January 2021

Influenza treatment with antivirals was presented during a virtual symposium held in conjunction with the first virtual ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.

Updates in heart failure management were presented in a satellite symposium at ASHP’s Virtual Midyear Exhibition and Clinical Meeting.

Guidelines, updated in nearly real time, recommend use of remdesivir, dexamethasone.

Numerous therapeutic options are available for acute myeloid leukemia, but more research is needed to determine how best to use them.

Maintain vigilance to decrease chance of adverse effects, problems with storage and compliance of hazardous drugs.

Additional randomized clinical trials are warranted to determine the mechanism between the 2 diseases.

Panel of experts discusses alert systems, PPE, and surface contamination as methods for minimizing exposure to dispensing pharmacists

These actions can eliminate vulnerabilities and ensure greater supply chain resiliency for the next pandemic—and beyond.

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Health systems get just 36 days to make major administrative, information system, and operational changes amid the pandemic’s peak.

The next step of the process—distribution of the vaccine—will be as challenging as the development phase, if not more so.