Drug Topics

JUNE 19, 2025

READ MORE: Diabetes Resource Center Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? Updated November 21, 2024. 4 “This is opening exciting new treatment opportunities for youth with type one diabetes,” Mahmud said. REFERENCES 1. News release.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 8, 2025

Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? 2024;(518):CS355235. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter. REFERENCES 1. Lucas JW, Sohi I. Chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain in U.S. adults, 2023. NCHS Data Brief. doi:10.15620/cdc/169630 2.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 23, 2025

By meticulously reviewing medication regimens, reconciling discrepancies, and providing comprehensive education to patients and caregivers, they significantly reduce the likelihood of medication errors and adverse drug events during these vulnerable periods. Updated September 10, 2024. 2 REFERENCES 1. 2 REFERENCES 1.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 23, 2025

With rising drug costs, evolving health care regulations, and challenging reimbursement models, pharmacies must adopt strategic approaches to maintain financial health and continue providing patient care.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 27, 2025

Pharmacists stand at the forefront of patient care, making them indispensable in dispelling misinformation that can sometimes surround biosimilars. Their accessibility and expertise perfectly position them to engage in direct conversations with patients, addressing safety, efficacy, and interchangeability concerns. REFERENCES 1.

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Drug Topics

JULY 24, 2025

Kennedy Jr signed to adopt the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations to remove mercury-based thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States. Kennedy, Jr, endorses ACIP's decision to eliminate thimerosal from US influenza vaccines, prioritizing public health and safety.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 22, 2025

billion in July 2024. Pharmacy professionals are uniquely positioned to lead this transformation—interpreting complex genetic data, optimizing therapeutic regimens, and ensuring safe, effective, and individualized patient care. Four others have been acquired, including Tobira Therapeutics, acquired by Allergan for up to $1.7

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 20, 2025

Kalis, PharmD, BCOP Key Takeaways Oncology pharmacy's complexity outpaces the generalist model, necessitating specialization for effective patient care and operational efficiency. These are all important and necessary topics that help cancer centers run effectively and deliver exceptional patient care.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 2, 2025

Pharmacists are essential in managing access, patient education, and monitoring outcomes, ensuring adherence and addressing administrative challenges. SHOW MORE Discover how Vyepti revolutionizes migraine prevention with rapid efficacy and strong safety, empowering pharmacists to enhance patient care. Updated November 13, 2024.

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Drug Topics

JULY 22, 2025

While health care professionals across the board faced extraordinary demands, pharmacists were on the frontlines managing not only patient care and medication access, but also staffing shortages and the unprecedented rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Final Report of The 2024 National Pharmacist Workforce Survey.

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Drug Topics

JULY 7, 2025

READ MORE: FDA Updates Resource Center Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? February 13, 2024. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter. References 1. News Release. KalVista Pharmaceuticals. Accessed July 7, 2025.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 16, 2025

A study of 439 patient charts found no significant difference in DTP identification between clinics with and without pharmacists on the care team. The integration of community-based specialty pharmacists into patient care models is crucial for enhancing treatment safety and efficacy. HOPA has selected 4.0

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 10, 2025

All graduates should be ready for this, as our present Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Standards explicitly states: "Ensure that graduating students are ‘practice-ready’ and ‘team-ready,’ that is, prepared to directly contribute to patient care working in collaboration with other health care providers."

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 12, 2025

As CBD’s popularity surges, ensuring hepatic safety becomes a core component of patient care. Published June 6, 2024. REFERENCES Minnerd J. Even Low Doses of CBD May Elevate Liver Enzymes in Healthy Adults. MedPage Today. link] ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 13, 2025

The authors examined the safety, feasibility, and toxicity management of delivering both SUD and target doses in outpatient settings, offering institutional guidance for optimizing patient care and reducing hospitalization burden. HOPA has selected 4.0 Additional information is available here.

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DiversifyRx

JANUARY 16, 2025

Growing and retaining your non-PBM revenue is one of the keys to success in 2024 and beyond. Top 5 Non-PBM Revenue Blogs from DiversifyRx in 2024: “ Why Non-PBM Revenue to Increase Pharmacy Profitability? The post Non-PBM Revenue: Top Blogs of 2024 first appeared on DiversifyRx.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 25, 2025

In a new CDC report, investigators found that there was no connection between thimerosal in vaccines and autism or other neurodevelopmental conditions. The properties of thimerosal were documented to contribute to the safe use of multidose vials and packaging of vaccines, such as seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 9, 2025

Investigators found that incorporating either the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) 20 or PCV 15 and the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) had an incremental budget impact of $6.5 1 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to lower the pneumococcal recommendation to 50 years in October 2024.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 24, 2025

1 ”GSK is driven by the belief that our therapeutic solutions should always prioritize improving patients' well-being and easing their treatment journey, including for younger patients.” May 20, 2024. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter. REFERENCES 1. News release. January 31, 2025. Accessed June 24, 2025.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 9, 2025

