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FCS is a severe, rare genetic disease in which patients have extremely high triglyceride levels, typically above 880 mg/dL.

The DEA will have a hearing in December 2024 regarding the potential reclassification of cannabis to Schedule III, which could significantly impact the regulatory environment for pharmacies and their involvement in the cannabis market.

To help with treatment response and compliance as well as optimize treatment, communication between patients and health care providers is necessary.

The FDA assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Action date is January 31, 2025.

Pharmacy students develop concept for exam augmented reality glasses for clinical situations and patient counsling.

Blaming community pharmacies and community pharmacists for a lack of expedited practice evolution is naive at best, and disingenuous or outright malicious at worst.

Despite the new human case, which is not known to be related to animal exposure, the CDC emphasizes that risk to the general public remains low.

Pharmacists are encouraged to leverage their trusted community role to help manage the anticipated health care burden from respiratory infections this season.

Individuals with a history of shingles was significantly and independently connected with a 20% higher risk of for subjective cognitive decline.

Edaravone and dexborneol sublingual tablets are an innovative first drug to be designed for treatment of stroke and granted this designation.

RSV vaccination was 75% effective in preventing RSV-associated hospitalizations among adults aged 60 years and older.

A pharmacist with Allegheny Health Network discusses travel vaccines and what resources are valuable when determining which vaccinations are needed prior to travel.

Pharmacy professors discuss their experience implementing a TikTok activity in their curriculum, highlighting the benefits and challenges.

The risk of therapy duplication with OTC and prescription PPIs can be lowered with an innovative, multi-faceted, and intentional approach by pharmacy teams and prescribers.

There is no significant impact on maternal or infant health outcomes when taking an additional iron supplement

Lauren Posteraro, PharmD, a pharmacist with AHN, discusses how misinformation and access to technology can contribute to vaccine hesitancy.

Educators describe a project where they used TikTok to encourage students to develop innovative informatics and medication safety technologies for fun, engaging learning.

New insights into heart failure risks in Native American communities are highlighting the need to address social determinants of health.

Alirocumab (Praluent; Regeneron), is a PCSK9 inhibitor indicated for the treatment of adults with heterozygous familiar hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Pharmacists can enhance ASCVD management by supporting patient adherence through the administration and monitoring of inclisiran.

P043 is currently approved for patients 6 years and older with moderate to severe persistent allergic asthma whose disease is inadequately controlled with inhaled corticosteroids.

A recent study found that a weight-adjusted waist index was an independent predictor of all-cause-, cardiovascular-, cancer-, and respiratory-related mortality in patients with asthma.

Bezisterim, an anti-inflammatory insulin sensitizer, will be authorized to proceed to a phase 2 clinical trial.

Discount Drug Mart's new pharmacists are excited about the expanding role of community pharmacy in providing personalized, patient-centric health care.

Pharmacy students discuss how they use social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to reinforce their classroom learning.

Pharmacists should be aware of these digital therapeutics, which are often used as an adjunct to medication, to better understand the treatment outcomes.

Cases have been detected in 33 US states so far this year, and the virus has recently hospitalized the former Chief Medical Advisor to the President of the US Anthony Fauci.

Robert Walker discusses the updated COVID-19 vaccines targeting the new JN.1 lineage of the virus and the challenges of addressing vaccine hesitancy to protect individuals and communities.

The exhaled breath condensate mask was able to successfully monitor and accurately detect breath for nitrate in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.