Immunization

Amid legislative shutdown, some drug review operations tied to residual user fees continue, but all nonemergency activities related to biosimilars have been suspended indefinitely.

Areas with a high rate of nonmedical vaccine exemption were significantly more likely to overlap with clusters of pertussis cases during a 2010 outbreak in California, according to the results of a new study.

Providing vaccinations to patients and offering delivery services are excellent ways for pharmacies to grow their business.

Vaccination rates for children aged 19 to 35 months remained high in 2012, though they fell short for some vaccines and varied from state to state and based on family income.

A new study finds that the portion of adults aged 60 and older who were vaccinated against shingles increased from 6.7% in 2008 to 15.8% in 2011.

There's a reason most school systems require proof of vaccination before students begin in the fall.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of life-threatening illness globally.

A child's risk of developing pertussis increased along with the number of doses of the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine he or she had missed, a study finds.

Federal rules are very specific.

Goals for several vaccines recommended for adolescents are in sight or have been met, but coverage with the HPV vaccine continues to lag behind, a CDC report finds.

This award honors a pharmacist who owns a pharmacy in whole or part and demonstrates entrepreneurial spirit in growing its business.

After several years of steady growth, rates of HPV vaccination among adolescent girls barely budged between 2011 and 2012.

A decade after the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced, it led to approximately 168,000 fewer annual hospitalizations for pneumonia.

The "penny in a cup" test offers general information about a freezer's temperature, but it lacks the necessary sensitivity to determine whether frozen medications are kept in the desired temperature range.

Just a third of teenage girls have received the recommended 3-dose course of the HPV vaccine, but a new study finds that infections have dropped by more than half since the vaccine was introduced.

A comprehensive review of otitis media in North America addresses how shifts in the organisms that most commonly cause the condition affect preferred treatments.

The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians have updated their acute otitis media treatment guidelines for the first time in almost a decade.

Case studies involving azithromycin and arrhythmias and the pertussis vaccine during pregnancy.

Researchers have found no link between the amount of vaccine antigens received by the age of 2 years and the likelihood of developing autism.

Biopharmaceutical companies have 907 biologic medicines and vaccines in development, according to a recent report from The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Vaccination is crucial for older adults and patients with chronic disease.