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The legislation is expected to improve the financial stability of independent and community pharmacies by ensuring fair reimbursement rates and allowing them to better manage their finances.

National Adverse Drug Event Awareness Day was established to promote awareness, drive policy changes, and encourage health care professionals and patients to prioritize medication safety.

Expert offers insights into managing stress and preventing burnout in pharmacy leadership

Automation can enhance medication management and support pharmacists' critical clinical roles.

Jeff A. Goad, PharmD, MPH, discusses the latest RSV vaccination guidelines and recommendations for 2025, highlighting vaccine options, target populations, timing considerations, evolving CDC policies, and the role of pharmacists in immunization efforts.

In a debate at the 2025 APhA Annual Meeting, speakers highlighted GLP-1s’ advantages in stroke prevention and weight loss vs SGLT2s’ superiority in heart failure, CV death reduction, and renal protection.

Pharmacists are pivotal in expanding reproductive health care access through patient education and collaboration.

Pharmacists are leading the way in personalized medicine through strategic pharmacogenetic implementation.

Two pharmacists at the 2025 APhA Annual Meeting debate the role of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for non-insulin users, highlighting evolving guidelines, emerging clinical evidence, cost and coverage challenges, and the need for further research to justify widespread adoption.

Pharmacists can navigate career paths through passion, adaptability, and patient-centered soft skills.

AI is offering new ways to support pharmacists' decision-making and patient care.

Contraceptive options have expanded since 1960, with pharmacists today playing a growing role as prescribers of contraception and studies showing the benefit of pharmacist-driven contraception clinics.

Community pharmacies can enhance medication safety by proactively identifying risks and implementing targeted best practices.

Sally Arif, PharmD, BCCP, discusses her presentation on the critical role of pharmacists in addressing health disparities by improving communication, fostering cultural competence, and promoting pharmacoequity.

The study aims to address lingering public concerns, but its findings and communication have the potential to impact vaccine confidence and public health efforts.

Nakia Eldridge, PharmD, MBA, shares insights for health system and community pharmacists attending the 2025 APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition.

Allison Ju-Chen Hu, PhD and Yuhua Bao, PhD describe results of their landmark study that found significant differences in opioid prescriptions in racially and ethnically minoritized communities.

As cases rise, experts warn that vitamin A supplementation should not be used as a replacement for vaccination.

The launch of ustekinumab-stba following its FDA approval expands patient access to this therapy with a variety of indications.

Health care professionals in the study found it challenging to manage the complexities of disordered eating in patients with type 1 diabetes alongside their other responsibilities.

An expert roundtable discussed what consumers and pharmacists should be aware of as compounded versions of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists continue to proliferate.

Community pharmacists are uniquely positioned to assist with diabetes management using CGM devices.

Educating patients about the nutrition facts label and integrating food pharmacies are examples of pharmacist opportunities.

Symptoms occur when airborne irritants enter the eyes, nose, and throat, causing an allergic reaction.

As demand for GLP-1 therapies grows, patients face rising costs and restrictive insurance policies.

Prioritizing preventive measures for high-risk individuals would effectively address half of RSV hospitalizations.