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As pharmacists, it’s important to understand and embrace the science and the tools that COVID-19 has brought.

Among nicotine users, there was an approximately 4 beat per minute jump in heart rate after vaping or smoking.

Investigational broadly neutralizing antibody shows promise as potential as a first-in-class treatment option for HIV.

Researchers observed disparities in health outcomes between Black individuals and White individuals due to stroke, diabetes, and coronary heart disease.

Pharmacy leaders and academics have been begging the profession to evolve for decades. It took a pandemic to make it happen.

The results showed that these participants were more than 27 times as likely to develop VTE, more than 21.5 times as likely to be diagnosed with heart failure, and 17.5 times as likely to have a stroke.

Pre-planned safety reviews performed for the duration of the study found that the investigational vaccine is well-tolerated with no safety concerns for both the vaccinated individuals and their newborns.

Every change in participation offers the opportunity to self-channel to community pharmacies or mail order.

Investing in adequate education and training of new employees up front can save a considerable amount of time and money on the back end.

The vaccine is suggested to cause more rare cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome than the mRNA-based vaccine, especially among younger individuals.

Tenofovir alafenamide is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor specifically indicated to treat HBV in adults with compensated liver disease.

From improving access to offering precision care, students are at the forefront of innovation.

Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, discusses how the new once every 2-month injectable PrEP has shown potential to increase adherence among populations with the greatest need.

An ASCP 2022 Annual Meeting session presenter provides an update of 6 new therapeutic agents and their appropriate use in an older adult population.

Problems such as sleep deprivation, excessive sleeping, or inability to sleep regularly may be an important factor in the transition from episodic to chronic migraines.

Herpes zoster can increase the risk of stroke, especially among patients under 40 years of age, for whom the vaccine is not typically recommended.

Technicians are vital members of pharmacy teams and stepped up even more during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last year in particular, pharmacists played a greater role in patient care with an increased workload as they connected patients, providers, and payers.

Purpose-built assisted reality solutions help streamline processes and maintain regulatory compliance from the laboratory to the factory floor.

Providers working in collaboration with pharmacists saw significantly more patients than providers who worked independently.

New dry eye disease treatment on the horizon.

Covis announced positive topline results for 2 new medications that can treat patients with moderate to severe stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Pharmacists can remind parents to have an EpiPen on hand and to carefully review candy after trick-or-treating.

In a panel, pharmacy technicians discuss the future of pharmacy technicians in United States, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

Findings are encouraging for individuals with cancer who are receiving immune checkpoint inhibition treatment and want to get a third vaccine dose, investigators said.

Modifications related to final product verifications, immunizations, and remote work loom on the horizon for 2023.

In today's episode, Joanna gives listeners 6 tips to take charge of their well-being.