Moderna is completing regulatory submissions for mRNA-1273.214 in preparation for the fall booster season, based on clinical data showing that the booster candidate has a significantly higher neutralizing antibody response against all tested variants including Omicron BA.4/5.
The FDA's current way of inspecting facilities for quality control is badly outdated and is politically unworkable, unreliable, and unsafe.
A booster dose of both Omicron-adapted vaccine candidates elicited a substantially higher immune response against Omicron BA.1.
Community pharmacists are vulnerable to security threats, resulting in bad outcomes for both patients and pharmacies. Here’s how to evaluate risk and find the right technology partner to help protect and defend you from cybercriminals.
Saxagliptin (Onglyza) is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
ThermaCare is intended to provide relief from menstrual pain.
Methotrexate is an immunosuppressive agent used to treat cancer, dermatology-, and rheumatology-related issues.
Vibhuti Arya Amirfar, PharmD, MPH, discusses building individual and systems resilience to dismantle structural racism in the pharmacy field.
Though most primary care physicians indicate a willingness to accept expanded recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice suggesting administration of recombinant zoster vaccine for adult patients who are immunocompromised, cost concerns and knowledge gaps limit vaccine delivery.
Study results show that there is a link between leaving the television on, night lights, and smart phones and higher disease rates.
The American Diabetes Association guidelines have self-care and lifestyle recommendations for patients and health care professionals.
On this week's episode, Joanna speaks with Carlene Link, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist and integrative life coach, about burnout, managing mental health, and the state of pharmacy.
Instant Sleep is intended to aid with falling asleep faster and staying asleep longer.
Learning the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process steps and being mindful or internalizing those can help set best practices for pharmacy team members.
The non-estrogen pill was first approved by the FDA in 1973.
Joe Duarte, co-founder and president of ContinuumMD, discusses a program model that allows pharmacies to provide virtual and in-person primary care options for rural communities with health care access challenges.
Patients with refractory chronic migraine experience short- and medium-term pain relief and minimal adverse drug effects from lidocaine infusions.
Health Mart also presented the first ever Innovation Award at McKesson ideaShare 2022.
Lifestyle modifications are the cornerstone of treatment.
Emphasizing the accessible nature of pharmacies and why this is essential for patients can help legislators and others understand why changes are necessary.
Harnessing the current momentum and engaging with legislators is crucial for the pharmacy industry to grow and expand.
There is new guidance needed for pediatric immunizations, and pharmacists should be prepared for what's to come.
A lot of recent studies have focused on how to teach students and residents the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process (PPCP) and how pharmacists are already engaging with the PPCP.
These clear-cut guidelines help pharmacists making sure the patients are getting the right drug to set them up for success and prevent problems down the road.
Pharmacists are already doing a lot of things with the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process, but they haven't always used that language.
The future trend in managing diabetes will extend into glycemic control, weight reduction, and renal liver, for example.
Women in pharmacy must realize that what they have to offer has value, both to the business and to patients’ lives.
Finding the time to improve payer performance can be a major hurdle but designating even 30 minutes per week can make a difference.
The Pharmacist Patient Care Process provides really consistent language for pharmacists and pharmacy team members to talk about what teams are already doing.
