Study: COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy, Awareness Important to Convert Hesitant Individuals
July 16th 2021Adults unsure about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine who were given more information about the vaccine’s efficacy scored 20% higher on a measure of willingness to be vaccinated versus others who received no information.
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Pharmacy Focus Episode 27: Managing Burnout and Clutter feat. The Burnout Doctor
July 16th 2021The Pharmacy Times® Pharmacy Focus podcast provides the latest industry news and information, thought-leader insights, clinical updates, patient counseling tools, and innovative solutions for the everyday practice and business of pharmacy.
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The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ (ASHP) first annual survey of health-system specialty pharmacies (HSSPs) offered insights into the concerns of specialty pharmacists and provided an opportunity for professionals in the field to outline a potential future for specialty pharmacy.
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Communicating With Care and Compassion: A Key to Unlocking Health Care Disparity
July 15th 2021White continued to discuss how being self-aware, using the right language, modeling behaviors that support belonging, and fostering an environment with psychological safety is the goal as a a health care provider.
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Equal but Not the Same—2021 Update on Influenza Vaccines
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue, it is more important than ever for pharmacists to be equipped with the knowledge and resources to bust the myths surrounding vaccinations, particularly in preparation for the upcoming influenza season, which is expected to occur from October 2021 to May 2022.
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The FDA has granted enfortumab vedotin-ejfv both a regular approval and a new indication expansion for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who are ineligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy and have previously received 1 or more prior lines of therapy.
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The Future of ITP Treatments and Tavalisse
July 14th 2021Pharmacy Times spoke with Bhavesh Shah, associate chief pharmacy officer for hematology/oncology, about his session titled Stand Strong Against Platelet Destruction With Tavalisse®: A Patient’s ITP Treatment Journey, which he presented at the 2021 ATOPP Summit.
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COVID-19 Antibody Study Demonstrates Importance of Second Vaccine Dose, Updates to Vaccine
July 14th 2021Vaccinated individuals overall had large amounts of antibodies present compared to infected individuals, suggesting that vaccination both protects against becoming infected and reduces the likelihood of transmitting the virus to others.
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