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Influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus will all peak in the coming months.

Tom Kraus, JD discusses current federal regulatory and legislative issues that impact the practice of health-system pharmacy.

Carly Giavatto, PharmD, discusses the CPS conducted study that highlights a first of its kind linkage to care initiative performed by health systems specialty pharmacists.

All fills are not equal in their complexity and cost.

As HIV has become a manageable chronic condition, and even curable in some cases, the role of pharmacists cannot be understated.

The approval marks levothyroxine sodium as the only FDA-granted LT4 therapy that does not have a labeled interaction with PPIs and can be taken 15 minutes prior to eating breakfast.

Chia seeds are a nutrient dense product that are rich in fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, and could have a hypocholesterolemic effect when ingested.

The study authors note that increasing education, implementing online services, and removing stigma can help improve the uptake of PrEP in this population.

Investigators found that positive antiphospholipid antibodies and traditional risk factors were associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Despite nearly one-third of reversible dementia cases being drug induced, cognitive safety is a neglected aspect of clinical trials.

Three classes of drugs could be 2 to 5 times more effective than ibuprofen for the treatment of migraine attacks, according to results of a study.

Fewer individuals have received the flu shot this season, compared to previous years.

The proportion of prescriptions by a 340B-affiliated physician increased from 9.4% in 2013 to 19.3% in 2020, but the prescriptions filled by 340B pharmacies increased from 18.4% to 49.9%.

The study authors reported a 50% uptick in pharmacist prescribing was associated with approximately $1.137 trillion in savings over a 30-year time period.

Non-expansion states had an increase in prescriptions after PA removal at 27.3% and Medicaid expansion states demonstrated a 22% decrease in prescriptions.

Investigators believe lowering cholesteryl ester levels could help prevent brain damage and behavioral changes, reducing the risk of Alzheimer disease.

Many workers don’t advertise their level of loneliness, nor do they know the impact of loneliness on their well-being.

With wider testing available, diagnosing COVID-19 has become easier and many patients now have access to important treatment options.

There is a great need to protect families and children that are commercially insured following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms can start as a rash and quickly progress, affecting the internal organs and requiring hospitalization, even resulting in death.

By strengthening the continent's health care infrastructure, promoting local vaccine production, and facilitating global collaborations, the grant represents an important milestone toward better health care for all Africans.

This innovation could be useful for optimizing the collaboration between patients with asthma and their health care providers through remote telemedicine consultations.

Individuals treated with remibrutinib demonstrated symptom control improvement in week 2 of the trial

This FDA clearance comes about 11 months after another clearance for appliances to treat mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—the first clearance for oral appliances to treat OSA with supplemental therapies.

In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Christina Madison, founder and CEO of The Public Health Pharmacist, about why abortion access and reproductive care are public health issues.

Food insecurity was associated with an increased risk of dementia, poorer memory function, and faster memory decline in older adults.

In addition to growing rates of STIs, there is concern for antimicrobial resistance to STIs.

Regardless of which of these vaccines patients receive, as long as they receive them according to the prescribed schedules, they can protect themselves and their community against the COVID-19 virus.