Flu Vaccination Associated With Fewer COVID-19 Cases, Less Severe Symptoms
April 2nd 2021Patients who received a flu shot during the last flu season were significantly less likely to test positive for a COVID-19 infection at the start of the pandemic, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
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Pharmacy Focus Episode 21: The Patient Journey in Specialty Pharmacy
April 2nd 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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Pharmacy Fact: Bloodletting Found Not as Successful as Previously Thought
April 2nd 2021Although bloodletting had been praised by medical professionals for more than 2 millennia, not all patients were as enthused at being purged of their blood as their physicians were, regardless of the claims of its efficacy.
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Change Management Is a Consideration Beyond the Pandemic
Thoughtful application can reduce resistance and improve overall operations, if consistent steps are followed.
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Study: Drug Coupons, Vouchers Cover Minimum of Prescription Drugs
April 1st 2021The researchers analyzed millions of pharmacy transactions by more than 600,000 people in the United States from 2017 to 2019 in order to get a better sense of how vouchers and other point-of-sale co-payment offsets are used.
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How Pharmacists Can Support Health Care Access and Engagement for Black Same-gender-loving Men
April 1st 2021Russell Brewer, DrPH, a research associate professor at University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the value of the pharmacist in improving access and engagement in care for Black same-gender-loving men.
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APhA Releases New Guide on Trans Inclusion for Pharmacies on Trans Day of Visibility
March 31st 2021March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) partnered to release a new guide for pharmacies on transgender and gender-diverse inclusion.
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NAPNAP Recommends Continued Health Provider Efforts to Eliminate Teen E-Cigarette Use
March 31st 2021Despite significant decreases in 2020, a large number of adolescents less than 18 years of age continue to use e-cigarettes, with considerable adverse health effects, according to a presentation at the 2021 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) conference.
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Study: Face Masks Strongly Associated With Reducing Health Care Workers' Risk of Acquiring COVID-19
March 31st 2021The team discovered a correlation between the implementation of Henry Ford’s universal mask policy and a significant drop in the rate at which its health care workers tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
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