After FDA approval of OTC hearing aids last summer, pharmacies may already be stocking these items.

Sonya Collins

Since July 2022, pharmacists have been able to prescribe Paxlovid (Pfizer) with certain limitations.

Lauren Howell, PharmD

While there may not be a known cure for colds, we can at least reduce bothersome symptoms, improve our sense of well-being, and receive some relief.

A  November 2022 survey published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology of more than 1,000 adults with food allergies has helped shed light on the challenges patients face with epinephrine autoinjectors (EAIs).

Clarissa Chan, PharmD

CDC’s updated guidelines on pain management are “a step in the right direction,” said Chris Herndon, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP, FCCP.

Loren Bonner

Rising health care costs are a concern for every health care institution. Residential assisted living facilities (RALFs) are among the health care institutions constantly looking for ways to promote efficiency and reduce costs.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD

A prescriber ordered vaccinia immune globulin intravenous, human (Vigiv–Cangene Corporation) 6,000 units/kg for a hospitalized 3.49 kg neonate (total dose of 20,940 units) with mpox-like symptoms.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Horsham, PA

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?" 

For pharmacists like Candis Morello who are treating patients using GLP-1 receptor agonists, it’s been a challenging few months navigating the shortage of this class of medications.

The value in expansion and protection of pharmacy technicians’ capabilities provided by the ninth amendment to the PREP Act has been incalculable in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.