February 2018 Infectious Disease

Ticagrelor is an orally administered drug that is a direct-acting antagonist of the P2Y12 receptor resulting in reduced platelet aggregation.

A Continuing Education program, featured in the February 2018 issue of Pharmacy Times.

Can you you figure out what these prescriptions say?

Medication errors have occurred at least once in community pharmacies in the United States. They will happen again, perhaps where you work.

Pharmacy is a service profession in which we have the utmost responsibility to improve outcomes, lower cost, and improve the quality of life for patients with all types of health conditions.

Virtually all the media coverage of the national drug problem revolves around prescription opioids or the clandestine version of carfentanil and fentanyl.

The pharmacist-in-charge was out of town, but an order came in for a compounded chemotherapy medication that was needed the same day, so he authorized a technician to prepare it with no pharmacist present to supervise.

Generic product news featured in the February 2018 issue of Pharmacy Times.

It is well known that competition can help lower prices of generic drugs, but just how much is needed to effectively reduce costs?

Irritable bowel disease, which is defined as chronic idiopathic inflammation of the digestive tract, affects 3.1 million adults in the United States.

Rx product news featured in the February 2018 issue of Pharmacy Times.

Community-acquired pneumonia is a common and potentially serious illness, particularly in elderly patients and those with significant comorbidities. Prevention and early identification can have a positive impact on infected individuals, health care economics, and the community.

How can pharmacists assist patients with preventing and treating infectious diseases?

The FDA has approved Duzallo (lesinurad and allopurinol; Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc) for the treatment of hyperuricemia associated with gout in patients who have not achieved target serum uric acid (sUA) levels with a medically appropriate daily dose of allopurinol alone.

OTC product news featured in the February 2018 issue of Pharmacy Times.

Antimicrobial agents have long been used to treat patients with infectious diseases.

Diabetes is a chronic condition characterized by hyperglycemia, because of reduced insulin secretion from the pancreas and/or insulin resistance.

More than 3 million Americans have chronic hepatitis C virus, and physicians diagnose about 17,000 new cases annually.

A fever is defined as having a body temperature greater than the normal core temperature of 100°F.

Nonprescription medications provide $102 billion in value to the US health care system annually.

Nonprescription medications play an essential role within the US health care system as a highly accessible, effective, and safe means by which to treat hundreds, if not thousands, of ailments, symptoms, and, in many circumstances, underlying conditions.

It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the news of the passing of our esteemed editorial director, Kirk McKay.