Joanna Lewis, PharmD, MBA

A strong recommendation from trusted health care professionals can make a difference.

Contract pharmacies should work to stay in a perpetual state of audit readiness

Finding simple solutions to improve movement during the day can make important differences to their overall health

Understanding the recommended ages for vaccination is crucial to properly advise patients and parents who have questions

Improving awareness and getting involved in local or national initiatives can enable pharmacists to make change.

Navigating insurance presents a challenge, but pharmacists improve stakeholder access and provide in-home care.

Recommendations vary based on age, first vaccination received, and time since the last dose.

Corticosteroids are first-line therapy for gaining platelet stability but should only be used short term.

Be aware of products containing gluten, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and olmesartan.

Patients may not admit or recognize when they have a brain injury, but pharmacists can be a valuable resource.

Tau protein, plaque, and brain waves maybe the solutions to treating the progressive condition.

Joanna Lewis, PharmD, MBA, presents data from the Pharmacy Times’ OTC Guide and explains the pharmacist recommended options for over-the-counter immune support supplements.

Joanna Lewis, PharmD, MBA, gives an overview of eczema and its symptoms and provides details on the best available over-the-counter medications.

Joanna Lewis, PharmD, MBA, discusses practical considerations when selecting over-the-counter medications to treat common cough, cold and flu symptoms.

Joanna Lewis, PharmD, MBA, highlights data from Pharmacy Times®’ OTC Guide and discusses practical information on the selection of sunscreen to prevent skin damage and cancer.

Pharmacists should stay knowledgeable about recommendations and evidence related to therapies.

Exercise, nutrition, sleep, and supplements can help slow cognitive decline in older individuals.

Some of the best accounts on social media have built an amazing, supportive community with just a few thousand followers.

More and more of pharmacists and pharmacy students are staking their ground on social media.

Early recognition and treatment, along with a coordinated approach and multidisciplinary team, are important to limit disease progression.

Burnout often results from long hours, a highly regulated industry with a lot of change, and just the nature of health care in general.

Pharmaceutical treatments have been at a standstill, but promising drugs are on the horizon.

New approaches present both opportunities and challenges, and pharmacists must stay up-to-date on the latest studies.

The goal of therapy centers on improving quality of life, maintaining remission, and preventing hospitalization and surgery.

Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), also referred to as skin and skin structure infections, are a relatively common reason for health care visits in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.

While Encouraging Research On Rare Disease States, Consider How Accessible the Treatments Will be for Those Who Need Them

They are accessible to patients, help identify risk factors, provide lifestyle education, and offer medication management.

Being knowledgeable about the guidelines and risk factors for patients is important to ensure that they get the proper counseling on immunizations.

Immunotherapy was first linked to cancer treatment in the late 19th century when surgeon William Coley discovered that the injection of bacteria into sarcoma sites led to tumor shrinkage.

Multiple myeloma is a treatable but incurable hematologic cancer that affects plasma cells in the bone marrow.