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Pharmacy Tech Talk is designed to focus on the growing role and responsibilities for pharmacy technicians, the tools and trainings they need, and challenges they face.

“A great pharmacy technician makes all the difference in the success of our pharmacy.”

Dextromethorphan works on the part of the brain responsible for the cough reflex.

Ibrexafungerp is a triterpenoid antifungal drug for adult and post-menarchal pediatric females with vulvovaginal candidiasis.

As inflammation worsens, appendicitis pain typically increases and eventually becomes severe.

Technicians are recognized for playing a vital part in pharmacies, helping both patients and pharmacists.

Monitoring for AEs, educating about drug regimens, and managing therapies are opportunities for pharmacists to make a difference.

Officials with the FDA have approved Zimhi 5 mg/0.5 mL, a high-dose naloxone injection product, for use in the treatment of opioid overdose.

Study results show that individuals who were vaccinated against the flu were 37% less likely to be hospitalized and 82% less likely to be admitted to the ICU that those who were unvaccinated.

Northwestern Medicine study results show that mice were protected from other strains when those from prior infections or in their vaccinations were greater than 70%.

As the first nasal spray for dry eye disease, varenicline solution nasal spray could be especially helpful for patients who have difficulty administering eye drops.

The approval marks the first and only cell-based influenza vaccine approved in the United States.

Eighteen states have enacted legislation that allows pharmacists to help patients when providers are not reachable.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid digital adoption of mobile devices have changed the role of the community pharmacist.

Regular dialysis or kidney transplants are common treatment options that were disrupted after the beginning of COVID-19.

Misconceptions about the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder reduce the credibility of health care providers and delay or prevent treatment for patients suffering from this condition.

Zinc can be used for colds, wound healing, diarrhea, and age-related macular degeneration.

The efficacy of Latuda in schizophrenia and bipolar depression could be mediated through a combination of central dopamine D2 and serotonin type 2 receptor antagonism.

Stacy Miller, senior content management consultant for Wolters Kluwer Health, discusses how mental health in the United States could be improved by stronger connections between prescribers and pharmacists.

Causes of aortic valve stenosis include congenital heart defect, calcium build-up on the valve, and rheumatic fever.

Pezzino discussed new specific prescriptions and treatments compared to current treatment modalities, indications and routes of administration of new drugs in the community setting, and important pharmacokinetic properties of these new drugs.

The Next-Generation Pharmacist Awards national program salutes pharmacy professionals who are defining the industry’s future.

Kelsey Ramsden, CEO of Mind Cure Health, said research into the use of MDMA-assisted therapy could have a huge impact on the treatment of female hypoactive sexual desire disorder.

Court evaluates whether allegations based on the Americans With Disabilities Act are sufficient for lawsuit to proceed

Aysha Akhtar, CEO and co-founder for the Center for Contemporary Sciences discusses the FDA Modernization Act of 2021, aiming to modernize the drug testing process by allowing the use of other testing methods as an alternative to animal testing.

A booster shot of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine administered 56 days after the initial shot provided 94% protection against COVID-19.

The vaccine is used to prevent cervical cancer and other cancers, such as vulvar, vaginal, and oropharyngeal.