Community/Retail

Community pharmacists’ influence increases the likelihood of patients safely disposing unused medications and keeping them out of harm’s reach.

Shawn Riser Taylor, PharmD, CPP, CDCES, discusses the challenges and process of providing health care in a rural area of Guachipilincito in Honduras.

Pharmacists working with long-term care centers benefit from streamlined billing to support and build patient trust.

Naloxone hydrochloride (Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc) is the generic equivalent to OTC Narcan (Emergent).

Iptocopan demonstrated superiority when treating patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy and is the first drug to specifically target the alternative complement pathway.

Pivmecillinam (Pivya; UTILITY therapeutics Ltd) tablets were approved for female adults with uncomplicated urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, and Staphylococcus saprophyticus.

The recombinant zoster vaccine demonstrated a 79.7% efficacy in patients aged 50 years and older cumulatively within the 6- to 11-year period after vaccination.

Multiple state and federal laws since the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the growing role of technicians

Carefully checking every piece of information and proofreading for accuracy is crucial to ensure patient safety

The AAN speaker highlights what health care providers need to know when treating migraines in populations on hormone therapy, as well as how hormones can influence migraines.

Conversations and counseling points should be tailored to patients’ individual needs and treatment goals

Optical glucose sensing techniques have been reported, but they require complex optical instrumentations found in laboratories, so feasibility for patient use has been challenging.

Investigators found that 89% of individuals with cardiovascular disease consumed more than 1500 mg of sodium daily.

Sharing data and a personal recommendation can make a difference in a patient’s life

Proper diagnosis and selection of products is crucial to management of hay fever

Retinoic acid, an active form of vitamin A, is crucial for the stem cells to depart lineage plasticity which get separated into hair cells or epidermal cells in vitro.

The primary endpoint of the study was clinical remission at week 52 with vedolizumab

In a trial that compared gepotidacin to ceftriaxone plus azithromycin in patients with urogenital gonorrhea, gepotidacin presented a 92.6% microbiological success rate.

Regardless of how this fits into workflow, pharmacists can play a significant role in counseling patients on nutrition and holistic health.

Patients who were formerly incarcerated commonly experience substance use disorder, tuberculosis, hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted diseases

Tara Schneider, PharmD, and her husband, Chuck Schneider, MBA, offer expanded clinical services in their Louisville, Kentucky, pharmacy.

Adrijana Kekic, PharmD, a pharmacogenomics clinical specialist with Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, discussed current guidelines for pharmacogenomics.

With the first FDA-approved option hitting shelves soon, pharmacists can advise patients on the best methods to prevent pregnancy

Eli Lilly and Company will submit results of the study to support tirzepatide (Zepbound) for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea later this year.

Pharmacists can play important roles in counseling patients and, in some states, prescribing contraception.

Ustekinumab (Stelara; Janssen Immunology) is a human monoclonal antibody that treats immune-mediated diseases such as psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Access to birth control is a crucial part of preventive health care, but financial barriers persist