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Patients with current or former smoking status may be at an increased risk of severe illness due to COVID-19.

Physicians and scientists tested several oral and nasopharyngeal rinses in a laboratory setting for their ability to inactivate human coronaviruses that are similar in structure to SARS-CoV-2.

The new project follows a collaboration with Walmart announced in August, offering a free comprehensive online training program on opioid stewardship.

Study shows that more than half of older patients hospitalized for heart failure are discharged with 10 or more prescriptions, putting them at significant risk for harm related to high medication burden.

According to Amy Kallo, a PharmD student at Midwestern University, working at a pharmacy during the pandemic helped to solidify her understanding of the role of pharmacists as educators in their communities.

Barring a successful vaccine, COVID-19 may experience a yearly outbreak similar to the flu.

Whether agreeing to an asset purchase or stock purchase in the sale of a pharmacy, the buyer must perform due diligence.

The trial’s main goal is to compare the health status of participants in the combination treatment group with participants in the remdesivir-only group on day 7.

Researchers found that the combination of medication and psychoeducational therapy has greater efficacy in the prevention of recurrence of illness in people with bipolar disorder than treatment with medication alone.

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

Like other essential businesses, Village Pharmacy in New Jersey has remained open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of providing the same personalized care as always.

In 2019, the independent community pharmacy industry represented 35% of all retail pharmacies in the United States with a $73.7 billion marketplace, according to the NCPA’s recently released 2020 NCPA Digest.

IG, a 25-year-old female patient, approaches the pharmacy counter with an arm full of OTC products. She tells her pharmacist that she is there to pick up the antibiotic cephalexin for an upper respiratory infection.

Lennartz said it’s important that pharmacists are properly reimbursed for the administration of many common immunizations, including the flu vaccine.

Virtual transitions of care services are a valuable and viable opportunity for students to progress to graduation and gain valuable experience in preparation for professional employment.

Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is often painful and in some cases last more than a year.

Study shows a small increase in the perceived reliability of COVID-19 conspiracies equates to a larger drop in the intention to get vaccinated.

Dogs and Cats have different blood make-ups and need a specifically calibrated device for glucose monitoring to manage diabetes.

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In a short time, COVID-19 has increased our dependency on technology and pharmaceutical companies are actively investigating this digital transformation.

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A recent study found that where you live affects the risk of chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure and depression.

Women found to have worse outcomes after a first heart attack than men.

A recent study shows an unintended increase from 20% to 60% in the proportion of depressed youth without antidepressant treatment.

Atoltivimab, maftivimab, and odesivimab-ebgn (Inmazeb), a monoclonal antibody cocktail ffor the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with Ebola virus infection, becomes the first drug approved to treat Ebola virus.

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 treated with enoxaparin were found to have lower rates of thrombosis, kidney injury, and mortality than patients treated with unfractionated heparin.

In addition to caring for patients, leaders in pharmacy organizations have an opportunity to care for other employees, pharmacists, and technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Age has been connected to symptom severity and mortality in COVID-19, however, it does not affect susceptibility to infection with the virus.