Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP

Questions in the pharmacy are endless and often hard to answer.

The number of FDA-approved biologics has exploded, and biosimilars are making their mark

Pharmacists can walk a mile in their patients’ shoes by wearing a CGM device.

Knowing systemic deficits and national goals boosts awareness

As the body of data has grown, clinicians’ propensity to use selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors off-label has increased

Both newly approved shots possess activity against subvariant EG5.1, which represents an estimated 21.5% of currently circulating variants

Contrary to earlier advice, new research suggests introducing infants to potential allergens early may reduce risk of developing allergies to those foods

A variety of comorbid mood disorders often accompany this condition, including OCD and PTSD.

Pharmacists should learn the basics of this leading cause of vision loss among adults worldwide.

Teach pharmacy staff members to know and address the roadblocks, keep up with changing guidelines.

Pharmacists can provide guidance to administrators, teachers on insulin storage, dosage times.

Patients with this skin condition must make an ongoing commitment to their therapy regimen for best results.

Advise restriction of the nutrient, along with intensive BP control, regimens promoting adherence, use of chlorthalidone in CKD.

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

Pharmacists can remind patients that seeking treatment helps those around them.

Patients may ask whether statins cause muscle toxicity, despite much evidence to the contrary.

In 1920, Johnson & Johnson created the slogan “Your Druggist is More Than a Merchant. Try the Drug Store First.”

Room for improvement remains, based on 3 factors identified by WHO: complacency, confidence, and convenience.

They may respond better to some antihypertensives than men, although they typically experience more and worse adverse effects.

Pharmacists should advise patients to moisturize, use topicals, and advance to systemic treatment, if necessary.

Although clinicians can manage these growths, surgery is often necessary.

Many options are available, but no single one is effective for all symptoms of this disorder.

These 5 developments, including epidemic forecasting and inhaled antibiotics to treat pneumonia, have global research behind them.

Pharmacists should understand the facts, misconceptions, and myths about pertussis.

Just 22% of those who suffer seek help from a health care provider, newer agents show promise.

Due to physician shortages, pharmacists represent a new avenue to increase accessibility to antivirals.

Topical insulin helps acinar cells proliferate and speeds the repair and healing of the lacrimal gland by stimulating the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R).

Contraceptives are both a popular and effective birth control method, and Medicaid fully covers them for its beneficiaries.

Patients must be counseled about the risk of acute or chronic liver steatosis associated with all prescription and over the counter medications.

Effective treatment with ART has increased the life span of people living with HIV, but they remain at risk for chronic diseases.