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A new collaboration agreement was made between Moderna, Inc, and Lonza Ltd, to manufacture Moderna’s mRNA vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019.

If the majority of Americans were diagnosed with COVID-19, the total cost of hospitalizations, ventilators, and other resources could cost $654 billion.

The FDA has granted Bio-Rad Laboratories Emergency Use Authorization for the company’s SARS-CoV-2 Total Ab test.

Gregory Leighton, RPh, vice president of clinical solutions and patient access for Asembia, addresses how the specialty pharmacy model can be applied to the retail channel.

Engaging in discussions with patients at high risk of complications from COVID-19 without seeming patronizing is an important skill that many pharmacists should practice.

Government officials have said it may be possible to reduce the United States’ dependence on other countries, but that it would be extremely complicated and difficult.

Survey finds pharmacists are mostly content with their compensation, but only moderately happy with their jobs

Pharmacy managers can promote a culture of safety that helps to reduce medication errors.

The STRIP examined the benefits of promoting cardiovascular health by dietary counseling from infancy to early adulthood.

Several national pharmacy chains are preparing to roll out testing for COVID-19 in the coming weeks, including Health Mart, Kroger Co, and other chain pharmacies.

The Caring for Each Other initiative will include a Sesame Street video that features the Muppets thanking “Super Families.”

The COVID-19 pandemic shows that pharmacists can serve as nationally recognized providers and can contribute greatly to policy as it pertains to disease management, outbreaks, and workplace safety.

The 7 hardest-hit states all have mortality rates between 113% and 172% higher than normal, while New York City’s death rate is 325% higher than usual.

Efinaconazole was first approved by the FDA in June 2014 for patients 18 and older.

Remdesivir is not approved by the FDA nor licensed or approved anywhere in the world.

The MVA-MERS-S vaccine is based on an attenuated virus, modified vaccinia virus Ankara, which had previously been used in a smallpox eradication vaccination campaign.

There continues to be a debate in the scientific community about the role that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers play in coronavirus disease 2019 infection.

Interferons are being investigated as a possible treatment for COVID-19, but their effects are not yet clear.

Pharmacist Moms Group founder Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, speaks on the power of social media in the field of pharmacy in the age of COVID-19.

Jennifer Zilka, group vice president of Good Neighbor Pharmacy field programs and services, discusses the role community pharmacies can play during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although data for adult patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been widely available, limited reports have been analyzed regarding pediatric patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to the study authors.

Emotional, social, and psychiatric problems in children and adolescents have been linked to higher levels of genetic vulnerability for adult depression.

This generic drug product was determined by the FDA to be therapeutically equivalent to Adrenalin.

Hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir have been caught up in the rush to develop an effective treatment for COVID-19.

According to the researchers, women living in rural areas have a higher rate of premature death compared with those who are in more urban areas.

Why was a patient prescribed something normally used for stomach problems to help her produce breastmilk?

Program establishes criteria to specify potentially inappropriate medications to avoid prescribing to older adults or should be used with caution when combined with other prescriptions.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of Nidhin Mohan, RPh, from New Island Pharmac y in Deer Park, New York.