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Today we're thanking a pharmacist who has spent over 30 years caring for his community in New Jersey.

Ed Cohen, PharmD, FAPhA, executive vice president of pharmacy advocacy for the publication, was recognized with the prestigious Individual Advocate of the Year award.

The research showed that the preventive effect of eptinezumab-jjmr was statistically significant versus placebo as early as day 1 and maintained throughout 3 months post-infusion.

CVS Health said it has implemented new protocols to continue to combat the pandemic and to protect the health of their employees.

These professional organizations are aware that some medications are being prophylactically prescribed as potential treatments for COVID-19.

The EUA designation allows the test to be used to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, for the duration of the continuing pandemic.

While remdesivir is not FDA-approved to treat the novel coronavirus, the orphan drug status would provide 7 years of exclusive marketing in the United States and tax credits on research and development costs once the drug was approved.

Today, we’re celebrating Jennifer Cardona, PharmD, who works at an independent pharmacy in Puerto Rico.

The FDA released a statement on taking action to increase US supplies to support the response to the coronavirus disease 2019 by providing instructions to manufacturers importing personal protective equipment and other devices.

Here is an overview of reported investigations of existing medications.

Levels of the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug tenofovir among African adolescent girls and young women were more than 30% lower in those who were pregnant than in those who had recently given birth.

The program will award grants for training and development of educational resources for employees in high risk occupations who serve the public during emergencies and who need skills to protect their own health.

Pregabalin capsules is used to treat pain caused by nerve damage due to diabetes or shingles infection.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s administration has decided that in-state and out-of-state health care providers can treat patients via telemedicine during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Officials with the FDA have said they are beginning to see unauthorized test kits marketed for consumers to test for COVID-19 at home.

Hoth Therapeutics and Voltron Therapeutics will collaborate to develop the self-assembling vaccine technology as a means to aid patients at risk of being infected with COVID-19.

Katie Turner, CPhT, is a senior pharmacy technician at Walgreens.

The study, which includes data from asthma patient samples and mouse models, is the first to definitively show a relationship between iron build-up in the lung cells and tissues and the severity of asthma, according to the researchers.

The multi-site study of patients aged 65 years or older examined the levels of vitamin D levels in blood serum, and nutrition and its impact on mobility.

As the role of pharmacists grows into a new phase, the role of the pharmacy technician is expanding as well.

The test can be used to identify large numbers of infected patients and asymptomatic carriers, which would help support containment efforts and slow the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Caplyta is an oral, once daily medicine approved for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults.

Not enough people are taking seriously frequent recommendations to practice social distancing, he said.

Why is your patient using conjugated estrogens vaginal cream for nosebleeds?

The FDA has issued a new guidance to sponsors and health care providers regarding certain Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy-required testing during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

The COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium is a partnership of federal government, tech industry, and academic leaders whose goal is to stop the virus.

A study of the second HIV patient to undergo successful stem cell transplantation from donors with an HIV-resistant gene found that there was no active viral infection in the patient’s blood 30 months after they stopped antiretroviral therapy.

Tim Ulbrich, PharmD, co-founder and CEO of Your Financial Pharmacist, explains how your finances may be affected by the coronavirus and how your can reinforce your financial situation.