Independent Rx Forum - Congressional Trends on PBM Reform
May 23rd 2023Anne Cassity, JD, senior vice president of Public Affairs at the National Community Pharmacists Association discusses congressional and lawmaker trends on pharmacy benefits manager reform with guests, Adam Harbison and Kaite Krell.
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Bedside Nurses Help Expediate Process of C. Difficile Testing When Independently Ordering Tests
May 22nd 2023The results of a recent study suggest that a testing policy change for C. difficile could decrease the risk of additional infections and the corresponding economic burden on the hospital.
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Study: Maternal Immunization with Pneumococcal Surface Protein A Protects Newborns
May 22nd 2023Findings suggest that mice derived from and breastfed by immunized mothers were capable of producing anti- pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) specific antibodies, despite having no direct exposure to PspA.
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Lipid Nanoparticles Could Be Effective Carriers for mRNA Vaccines for Viral Lung Infections
May 19th 2023Nanoparticles could improve the solubility of drugs, aid in treatment escape from the immune system, and increase the half-life of drugs in the circulatory system against viral lung infections such as influenza, coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus.
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