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COVID-19 Pandemic Reduced Gaps in Pneumococcal Vaccination in Medicare Enrollees, But Lowered Overall Uptake

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Increased awareness of infectious diseases during the pandemic may have improved vaccine uptake among Medicare enrollees, while service reductions and vaccine hesitancy affected Medicaid enrollees.

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Under the Weather: Unpacking the Impact of the 2024-2025 Influenza Season

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Fournier, BSc Key Takeaways The 2024-2025 influenza season saw unprecedented severity, with high hospitalization and outpatient visit rates due to a vaccine mismatch and dominant H1N1 and H3N2 strains. Targeted public health strategies are needed to improve vaccine access, education, and trust, particularly in underserved communities.

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Carefully Monitor Direct Oral Anticoagulant Medications

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Updated June 15, 2020. 9 If a situation warrants measurement of DOAC levels, such as a major bleeding event or concern about drug accumulation, the preferred test to quantify the anticoagulant effects would be anti–factor Xa activity calibrated specifically for the DOAC being measured. REFERENCES Rivaroxaban. MedlinePlus. link] Edoxaban.

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You Shall Not Pass: Pharmacist Review of Drug-Herb Interactions in Cancer Treatment

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Data collection spanned January 2020 to March 2023. This study examines herbal supplement prevalence, pharmacist interventions, and their impact on oncology treatment safety. Materials and Methods A survey-based observational study was conducted at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Study Reveals Gaps in GINA Guideline Adherence for Asthma Treatment

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2019;380:2020-2030. Global Initiative for Asthma. Accessed June 9, 2025. Beasley R, Holliday M, Reddell HK, et al. Controlled trial of budesonide-formoterol as needed for mild asthma. N Engl J Med.

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Educate Patients About Safe Medication Disposal

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Insani WN, Qonita NA, Jannah SS, et al. Improper disposal practice of unused and expired pharmaceutical products in Indonesian households. 2020;6(7):e04551. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04551 What to do with unwanted household medicines. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Updated March 28, 2025. Accessed June 6, 2025. Take Back Day.

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Hypertension: A Silent Killer Requiring Novel Therapies

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Signal Transduction Targeted Therapy 2020; 5:101. HALO: results from a phase 2 double-blind, placebo-controlled trail evaluating the efficacy and safety of baxdrostat in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Presented at ACC/WCC 2023. March 4, 2023. New Orleans. Hu B, Zhong L, Weng Y, et al. Therapeutic siRNA: state of the art.