The Pharmacy Times® Infectious Disease Resource Center is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on a group of disorders caused by organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites.
January 29th 2025
Pharmacists can have informed discussions with patients about the importance of adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimens, especially for patients with active TB.
Pneumococcal Disease Prevention for Older Adults and the Pharmacist’s Role in an Evolving Vaccine Landscape
1.0 Credit / Immunization, Infectious Diseases
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Navigating the HIV Treatment Frontier: Equipping Managed Care Professionals With Strategies for Innovation, Ac...
1.5 Credits / HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases
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The Impact of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians in Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking (Pharmac...
2.0 Credits / Human Trafficking, Law
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Ensuring Pharmacy Technicians’ Proficiency in Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies
1.0 Credit / Law, Pain Management, Opioids
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The Role of the Pharmacist in Influenza Prevention for At-Risk Adults: Strategies to Enhance Immunization
1.5 Credits / Infectious Diseases
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The Essential Role of Pharmacists in Improving Influenza Vaccination Coverage: Strategies to Increase Vaccine ...
1.0 Credit / Immunization, Infectious Diseases
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The Role of Pharmacists in Pneumococcal Prevention: Strategies to Improve Vaccine Uptake
1.0 Credit / Immunization, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology
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Insights in Influenza Immunization: The Long-Term Care Pharmacist’s Role in Improving Health Outcomes in At-Ri...
1.0 Credit / Immunization, Infectious Diseases
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FDA Requires Warning for Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Prescribing Information for RSV Vaccines
January 7th 2025Despite these concerns, experts have emphasized that the benefits of RSV vaccination outweigh potential risks for older adults, who are at heightened risk of severe RSV-related illness.
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Phage Therapy: Exploring the Future of Infection Treatment
Phage therapy, which uses lytic bacteriophages to target antibiotic-resistant bacteria, has resurfaced as a promising treatment for multidrug-resistant infections, but faces challenges in regulation, production, and clinical implementation despite its growing evidence of efficacy.
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Childhood Pneumococcal Vaccination Programs Indirectly Protect Adults From Pneumococcal Disease
November 29th 2024Pneumococcal disease incidence decreased in adults after pneumococcal vaccines began to be used in children due to indirect protection, with fewer adults found to carry the bacterium that causes disease.
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