it will be important for health care providers to watch its impact on different populations and to serve as a source of reliable information for them.

Pharmacist are playing a vital role in keeping patients healthy and safe and implementing infection prevention procedures.

As the role of the pharmacist in health care continues to evolve and expand, pharmacy careers are adapting to meet modern needs and challenges.

To stay up-to-date on the latest in oncology pharmacy, make sure to check out the slate of programming that will be offered this year through our Directions in Oncology PharmacyTM series.

Nearly 1 in 3 individuals do not receive vaccinations against influenza, nor do almost 30% of patients with insurance and access to regular medical care, according to findings presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions held November 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Pharmacists can protect patient lives by getting more involved in areas of the immunization policy discussion.

"As 2019 comes to a close and we head into 2020, the anticancer treatment landscape continues to expand, as does the role of pharmacists in the patient care continuum."

The holidays are upon us, and that means many people will fly to meet family and friends in the days and weeks ahead to celebrate the season, as well as travel to some popular vacation destinations for some well-deserved rest and relaxation.

Suicide rates in the United States increased in nearly every state between 1999 and 2016. More than half of the states had a more than 30% rise in suicides during that period. In 2016, nearly 45,000 lives were lost to suicide.