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The legislation does not expand scope of practice, but instead brings Medicare rules in alignment with existing responsibilities already granted to pharmacists through various credentialing and privileging programs.

Physician expert witness excluded from testifying about standard of care in resulting lawsuit.

Tapping techs as immunizers opens up greater visibility and new source of health care labor.

People who used positive airway pressure therapy were less likely than others to receive a new diagnosis of dementia or mild cognitive impairment over the next 3 years.

Collaboration between a health coach and pharmacist is a relatively new concept, but initial evidence is promising.

The risk peaks close to delivery and then improves by 1 year after delivery, though a modest risk of developing kidney stones continues beyond 1 year after delivery.

The researchers’ analysis was based on a large representative sample survey carried out in November to December 2020, which examined a range of factors that previous studies had found to be related to hesitancy about getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

There have now been approximately 70,000 pregnant people vaccinated against COVID-19 with no evidence of harm.

Open to all health care professionals, the PQA meeting is a top forum for learning best practices and emerging trends in medication services, pharmacist-provided care, and quality improvement initiatives.

Technicians and other pharmacy professionals have been focused on the pandemic, but now can turn to what's next.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Amy Snyder, a member at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, on the implications for pharmacy of mandated COVID-19 vaccinations in higher education institutions.

Just as pharmacists have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kristen Lund, CPhT, a technician at Hy-Vee Pharmacy in Harlan, Iowa, said technicians have taken on greater responsibilities and have become more involved in patient care.

The molecules act as decoy CD4 proteins, which the HIV particles preferentially attach to instead of CD4 cells at the surface of the cell.

Community pharmacists should consider leaning on their specialty pharmacist peers, where available, as we continue to navigate the new, more virtual normal and attempt to expand these types of services in the future.

According to the researchers, this vaccine was developed using an innovative approach that may eventually open the door to a universal vaccine for coronaviruses, including coronaviruses that previously threatened pandemics or those that cause some cases of the common cold.

Becoming an influencer can allow you to manage your own career, connect with thousands of like-minded people, and build an income for yourself.

Patients with COVID-19 and obesity were more likely to require oxygen and had a 73% greater change of requiring invasive mechanical ventilation.

For the study, which included 19,408 participants in the UK Biobank, the researchers examined associations of self-reported intake of red and processed meat with heart anatomy and function.

This is the first study to demonstrate air pollution as a driver of the most challenging type of asthma to treat, the severe non-Th2 subtype, which is non-responsive to current therapies.

Here are 5 ways technology is rapidly revolutionizing the day-to-day role of technicians and pharmacists.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Dennis O’Neill, president and board member of Biomedican, to discuss how providers are looking to psychedelic medicine to treat certain mental health disorders.

The study suggests that the effects of job strain and social strain on women have a powerful health impact, with both being associated with a 21% higher risk of developing CHD.

The study authors found there were many different subtypes of goblet cells, and their functions vary more than previously thought.

Pharmacy technicians should consider becoming certified immunizers to help with this essential task.

Pharmacists can sort through options to reduce confusion for patients and prescribers

CVS Pharmacy has announced the availability of 3 OTC COVID-19 testing options in stores and online.

This information will help them understand the patient medical needs during fasting and make proper adjustments in the treatment regimen where necessary.

The test received FDA emergency use authorization for OTC, non-prescription, asymptomatic use for the detection of COVID-19 infection on March 31, 2021.

Impaired muscular mitochondrial function was found in vitamin D deficient mice, which could suggest preventing vitamin D deficiency in older adults could help maintain better muscle strength and function.

Higher levels of physical leisure activity were associated with a decreased risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and overall risk of death, whereas higher levels of physical labor had the opposite effect.