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What caused a customer’s birth control pills to lose efficacy?

Adverse events included self-limited nausea and diarrhea with no difference between the 2 groups.

It turns out that the US Preventive Services Task Force has a recommendation against this supplementation.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of Linda Dumas, PharmD, a pharmacist and pharmacy manager at Publix in St. Augustine, Florida.

At the first educational session of PQA, the speakers discussed pharmacists’ roles in influencing outcomes associated with social determinants of health in the US population.

Before COVID-19, the health care industry was largely headed toward a value-based system that was shifting to focus on social determinants of health, according to Bruce Japsen, at the PQA 2020 Annual Meeting.

The authors found that telehealth services were facilitated by patients being able to easily share information with providers from equipment that managed CGM for diabetic ketosis and hyperglycemia.

Primary care will require a focus on individual and community health in the post coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era, according to a session presented on Thursday during the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) 2020 Annual Meeting.

The study aims to perform a medication risk stratification using drug claims data and to simulate the impact of the addition of various repurposed drugs on medication risk shortages in elderly people.

Top news of the week from Pharmacy Times® surrounding the novel coronavirus.

Staying up-to-date on immunizations is crucial to prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Awards honor an individual and community pharmacy for innovative and pioneering practices.

The impact of COVID-19 on pharmacy has been significant in the short-term, and recent developments have shown that there is opportunity for that to translate into long-term changes for the industry.

At the PQA 2020 Annual Meeting on Thursday, speakers discussed some of the drivers of medication adherence in community pharmacy.

Awards honor excellence and improvements in overall star ratings and PQA medication measures.

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Annual Trend Report focuses on questions around consumer perceptions and behaviors.

The impact of COVID-19 on the health plan enterprise appears to be practical and functional rather than strategic and financial.

Sandra Leal, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA, CDE, executive vice president, Health Plans and Payers Division of Tabula Rasa Healthcare and president-elect of American Pharmacist Association, discusses value-based care and changing payment models.

The statement is one of the first from the AHA to focus on providing evidence-based strategies for parents and caregivers to create a healthy food environment for young children.

Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a strong connection between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates after studying global data from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Despite the rate of HIV infection in adolescents and young adults, a study found that PrEP awareness is limited.

A new report from PrEP4All Collaboration warned that current research efforts aimed at controlling the COVID-19 pandemic are missing an important area of research into PrEP.

In order to curb the opioid epidemic among employees, companies need to begin by identifying who is at risk.

A community pharmacy-based intervention program was utilized to enhance AET adherence.

42.8% of medical staff treating patients with COVID-19 experienced serious skin injuries from the use of personal protective equipment.

Today’s pharmacy hero is Michael Escudero, PharmD, who works at a Publix Pharmacy in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

Governor Gavin Newsom granted California’s 47,000 pharmacists the ability to order and administer coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests throughout the state.

More than one-third of Americans report that COVID-19 has had a serious impact on their mental health.

Curriculum may improve the profession of pharmacy and enhance the way pharmacists provide patient care.

PPE and appropriate infection control training are vital to keep health care workers safe, according to the researchers from Oregon Health and Science University.