Flu

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The 2017-2018 influenza immunization season is right around the corner, and we need to ensure that community pharmacies across are prepared for the influx of patients.

Adjuvanted influenza vaccine 55% more effective after the first dose than non-adjuvanted vaccines.

Pharmacists play an important role in keeping communities healthy during flu season. Take the time to listen to patients’ concerns, and be ready with recommendations.

The pharmacy industry has increasingly sought to compete with other industries to address a large public health concern: undervaccination of the US adult population.

Successful pharmacists must be able to help themselves on both the business and clinical practice sides of the business.

The following medication errors have occurred at least once, and they will happen again—perhaps where you work

Officials with the CDC have published recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines for the 2017-2018 season.

Without the nasal spray as an immunization option for influenza, vaccination rates in children dropped in the 2016-2017 season, according to new data published in Vaccine.

The thing is, you still may get sick after getting the flu because there are other things such as the common cold that might cross your path.

Approximately 65% of Americans would go to work if they were presenting flu-like symptoms.

As flu vaccinations become available, the results of a recent survey suggest Americans are increasingly likely to receive their flu vaccination this year.

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Upper respiratory infections cause immune cells to travel to the brain, prompting multiple sclerosis to relapse.

During the 2015-2016 season, influenza vaccines overall reduced the risk of influenza illness, but the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) was ineffective in children, according to a recently-published study.

How do changes and policy at the state level affect influenza virus vaccine uptake?

This article highlights 5 published case reports that document accidental administrations of medications following pharmacy or nursing errors.

A review committee noted that this recommendation includes quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccines.

Pharmacists can play a crucial role in promoting the flu vaccine to these patients by recognizing the characteristics of those who do not seek vaccinations.

Dicovery could lead to more effective treatments for influenza, rhinovirus, and HIV.

Many individuals who have end-stage renal disease (ESRD) fail to receive the vaccinations that they need.

A look at the top stories in pharmacy last week.

A look at the top stories in pharmacy last week.

Protein Sciences received approval from the US FDA in October 2016 for their Flublok Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine.

A microneedle patch allows the flu vaccine to be safely and effectively self-administered.

The CDC has released trends on influenza activity in the United States during the 2016-2017 flu season. This data is updated yearly to consider new strains of the virus circulating in society and the overall length of the season.

Many areas of medicine that intersect with law and immunizations are associated with a very specific set of laws across the nation.

Pharmacists working in eastern North Carolina counties have developed a program to improve immunization among low income, uninsured patients.

Study suggests importance for individuals to get yearly flu shots.

Scientists solve protein structures to reveal new treatment developments for diseases such as Ebola virus, Lyme disease, and tuberculosis .