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With recent outbreaks of measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccinations are more important than ever.

Ronna Hauser of the National Community Pharmacists Association discusses how pharmacists should prepare for DIR fee changes with guests from NCPA.

One of the major concerns about getting a flu vaccine is its safety for women during pregnancy.

In addition to vital historical contributions, pharmacists of color are crucial in reaching marginalized communities and providing culturally competent care.

Managing understaffing and increasingly demanding workflows is an ongoing challenge in pharmacy.

The approval marks the first and only treatment for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness.

Findings highlight the need for evidence-based strategies to avoid being obese or overweight for patients with type 1 diabetes, which is often considered a disease of thin individuals.

Approximately 48.1% of those who received vaccines had family members or friends who were either sick or recovered from the illness compared with 26.9% who were unvaccinated.

The findings are the first to explain the mechanisms of any Kawasaki disease, a rare childhood inflammatory condition that is triggered by different viruses.

USP executive notes importance of including different voices, perspectives for expansion of quality medicine.

Antibodies from an original COVID-19 vaccination may treat the mRNA booster vaccine as a virus that needs to be cleared.

The latest data indicate that the formulation can provide up to 6 months of full protection against multiple virus challenges.

The risk of new-onset cardiometabolic diseases was significantly elevated post-COVID-19 infection compared to pre-COVID-19 infection.

Health care providers prescribe naloxone to 1 in every 70 patients prescribed a high-dose opioid medication.

Matt Gibbs, president of Capital Rx, discusses alternative career paths in independently owned PBMs.

This episode features Kathy Pham, PharmD, BCPPS, who discusses her experience at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and why advocacy is important to health care and the pharmacy profession.

First season of makeover show follows 5 pharmacies building immunization programs.

Although naloxone is already available without a prescription in all 50 states, not all pharmacies carry it and those that do must keep it behind the counter.

Pharmacies have long embraced innovation and technology, with early adoption of telehealth and digital platforms.

Patients with heart failure are at a significant risk of cardiorenal diseases, highlighting the need for improved treatments and cost management.

Link between male or female sex and the severity of COVID-19 may be found in a subset of regulatory T cells.

Past proposal gives insight into lawmakers' thinking about medicinal use of cannabis on a federal level.

Under the EUA, the Xpert Mpox test is considered authorized for use in moderately complex point-of-care settings using the GeneXpert Xpress system.

Students may be hesitant to discuss migraines, which can lead to absences, difficulties in personal life, financial burdens, and poor mental health.

Analysis shows average monthly premiums for stand-alone plans will rise 10% to $43.

Relative efficacy of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir appears similar across risk groups, but older adults at risk of severe COVID-19 may benefit more.

Study findings confirmed that in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HIV, and influenza, census data differed from the epidemiological data.

The new findings, which include updated data, contradict results of a previous analysis by the same investigators.