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The efficacy of Shingrix was 97% in adults 50 years of age and older and 91% in adults 70 years of age and older over an extended follow-up period.

ASCP 2022 session presenters discuss strategies and tools that can help busy pharmacists stay up to date on current medical literature, guidelines, and media.

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Prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 decreased the risk of being reinfected with Omicron among unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals.

In a panel, pharmacy technicians across the world discuss the different continuing educations requirements in United States, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

The test has been available under emergency use authorization (EUA) since March of 2020 and was the first commercial molecular test to receive EUA status.

Understanding the relationship between viral protein activity and rapid gene mutations could help researchers save more lives by creating a more effective flu vaccine.

Researchers conducted a review all 8 herpesviruses and their known treatments and found patients experienced encephalitis or another CNS symptom in almost every strain.

An ASCP 2022 session presenter explains some recent updates on vaccination guidance for the older adult population.

Researchers suggest that winter 2020 to 2021 public health interventions lowered natural immunity in children and put them at greater risk of respiratory infection after restrictions were lifted.

The treatment modulates the number of myosin heads that can enter “on actin” states and lowers the probability of force-producing (systolic) and residual (diastolic) cross-bridge formation.

As a part of the Women in Pharmacy series, Catherine Duggan, FRPharmS, CEO of International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), explains her hopes for the pharmacy profession following pharmacists’ pivotal and expanding roles in the pandemic.

In a panel, pharmacy technicians across the world discuss how the role for pharmacy technicians will continue to grow post-pandemic in United States, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

Tacrine was originally brought to the market in 1993 as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor to fight the symptoms of Alzheimer disease.

A more comprehensive body of regulations is required to achieve consistency and safety for patients.

However, lack of access and awareness about pre-exposure prophylaxis, medication cost, and underestimating disease risk are all barriers to PrEP.

Many pharmacy professionals feel discouraged, underutilized, and undervalued, but the support staff often saves the day.

Investigators examined the impact of daily oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in combination with emtricitabine to see the effect on the microbiota in South African women.

Study finds daily supplementation with cod liver oil for 6 months during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic did not reduce the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

In a panel, pharmacy technicians across the world discuss the differences of the role for pharmacy technicians in United States, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

There is currently no approved RSV vaccine despite ongoing research efforts.

Improved workflow and optimal patient outcomes occur when technicians serve as vital members of the health care team, across the continuum of care.

Staying informed through the right sources and being mindful of antibiotic usage can help health care providers and patients be more prepared for future pandemics.

NCPA will appeal Express Scripts’ decision to reduce access to medications, following a contract with the Department of Defense.

Neutralizing antibodies increased by 34- to 27-fold compared to pre-booster levels when administered at 8 or 11 months post-primary series.

More than 90% of independent pharmacy customers want technology to enhance their experience. Is your pharmacy ready?

In a panel, pharmacy technicians across the world discuss the qualifications and training pharmacy technicians need to have in the United States, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

If pharmacists increasingly take up the prescribing mantle, then they must see to their competence to exercise that authority.

As part of American Pharmacist Month, Pharmacy Times is asking experts what they believe the value of the pharmacist is.

Novavax’s quadrivalent influenza vaccine candidate has previously induced cross-reactive polyfunctional CD4+ T-cell responses, according to a company press release.