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Leaders of Operation Warp Speed optimistic for a coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine following multi-billion dollar investments in several candidates.

Improving hospital prescribing practices may reduce the risk of rehospitalization and death in older adults.

The death rate for patients who experienced a normally lower-risk heart attack rose sharply during the peak of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Moderna will manufacture doses of its experimental coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine candidate as clinical trials are ongoing to expedite the production process.

Risdiplam is the first at-home, orally administered treatment for spinal muscular atrophy in adults and children aged 2 months and older.

Vizient report shows that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a $200 million increase in the top 10 COVID-related drugs, as well as a decrease in vaccinations between March and April.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has announced that the 2020 Midyear Meeting, scheduled to be held December 6-10, 2020, will be entirely virtual.

Representatives from the organizations spoke with HHS last week before President Donald Trump signed several executive orders, including one that would address manufacturer rebates also collected by PBMs.

A goal of both projects is to stimulate and demonstrate the impact of optimizing health information technology that enhances medication safety, and to improve patient outcomes.

Pharmacists can play an important role in substance abuse awareness and prevention, and the series is funded by DisposeRx.

Practicing according to HIPAA standards, though, is not just to protect yourself legally, but it is the right thing to do by way of patient care, particularly through the ethical tenets of beneficence and patient autonomy.

Favipiravir is not approved by the FDA. It is being researched in the United States as a potential treatment of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed structural inequalities in health care and has brought many issues of health equality to the forefront of public consciousness.

Status reaffirms PTCE as the leader in continuing pharmacy education

Each patient represents a unique set of challenges that requires focus and knowledge.

What was the cause of drug induced renal failure?

Results were announced at the virtual 23rd International AIDS Conference.

Which product caused hepatic failure?

How could a patient be having a heart attack if the troponin levels were super low?

Organ transplants from seropositive donors carry a high risk of infection from the transplanted organ.

According to the investigators, payers and employers are increasingly adopting HDHPs in an effort to control rising health care costs.

Three student pharmacists share their experiences adapting to APPE rotations during the COVID-19 pandemic,

Pharmacy managers will need to employ effective decision-making that will include evaluating vendors for post-purchase support, and discern the right time to purchase technology.

Owen Mumford’s Unifine® SafeControl® safety pen needle is designed to prevent accidental needlestick injuries and provides users with confidence that the whole dose was delivered.

This is an important area for pharmacists to apply their knowledge of medications.

The results of the real-world, observational study were presented by Eli Lilly during the American Diabetes Association's 80th Virtual Scientific Sessions.

This Tip of the Week examines a case where a pharmacist actually sued his state’s Board of Pharmacy.

As Alzheimer disease research evolves beyond targeting a single pathology, interventions should coordinate disease stage with pathology and the patient’s presenting characteristics.

The investigational, marine-derived small-molecule binds to and affects the function of the protein tubulin within cells of the body.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of Tony Gerlach, PharmD, a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) pharmacist at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.