White horehound, also known as Marrubium vulgare, is a perennial plant that is part of the mint family.
Johanna Taylor Katroscik, PharmD
Updates from FDA
APhA Staff
New evidence supporting the use of select oral and topical agents for the management of painful diabetic neuropathy is discussed in an updated guideline released in December 2021 by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).
Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD
A new retrospective analysis by Divino and colleagues published in the January 2022 issue of Open Forum Infectious Diseases found that cell-derived quadrivalent influenza vaccines (IIV4c) are significantly more effective than standard egg-derived quadrivalent influenza vaccines (IIV4e) at preventing influenza-related hospitalizations or ED visits, which is also associated with lower overall health care costs.
Clarissa Chan, PharmD
Results of the SCOUT-CAP randomized clinical trial published in the January 2022 issue of JAMA Pediatrics found that a short 5-day antibiotic treatment course is superior to a standard 10-day regimen for children with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in an outpatient setting.