February 2021

Investigators have found that the evolutionary sequence of insulin has become stuck at the edge of impaired production, limiting its ability to adapt to obesity and rendering most people vulnerable to type 2 diabetes.

Pharmacy's History: German chemist Felix Hoffmann worked on the substances at Bayer during a 2-Week period in 1897.

Systemic inflammation associated with RA may contribute to the risk of a patient developing type 2 diabetes.

Discuss symptoms, treatment options, and adverse effects to help those who suffer adhere to their medication regimens.

The National DPP is an evidence-based lifestyle change program designed to delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes among adults with prediabetes.

Pharmacists can educate patients about treatment options for this often-overlooked condition.

Facilitate patient access to needed medications while gaining valuable experience working with payers in the complex health care system.

Collaborating with providers offers opportunities to help patients maintain their brain health.

Bridget Hanna focuses on boosting compounding services, events, OTC services, and social media

Should workers be required to receive immunizations to protect public well-being?

Health system employee’s dismissal is based on medicinal use of marijuana under 2016 law.

Four OTC cases studies are presenting, including a case of strep throat.

Cost-conscious guidelines, government regulation, market-level incentives can ensure access, help patients save money.

Pharmacists must ascertain the appropriateness of use and screen for potential contraindications and drug interactions.

Patients with diabetes have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and heart failure.

Leading cause of death in the United States has risk factors that pharmacists can help reduce.

As Pharmacy Times® goes to press this month, there is a lot of encouraging news on the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) front.

Education and keeping up with the latest literature are 2 of the biggest challenges in treating venous thromboembolism.

Learn how Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. helped one seasoned pharmacy owner open a “backfill pharmacy” in the spot where another had recently closed.

Opioid overdoses are increasing, and pharmacists can play an integral role in prevention.

Pharmacists can learn from previous mistakes to prepare for COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.

Pharmacists must be ready to roll up their sleeves and administer the COVID-19 vaccine to millions of Americans.