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Many health care companies are taking the opportunity to deliver testing kits to local pharmacies to properly equip pharmacists with the right resources during the pandemic.

Today we’re celebrating Monique Sanders, RPh, for her work at Script Source Pharmacy in Pearland, Texas.

A new study found that alternative swab materials and commonly available saline are effective for COVID-19 testing, allowing patients to self-administer tests.

New research has found that hospitalized patients with COVID-19, diabetes, and/or uncontrolled hyperglycemia have significantly higher mortality rates.

The study involved measuring the levels and analyzing the expression patterns of more than 3000 proteins in a large number of brain and cerebrospinal fluid samples collected at multiple research centers across the United States.

Loss of smell and taste has been anecdotally linked to COVID-19 infections, according to a study that reported the first empirical findings that strongly associate sensory loss with coronavirus disease 2019.

Researchers have found that approximately 1% of children have an allergy to cow’s milk, but up to 14% of families believe their children may have the condition, pointing to official guidelines for detecting cow’s milk allergy as a possible cause for the overdiagnosis.

N95 respirators can be decontaminated effectively and maintain functional integrity for up to 3 uses, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The CDC's updated guidance for pharmacies during the COVID-19 pandemic is based on the most recent information regarding safety practices and precautions for the disease.

A survey conducted between March 30 to April 6 by InsightRx found that implementing the new vancomycin guidelines into the pharmacy community is as important as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the healthcare system.

Today, we’re thanking Luke Morrison, MHA, operations manager at Gates Pharmacy in North Carolina.

Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the organization hopes to raise $125 million to generate 5 new drugs with human safety and dosing data in 5 years to be ready for the next pandemic.

The antiviral drug remdesivir has been shown by researchers to effectively stop the replication mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, according to a new study.

Pharmacy managers must be clear on, and effectively communicate state law and company policy.

Patients with lupus are experiencing difficulties in accessing medications hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, 2 medications currently being investigated as potential treatment for the coronavirus 2019 disease.

The objective of the study was to evaluate the association between birth by cesarean delivery with the offspring's risks of obesity and type 2 diabetes in adulthood.

Parata Systems has launched the Pharmacy Employee Relief Fund with an initial commitment of $100,000 to support employees of retail, long-term care, hospital, and direct-to-home pharmacies across the United States affected by the coronavirus disease 2019.

The widely available anti-parasitic drug ivermectin is capable of killing COVID-19 within 48 hours in a cell culture, according to a new study.

Although vitamin D helps the body absorb minerals essential for bone health, previous studies have found conflicting evidence on whether low vitamin D levels actually increase the risk of osteoporotic fractures and whether vitamin D supplements can reduce the risk.

Additionally, blood group O has a significantly lower risk for the infection compared with non-O blood groups, according to the researchers.

Vaccine skepticism, or a hesitancy or unwillingness to get vaccinated or to vaccinate one’s children, may be the result of some people overestimating the likelihood of negative events.

Public policies to increase compliance with community mitigation strategies may be effective in decreasing community mobility.

Researchers investigated the presence of coronaviruses in the bat population due to an understanding that coronaviruses can spread following a spillover from animals.

Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and azithromycin are currently being evaluated as potential treatments for COVID-19, despite limited evidence to support the drugs’ efficacy.

A new study reports valuable new grip strength metrics that provide health care practitioners with an easy-to-perform, time-efficient screening tool for type 2 diabetes.

The American Lung Association (ALA) has started a $25M initiative to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and other future respiratory virus pandemics.

The findings showed that non-SCD congenital anemia diagnosis was associated with a higher risk of HIV acquisition compared with SCD, according to the study authors.

A study based in Brazil has been halted early for safety reasons after patients with coronavirus disease 2019 taking a higher dose of chloroquine developed irregular heart rates that increased their risk of a potentially fatal heart arrhythmia.