In the spring of 2021, protesters gathered outside Sentinel High School in Missoula, MT. They waved signs and held out flyers that claimed the COVID-19 vaccine caused miscarriage and infertility. They screamed “baby killer” at every parent and student who rushed by on their way inside to the vaccine clinic.

Sonya Collins

As if the opioid epidemic in America couldn’t get any worse, a new “emerging drug threat” is contributing to the rise in overdose deaths around the country.

Loren Bonner

Despite pharmacy professionals having more clinical education and opportunities for specialization than ever before, job satisfaction for pharmacists remains low.

Olivia C. Welter, PharmD

Common GI complaints that can generally be managed with nonprescription treatments and self-care include belching, heartburn, indigestion, acid reflux, sour stomach, and nausea.

The Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act determines the classification of pharmaceutical products as being available by prescription only (RxOnly) or OTC. States have the authority to decide who may prescribe and who may dispense RxOnly drugs.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD

The layered learning practice model (LLPM) allows new practitioner pharmacists to precept students and other learners while also being precepted by more experienced practitioners.

Brittany Botescu, PharmD; Paria Sanaty Zadeh, PharmD; and Bella Blankenship, PharmD

Pharmacists have long been recognized for the vital roles that they play in delivering vaccines and providing education to patients in their communities.

Updates from FDA

In March of this year, FDA approved the first and only calcitonin gene–related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist nasal spray for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.

Lauren Howell, PharmD

Although sun exposure has been known to have damaging effects on skin since ancient times when Egyptians used mixtures thought to prevent sunburn, it wasn’t until the late 1800s that the negative health effects of prolonged exposure to UV rays were scientifically confirmed.

Mary Warner

On March 6, 2023, FDA released its Dietary Supplement Ingredient Directory, a new way for consumers, manufacturers, and retailers to quickly locate information about products and ingredients marketed as dietary supplements.

Mickie Cathers

When the latest drugs to treat Alzheimer disease are expensive, hard to get, and backed with little evidence, how do pharmacists and other clinicians help patients?

Mickie Cathers

Opioid poisoning is the leading cause of fatal poisoning in young children, according to new research published March 8, 2023, in Pediatrics.

Shivani Modi, PharmD

A January 10, 2023, article in JAPhA provides counseling points for pharmacists who are trying to help their patients of reproductive age with the questions and concerns they may have related to COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines in this time of misinformation and disinformation.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing health issue worldwide that impacts approximately 700 million individuals, with nearly 14% of patients with CKD also experiencing anemia.

Corey Diamond, PharmD

As the “triple-demic” of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus raged through the fall and winter, drug manufacturers found themselves unable to keep up with increased demand for children’s liquid ibuprofen and other liquid pain relievers and fever reducers.

Sonya Collins

Increased patient morbidity and mortality as well as costs to the health care system are seen as a direct result of ICU readmissions after discharge.

Ariel L. Clark, PharmD

In 2020, approximately 3.3 million men were living with prostate cancer in the United States.

Lisa Cordes, PharmD, BCACP, BCOP

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Sarah Vas, 2024 PharmD candidate

Purdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, IN

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