Medcast

Melissa Zinszer, PharmD, CDCES, explores the multifaceted role of pharmacists and healthcare providers in managing behind-the-counter medications, addressing patient concerns, optimizing over-the-counter therapy, and ensuring safe, effective treatment through careful symptom assessment and consideration of drug interactions.

Melissa Zinszer, PharmD, CDCES, explores the multifaceted role of pharmacists and healthcare providers in managing behind-the-counter medications, addressing patient concerns, optimizing over-the-counter therapy, and ensuring safe, effective treatment through careful symptom assessment and consideration of drug interactions.

Trisha Winroth, PharmD, and Ashly McPhillips, PharmD, discuss how the shingles vaccine works to prevent reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus and reduce shingles risk, and how to effectively address patient concerns and misconceptions about the vaccine’s benefits, symptoms, and complications of shingles.

Key opinion leaders provide pharmacists with essential guidance on the appropriate dosing and administration of over-the-counter medications for common pediatric conditions, while equipping them with strategies to effectively counsel parents on symptom identification, condition management, and when to seek medical advice for children's health issues.

Key opinion leaders provide pharmacists with essential guidance on the appropriate dosing and administration of over-the-counter medications for common pediatric conditions, while equipping them with strategies to effectively counsel parents on symptom identification, condition management, and when to seek medical advice for children's health issues.

Experts give important background information on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as the key clinical considerations that are associated with RSV vaccine use.

Experts give important background information on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as the key clinical considerations that are associated with RSV vaccine use.