These findings are from a 2024 study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, who followed more than 1.2 8 The study results also found that those in higher-poverty census tracts and racial and ethnic minority individuals were more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than higher-income or White patients.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 18, 2025

Following a switch in Sweden’s National Immunization Program (NIP), children in the country reported an increase in pneumococcal hemolytic uremic syndrome (pHUS) from 2009 through 2024. In the US, recommendations are slightly different, with PCV13 being the safest and most effective pneumococcal vaccine for both children and adults.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 19, 2025

1 Biomarker testing is relatively new in the treatment landscape for NSCLC but has proven incredibly important for personalizing patient care, transforming from a generic chemotherapy approach to a highly personalized, genomically driven treatment strategy. April 18, 2024. Updated August 9, 2024. Accessed June 19, 2025.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 7, 2025

Of these cases, 96% were reported in patients who were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status. For comparison, in 2024, there were 16 outbreaks, with 198 of 285 cases being outbreak associated. 1 Building trust with patients through fact-based information could help boost vaccination rates to the desirable coverage.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 16, 2025

How will RFK Jr’s American dream for vaccines play out? GSK invested $800m in drug substance and drug product manufacturing facilities in the US in October 2024. The initiative comes at a crucial time, as British pharmaceutical companies are significantly increasing their investments in the United States.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 3, 2025

How will RFK Jr’s American dream for vaccines play out? Dolphin said: “The success of the plan, and whether it will improve patients’ care and the public’s lives, will hinge on whether it genuinely addresses the workforce shortages, and values and empowers professionals on the front line, or just rearranges deck chairs on a sinking ship.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 3, 2025

How will RFK Jr’s American dream for vaccines play out? Experts are emphasising that safeguarding patient data from corporations and cyberattacks is vital for the NHS to create a single health record database. Jefferson added: “Every project must deliver a tangible benefit to patients.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 11, 2025

announced that all current members of the CDC's Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) will be retired and replaced in order to “reestablish public confidence in vaccine science.” The Biden administration appointed all of the 17 sitting ACIP members, with 13 being appointed in 2024. Kennedy Jr.

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Drug Topics

JULY 16, 2025

Hispanic and Black children were disproportionately hospitalized and more likely to experience severe symptoms from COVID-19 when compared with White and Asian or Pacific Islander patients, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. 4 It wasn’t until late in 2021 when younger children began receiving approval for COVID-19 vaccines.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 3, 2025

How will RFK Jr’s American dream for vaccines play out? Host Elsie Clark and guests Brenna Brady and Brian Davis from MarketScan unpack why they are important, how they have become central to patient care, and where research might go in the future. “I

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The idea of cancer vaccines is not new, but Dr Victoria Kunene, consultant medical oncologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK, is leading the charge in their latest iteration: personalised preventative and therapeutic mRNA vaccines against colorectal cancer.

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Blog: Ask a Student Pharmacist

AUGUST 23, 2024

She grew up knowing she wanted a career in health care, decided on pharmacy after finishing her undergraduate degree, and was drawn to the University of Minnesota as a large research institution. “I I think that's a priority task in the field… so that's a great overlap.”

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Viseven

JANUARY 15, 2025

Artificial intelligence can assist governments and healthcare institutions in combating pandemics , including monitoring and predicting outbreaks, speeding up diagnostics and research, repurposing existing drugs, and even accelerating vaccine design and development. AI in life sciences is a lot more than just a tool for optimization.

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ISPE

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For more than 240 years, Takeda has focused on delivering transformative treatments in the therapeutic areas of gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience, and vaccines. NOMINATE YOUR FACILITY FOR THE 2024 FOYA PROGRAM! Register Now!

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The Checkup by Singlecare

OCTOBER 1, 2024

2024 will mark the 20th anniversary of APhM. In addition to the daily workings of the pharmacy, the APhA recommends that the tour include a view of patient care services that warrant compensation, such as immunizations, blood pressure screenings, and comprehensive medication reviews. Why is National Pharmacist Month important?

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

DECEMBER 5, 2024

2024 was a transformative year in pharmacy and therapeutics, marked by groundbreaking advances that promise lasting impacts on healthcare. Dr João Gonçalves PhD presents his pick for this year’s top five pharmacy innovations, illustrating how they set new standards for patient care and pharmaceutical development.

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PQA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

PQA is now accepting applications for our student and professional programs for 2023-2024. Albertsons has a mental health program and a SUD program available to patients as a part of their patient care service offerings. Visit our student programs page and learn more about the educational opportunities below.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

JULY 9, 2024

So, the idea is that microneedles could be used to deliver these long-acting drugs, with less frequent patient visits to a medical centre.’ This is just one of the many benefits Professor Donnelly anticipates this innovation having for patient care, with at-home administration being another.

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