Updates from FDA

Three years ago, Ohio sneezed, and states across the country caught a cold—but this cold is red-hot.

Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, APhA executive vice president and CEO

According to CDC, more than half of adults in the United States are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with 63% having received at least one dose. While that is amazing progress in a short time, and vaccine uptake has continued to increase since its initial approval in December 2020, it isn’t enough.

Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, Pharmacy Today editor in chief

Older adults with functional impairments may be at a higher risk of medical cannabis use, as well as prescription opioid and tranquilizer or sedative misuse, suggests new research published in the online edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

APhA Member News

Every at-home COVID-19 test that leaves Moose Pharmacy in Charlotte, NC, carries a sticker bearing a QR code. Beside the code, the text reads, “Test POSITIVE for COVID-19?" 

Updates from FDA

According to CDC, 8.4% of adults took sleep medication either every day or most days to help them fall or stay asleep in 2020.

Mary Warner

S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAMe) is a compound found naturally in the body, produced in the liver.

Mickie Cathers

For years, patients with asthma have been prescribed regimens that include several different inhalers, requiring them to remember the correct timing and situation for using each one.

Lauren Howell, PharmD