Pharmacy teams once again are stepping up to fill gaps in care, address health equity, and ensure children and adolescents have access to COVID-19 vaccines as well as other vaccines.
Sonya Collins and Paria Sanaty Zadeh
The important question of whether a pharmacist may legally decline to honor a scientifically unsupportable prescription continues to be addressed by courts.
David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD
French pharmaceutical company HRA Pharma has applied for FDA approval of what could be the first OTC oral contraceptive in the United States.
Sonya Collins
Most drugs have a labeled shelf life of about one to five years. Research shows, however, that these drugs are still safe and effective for decades beyond their expiration date.
A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy from July 2022 confirms that deprescribing anticholinergic medications in older adults—either by discontinuing or reducing the dosing—ultimately allows for a better chance of finding a difference in clinical outcomes.
Clarissa Chan, PharmD