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Pharmacy programs are implementing new practices into their curriculum and research is being focused on mental health care.

They can continue to put pressure on companies and regulatory bodies to make the system work for them and not the other way around.

Cabotegravir showed promising results in preventing HIV transmission in men, women, and transgender women with similar rates of adverse events to oral PrEP options.

Interventions targeting respiratory viruses should be considered as a means of protecting against invasive pneumococcal disease in children, study finds.

The study clarifies why serotonin-based therapeutics, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, do not promote neuroplasticity in the same ways as psychedelics and other psychoplastogenic therapeutics.

Donna Ryan, MD, discussed her presentation about pharmacological approaches for obesity, which patients they are indicated for, and considerations for pharmacists.

The 2022 American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and Heart Failure Society of America guidelines recommend SGLT2 inhibitors for nearly all patients in cardiovascular practice.

Although scientists have long been working on anti-obesity medications, several key failures in recent decades have made this a challenge.

Because of the complexities of cardio-oncology medication regimens, pharmacists are vital to assess drug-drug interactions using multiple resources, such as databases, case reports, FDA and National Institutes of Health guidelines, and package inserts.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Anastasia Armbruster, PharmD, FACC, BCCP, discussed her presentation at the American College of Cardiology 2023 Scientific Session.

Pharmacists are essential health care team members who can be empowered to help initiate fixed-dose combinations, according to an expert panel at the American College of Cardiology 2023 Scientific Session.

Atrial fibrillation and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are frequent challenges among patients with cancer.

Health care providers can manage “fake news” about statins, including their indications and misinformation regarding liver and kidney damage.

Bempedoic acid is indicated as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who require additional lowering of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.

Patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who were already receiving statin therapy had a reduction in adverse cardiovascular outcomes with earlier initiation of evolocumab.

Sodium oxybate is currently being studied for long-term safety and tolerability in the open label RESTORE clinical study in adults with narcolepsy.

The efficacy of 2 doses against Omicron infection was highest when the second vaccine dose was given in the third trimester of pregnancy compared with the first or second trimesters.

Sarah Gray, BPharm, an integrative nutritionist and the Nutrition Pharmacist, discusses the importance of National Nutrition Month.

Investigators noted medication prescription disparities among patients with dementia despite factoring for age and sex.

The partnership to deliver HIV medications will reduce transportation and access barriers for patients, especially in underserved communities.

Just a few short years ago there was a pharmacist glut; is there really a shortage now, or is a deeper labor market contortion occurring?

Due to the success of mRNA technology with COVID-19, there has been a significant increase in research looking into utilizing mRNA technology, and more specifically, how it can help to advance vaccine development.

Vitamin D may reduce the risk of dementia because it clears amyloid that accumulates in the brain.

Bruce Berger, PhD, president of Berger Consulting LLC, discusses how pharmacists should best use motivational interviewing for patients.

Pharmacy Times® commits to incorporating DEI concepts into our coverage and focusing on social determinants of health (SDOH).

The FDA set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act for May 2023 for Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus bivalent vaccine candidate.

The effectiveness of 2 doses against Omicron infection was highest when the second dose was given in the third trimester of pregnancy compared with the first or second trimesters.

Clinical guidelines suggest screening for cardiovascular risk factors post-partum in women, however, these recommendations are not closely followed, a new study suggests.