Community/Retail

Community pharmacists are in a unique position to counsel caregivers on liquid children’s products

RSV can exacerbate asthma development by causing damage to the tissue in the airways, promoting inflammation and increasing airway hyper-responsiveness

However, increasing dietary niacin did not reduce risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease, the primary cause of death associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Nearly 60% of patients who regained all the weight stayed in remission at 5 years post-surgery, according to study results.

Pharmacists can raise awareness about heart health during American Heart Month

The full scope of pharmacy practice offers a transformative approach to health care delivery, promising improved patient outcomes, greater access to care, and efficient utilization of health care resources.

Cardioprotective antihyperglycemic agents are underutilized for inpatient care in heart failure patients. Lack of use can lead to preventable patient deaths and hospital readmissions.

Despite the proven efficacy of biosimilars, both patients and health care providers often have some reluctance when switching from an originator drug to a biosimilar.

This Valentine’s Day, remind patients to focus on their heart health

The pharmacist’s role may vary across different practices and institutions.

California's Stop Dangerous Pharmacies Act aims to improve patient safety by establishing new pharmacy staffing regulations and a medication error reporting system, arising from understaffed conditions.

This marks omalizumab’s fourth FDA-approved indication for allergic and inflammatory conditions, such as severe persistent allergic asthma, with its initial approval being in 2003.

Children with heart disease who received infant open-heart surgery had more stress and neurodevelopmental impairments compared with children who did not undergo surgery.

Pharmacists can host community events and try different marketing efforts to drive community awareness about heart health and total health.

Taking a few seconds to double-check a prescription can have significant impacts on patient safety

With a wide array of OTC products, pharmacists can help patients select the right regimen

One significant difference was an increased rate of bupropion prescriptions for transgender females.

This episode highlights strategies for pharmacists and pharmacies to address social determinants of health barriers through leveraging PQA's SDOH Resource Guide.

Since the first FDA biosimilar approval of filgrastim-sndz (Zarxio) in 2015, a total of 44 biosimilars for 15 originator products have been approved and more than 20 are marketed.

Finding simple solutions to improve movement during the day can make important differences to their overall health

Nabila Ismail, PharmD, shares her journey as a travel and lifestyle creator

Nutrition is foundational to health, but healthy eating does not look the same for everyone.

This episode provides a brief overview of California's new Stop Dangerous Pharmacies Act, the benefits of e-prescribing for improving patient safety and outcomes, and New Jersey's pilot program for anonymous dispensing of opioid antidotes from pharmacies.

Iloprost had also received Priority Review and Orphan Drug Designations for this indication, and FDA approval in 2004 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Researchers will continue to research how lantibiotic’s antimicrobial effects can be harnessed for good.

Continued doses of denosumab reduced the incidence of diabetes by more than 1000 patients compared to an initial dose alone.

Despite the growth in vaccine and antibody development for combatting RSV, lower income countries may not reap the benefits.

In this model, community pharmacists deliver all aspects of treating HCV infection in individuals who inject drugs.