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Meeting Preview: McKesson ideaShare 2025

Drug Topics

The sessions this year range from business sessions, including topics on product placement, advocacy, and inventory management, to educational sessions, including diabetes, immunizations, and hormonal contraceptive services. The Drug Topics team will be onsite at the meeting providing coverage of all the most important happenings.

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Q&A: Pharmacist Highlights Challenges in Vaccine Information Navigation Amid Changing Recommendations

Drug Topics

She highlighted the challenges of maintaining accurate, transparent vaccine guidance, focusing on the importance of trusted health care providers helping patients understand immunization strategies. Pharmacists and pharmacies play a very important role in keeping their communities healthy with services such as immunizations.

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GLP-1s Effective as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients with T1D, Obesity | ADA 2025

Drug Topics

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) were safe and effective as adjunctive therapies for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and overweight or obesity, according to an abstract presented at the American Diabetes Association 85th Scientific Sessions, held in Chicago, Illinois, from June 20-23, 2025.

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Examining Immune Response of Hepatitis B Vaccines in Patients With HCV

Drug Topics

Research presented at DDW 2024 found there was no significant association between immune response and hepatitis B vaccine types in patients with Hepatitis C.

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Q&A: Expert Highlights Importance of Trusted Sources for Vaccine Information

Drug Topics

READ MORE: Immunization Resource Center Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? Focus on educating the public and letting the patient, our patients, know the value of vaccines, and hopefully we can continue to keep our patients healthy.

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Examining Pharmacists Role in the Current Vaccine Landscape

Drug Topics

Posters presented at the APhA 2024 Annual Meeting and Exposition discussed pharmacist barriers in pediatric immunizations, a novel meningococcal vaccine, and the need for inpatient reviews of vaccination history.

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Passport to Protection: Best Practices for Travel Vaccines in the Pharmacy Setting

Drug Topics

The Immunization Action Coalition also has a travel vaccine section on its website with many resources. Depending on the pharmacy practice act for your state, you may or may not be able to provide all vaccinations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The Immunization Action Coalition. REFERENCES 1.

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