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The CDC now recommends COVID-19 vaccination for all individuals 12 years and older in the United States, including those who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Sharon Park, PharmD, MEd, BCPS, , associate professor and assistant dean for academic affairs at the Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy, discusses career options for pharmacy students outside of the traditional roles of a pharmacist.

Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVP, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy, discusses the importance of Black pharmacists in creating equitable access to COVID-19 vaccinations.

The introduction of a biosimilar insulin could result in major shifts in the accessibility and affordability of insulin for all patients.

Among those who had hypertension, diabetes, and/or obesity as well as COVID-19, the risk rose to 160%.

The requirement to promote a healthy, productive, and safe work environment is borne by all, not just those with a managerial title.

Study suggests that immediate onset mRNA vaccine reactions may not be caused by classic allergy, or IgE-mediated hypersensitivity.

The strongest associations with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder were present for nervous system, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and metabolic diseases.

The goal of treating heart failure is to reduce symptoms, improve heart function, and increase ejection fraction.

The investigators examined data from more than 50,000 individuals participating in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health study over a 23-year period.

The partial immune response observed in these patients can create an environment for immune selection of evolutionary variants, according to the authors of the study.

Depending on the patient needs, the prescriber can prescribe one or both types of insulin.

The investigators said that attention-grabbing anti-vaccine arguments, regardless of scientific basis, as well as an overall distrust of the pharmaceutical industry, science, and health providers, seems to be primarily responsible.

Research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2021 found associations between COVID-19 and persistent cognitive deficits, including the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer disease.

This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of important topics that will be covered and posted throughout the week.

The study sample included female patients between 36 and 61 years of age, and in all cases, the baseline rheumatic disease was either mild or stable under medical treatment.

The new format being rolled out at Rite Aid stores is designed to center pharmacists and make them easily accessible to patients.

Although ADHD is generally treated through medication and/or behavioral treatments, in more than 25% of children, these treatments alone are insufficient.

Truvada is a medicine people at risk for HIV should take to prevent infection with the virus from various ways, such as sex or injection drug use.

A stepwise approach to treatment for multisystem inflammatory syndrome, beginning with initiation of immunomodulatory drugs, was successful in all patients included in the study.

Patients with COVID-19 who were vaccinated against the flu were found to be significantly less likely to visit the emergency department and be admitted to the intensive care unit.

Telemedicine visits with a clinical pharmacist offer many advantages, such as social distancing, flexible scheduling, and the ability to use nonverbal cues to convey understanding.

Findings reflect fewer visits to health facilities, social distancing, and other safety measures implemented during the pandemic.

Study suggests attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medications may lower the risk of suicide in children with hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, and other behavioral disorders.

Antidepressants may lower the risk of death and serious complications from diabetes for patients with both diabetes and depression, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Forced exhalation volume in one second and forced vital capacity can determine the stage severity for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Erenumab was found to have a sustained efficacy as a monotherapy treatment for episodic migraine that was found to not respond to 2 to 4 prior preventive treatments.

Study examines whether dapagliflozin is cost-effective when added to standard of care for patients who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.