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Despite adhering to rules and restrictions throughout the pandemic, community pharmacies remain accessible to the public and have worked on the frontlines.

WIth 31% of the US population living in a health care provider shortage area, current bills in Congress look to broaden the scope of pharmacists’ role in patient care.

Previously, IgG-hyaluronidase recombinant was approved by the FDA in 2014 for the treatment of primary immunodeficiency in adult patients and has expanded to include some pediatric patients.

Pharmacists are well suited to identify patients with dysphagia and educate patients and caregivers on when and how to safely crush and administer medication.

Pharmacogenomics education, counseling, and monitoring create an opportunity to right yesterday’s policy wrongs

An American Heart Association scientific statement cautions individuals with known or suspected cardiovascular disease or risk factors against shoveling snow.

Pharmacists play a significant role in early identification, continuous monitoring, and interventions to help minimize the risk of falls in older adults.

Biermaas said her team is continuing to focus on product availability globally, as well as the massive growth in GLP-1 diabetes and weight loss treatments.

Language barriers between pharmacists and patients impacts medication adherence, patient education, and overall health outcomes, resulting in patient harm.

At a young age, hands-on learning about nutrition can promote long term appreciation of fresh food and food experiences.

RSV could interact with nerve cells, causing nerve damage and possible entry to the spinal cord.

The results also indicated that stress and blood sugar levels were higher among women who had a college degree and women with a higher income.

With the increase in counterfeit GLP-1 and GLP/GIP medications available online, education may be needed for patients around the dangers of unregulated medications.

According to the study investigators, findings indicat that pneumococcal vaccination in older adults and other interventions should be considered for reducing the disease burden.

The findings show a greater association with less ideal cardiovascular health scores for those who experienced their first infertility before age 35.

We owe it to our seniors to listen to their needs and ensure pharmacists have the support they need to continue to play a vital role in our communities as frontline providers of essential health care.

At a young age, hands-on learning about nutrition can promote long-term appreciation of fresh food and food experiences.

These patients may have a similar genetic susceptibility for type 2 diabetes, although they have an individual risk for GDM independent of the risk of type 2 diabetes.

To have skin-deep resilience is to overcome adversity to achieve success, be it psychological or academic.

In addition, patients who were treated with liso-cel therapy had a higher average life expectancy and QALYs, compared to those who were treated with standard care.

The update includes a recommended triple therapy with belimumab as a first line treatment for class III or IV lupus nephritis following the approvals of belimumab and voclosporin.

The data also suggest that further studies investigating a plausible causal relationship between pneumonia and type 1 diabetes are needed.

Variations and conditions included in existing state bills, however, limit the effectiveness of this approach.

Community pharmacists have a unique opportunity to counsel caregivers on liquid OTC children’s products.

Claire Biermaas, President of Corporate Partnerships at Cencora, discussed how her team is working with their partners to address new challenges amid the shifting landscape of pharmacy.

This combination regimen, which was compared to once-daily insulin glargine U100 with insulin aspart, had also demonstrated a safe and well-tolerated profile with mild AEs.

Eli Lilly & Co. has been one of the first companies to address the off-label use of their tirzepatide drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound, for cosmetic weight loss.

Adults diagnosed with coronary heart disease before age 45 have an especially increased risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer disease, and vascular dementia.

Most important of all, we gained a new level of empathy and understanding for patients diagnosed with diabetes whose diagnosis requires that they are constantly mindful and attentive to the balance of diet, exercise, and lifestyle in their day-to-day lives.