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An FDA committee voted 17-0 to make the once-daily birth control medication Opill available OTC after deciding the benefits outweigh any potential harms.

Redefining technician roles boosts workflow efficiencies, strengthens pharmacies' bottom lines.

Commonly, essential yet routine and time-consuming tasks, such as answering phone calls, scheduling appointments, or other administrative work, prevent health care workers from focusing on more value-added and enjoyable job functions.

During a fireside chat, USP CEO Ronald T. Piervincenzi, PhD, and the Honorable Dr. Oh Yu-Kyoung, Minister of MFDS, Republic of Korea, discuss interruptions to the medical supply chain and the interventions used.

As patents expire, the development of biosimilars may increase, opening up new opportunities to compare efficacies of these drugs.

Naiffer Romero, MSc, MPH, discusses his work at U.S. Pharmacopeia to regulate nitrosamine impurities and ensure medication quality.

Dapagliflozin was established as the first SGLT2 inhibitor that demonstrated a mortality benefit for cardiovascular death from heart failure.

With or without US federal regulation, CBD companies should provide consumers with more transparent information about their products.

Joanna Lewis and Pooja Lakshmin, MD, discuss Lakshmin's new book, "Real Self-Care," and women's mental health.

Shweta S. Namjoshi, MD, MPH, CNSC, discusses the role of the pharmacists in gastrointestinal care and the differences in care for pediatrics and adults.

Evidence suggest better outcomes results when a program is responsive to the significant needs of this population.

Lack of awareness, or anosognosia, may be present up to 2 to 3 years before an Alzheimer dementia diagnosis is made.

Following 2 opposing decisions from judges in Texas and Washington State, Lanton said the issue is back in the Supreme Court.

Pharmacists, in particular, must be cautious and deliberate in using ChatGPT to ensure that its benefits are fully realized while minimizing risk and misinformation.

There was a decreasing trend for new-onset atrial fibrillation incidence with higher cumulative doses of dexmedetomidine.

There are common symptoms experienced in the workplace that may be linked to hormones instead of stress.

Due to the disease’s chronicity, the variability in treatment response and drug safety profiles, and the availability of multiple therapies, switching or discontinuing treatments is common in psoriasis.

Comorbidities and cognitive impairment worsen non-adherence to anti-seizure medications in older adults.

There are still significant unresolved issues in artificial intelligence and machine learning, which must be addressed before they can be safely and effectively used more broadly in medicine.

The 2022-2023 COVID-19 season did not have a significant surge of COVID-19 like it did early on in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vaccination is especially important for older adults with any chronic health conditions because vaccines can prevent serious illness and resulting complications down the road.

Illegal online sellers threaten the health, privacy, and security of patients by failing to comply with the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are located, or the jurisdiction in which they are selling their medicines.

The study shed light on the importance of the source of vaccine information and other factors that prevent lifesaving vaccination.

Data from the expanded trial suggests that the NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine protects against multiple viral variants.

Mental health interventions are a critical part of the global response to HIV, with multiple potential roles for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

It is possible that the pandemic had a positive impact on influenza vaccination rates.

Ivacaftor is now the first and only cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulator approved for this age group.

Clearer skin on the face and hands lasted 1 year into treatment.

In addition to streamlining and strengthening patient care, Dave said working in a medically integrated pharmacy can be incredibly rewarding for pharmacists.

More than half of patients with Alzheimer disease administered donanemab showed a significantly reduced cognitive and functional decline.