COVID-19

This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of hot topics that we will be posting throughout the week.

Pharmacists can play an important role in educating patients about hand hygiene measures during COVID-19.

Patients treated with remdesivir achieved a median time to recovery of 10 days with remdesivir, compared with 15 days on the placebo.

October marks American Pharmacists Month, and on October 12, we celebrate Women Pharmacist Day.

The next thoughtful proposal in which pharmacy technicians can assist with mitigating COVID-19 infections is the administration of a vaccine in the community pharmacy settings.

To celebrate American Pharmacists Month, Pharmacy Times spoke with several pharmacists about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have tackled its unique challenges.

Report recommends using existing systems across all levels of government to provide necessary resources to ensure equitable allocation, distribution, and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.

With 35% of Americans saying they do not trust the speed at which clinical trials are progressing, education and transparency are essential to increasing public trust in a COVID-19 vaccine.

This webcast discusses a number of topics pertaining to the substance use epidemic and updates in the use of naloxone especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Nancy Lyons, BSPharm, MBA, CDE, vice president and chief pharmacy officer for Health Mart, and Pete Slone, senior vice president of public affairs for McKesson, on the importance of payment models that reward pharmacists’ commitment to patient services.

During American Pharmacists Month, and as the country uses all available health care resources to address COVID-19, there has never been a better or more important time to grant provider status to pharmacists.

A new study suggests that COVID-19 relieves pain, which is why many patients do not experience any symptoms.

A new study suggests that blood pressure medication may help reduce influenza deaths.

Study shows that women have practiced preventive practices of physical distancing, mask wearing, and maintaining hygiene to a greater degree than men.

Despite some government projections that a vaccine could be made available in early November, a fall 2021 date is more likely, according to a recent study.

A new study contradicts the popular belief that COVID-19 is spread through close contact with droplets.

Researchers found that N95 facemasks could be decontaminated using a prototype phototherapy unit that dispenses a UV-C dosing level high enough to effectively kill the virus is less than 2 minutes.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brian Nightengale, RPh, PhD, president of Good Neighbor Pharmacy, on the value of diversifying a community pharmacy’s business through meaningful health and wellness services in order to prepare the community for the flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is the largest contact tracing study conducted in the world for any disease, analyzing the process of identifying people who came into contact with an infected person, according to a press release.

The study suggests that babies born to mothers infected with the virus generally do well 6 to 8 weeks after birth.

Intravenous Immunoglobulin helps to improve hypoxia, which can reduce the need for mechanical ventilation.

A messenger RNA coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine was well tolerated in older adults.

The announcement is part of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative and the RADx Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program, which will support 32 institutions across the United States and focus on populations disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

The highest increase in remote delivery of mental health care was reported in those working in outpatient facilities and in women.

The researchers examined blood samples from 235 patients who were admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 to measure their vitamin D status.