Flu

The 2016/2017 H3N2 influenza vaccine was only 30% effective, leaving many vulnerable to infection.

The current influenza season is getting off to a typically slow start.

Some say the plant acts as an antiviral, which helps prevent and treat cold and flu viruses. Here is what pharmacists need to know.

Vaccination offers protection from harmful diseases, such as hepatitis B, measles and pertussis, and pharmacists can counsel parents.

One barrier to treatment has been determining if the patient actually has influenza, and how long he or she has had it.

A look at the top stories in pharmacy last week.

Pertussis or whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can be very serious and even fatal for infants younger than 1.

As we head into flu season, the associated challenges of dealing with the virus will highlight the importance of vaccination and pharmacists’ growing contribution to it.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

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.

Top news of the week from Specialty Pharmacy Times.

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?