At a June 2024 meeting, the board of directors for the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) approved new accreditation standards for the PharmD degree.

Loren Bonner

Updates from FDA

A randomized placebo-controlled single-center Finnish study published in JAMA Internal Medicine on June 17, 2024, showed that varenicline and e-cigarettes had similar rates of smoking cessation at 52 weeks.

Clarissa Chan, PharmD

In June 2024, for the first time in over a decade, FDA approved a new drug to treat adult patients with COPD.

Lauren Howell, PharmD

Bitter melon dietary supplements are advertised as supporting healthy digestion and promoting increased metabolism and decreased body weight by balancing blood glucose levels.

Mickie Cathers