Hormone therapy, specifically estradiol and testosterone, are familiar drugs. Pharmacists know how they interact with other medications. What is less clear is how pharmacists fit into the changing landscape of clinics and health care teams as transgender individuals seek gender-affirming hormone therapy, a medical intervention to align appearance with gender identity.

Loren Bonner & Clarissa Chan, PharmD

Hospitals can be held liable for causing harm to patients either due to the negligence of employed health care professionals (indirect liability) or for institutional negligence (direct liability).

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD

Pharmacies are struggling—both the independents and the chains. The ACT Pharmacy Collaborative, a partnership with CPESN and pharmacy academia, reported closures of 244 pharmacies including independents and chains in 48 states in just the first 6 weeks of 2024.

Sonya Collins

For nearly a decade, pharmacists in select jurisdictions have been able to prescribe hormonal contraceptives, and nearly every year, more states pass legislation granting pharmacists this authority.

Olivia C. Welter, PharmD

More than 112,000 Americans died as a result of opioid overdoses in 2023, a sobering reminder that the opioid crisis is far from over. Naloxone has proven to be a powerful tool in the ongoing effort to save lives, but its cost has been prohibitive for some.

Elizabeth Briand

Updates from FDA

As pandemic uncertainty dissipates, COVID-19 therapeutics are transitioning from U.S. government- procured sources to the commercial market.

Clarissa Chan, PharmD

Even after passage of the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act in late 2023, patients still face difficulty gaining access to buprenorphine—the gold standard for treating patients with OUD.

Parth Patel, PharmD

Gabapenti.noid use has continued to climb in the United States, despite a lack of strong evidence for its effectiveness in pain management and other uses, according to a recent study published in the January 2024 issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.

Elizabeth Briand

Prebiotic dietary supplements boast that they promote digestive health, reduce inflammation, increase energy and drive, and may help with appetite control. All this and they're also vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, and keto-friendly. What are prebiotics, anyway?

Mickie Cathers

Everyone experiences muscle pain (myalgia) at some point in their lives, whether due to overexertion, injury, or disease. Fortunately, numerous options, including 1·est, massage, and medications, are available to relieve the pain.

Mary Warner

Trending Topics in Health-System Pharmacy

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen the extent of harm caused by lung disease and infection.

Ariel L. Clark

The last 10 to 15 years have seen approvals of many new specialty and biologic drugs for neurological conditions.

Sonya Collins

Chiefly managed by pharmacotherapy, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) includes pharmacists on the health care team playing an increasingly pivotal role in optimizing therapy for patients.

Corey Diamond, PharmD

FDA approved 55 new drugs in 2023. Twenty-eight (51%) of these new drugs received orphan drug designation because they are used in the treatment of patients with rare diseases. Five new therapeutic agents are considered in this review, the first in a two-part series of articles on new therapeutic agents approved in 2023: bexagliflozin (Brenzavvy-TheracosBio ), sotagliflozin (lnpefa- Lexicon), zavegepant hydrochloride (Zavzpret- Pfizer)/ lecanemab-irmb (Leqembi-Eisai; Biogen), and fezolinetant (Veozah-Astellas).

Daniel A. Hussar, PhD

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