We averted the “twindemic” last year, but as hospitalizations from the COVID-19 Delta variant have increased, experts are feeling certain the country could be in for a difficult influenza cycle that could strain the health care system.

Loren Bonner

As the holiday season approaches, pharmacists and their patients find themselves, like everyone, sandwiched between the grief brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the gratitude and thanksgiving of the upcoming holiday.

Sonya Collins

Most adverse drug events are handled internally by the hospital or pharmacy where they occur. The results may be tragic and the risk of legal liability may be significant, yet the incident is not newsworthy. There is no report in the media, and there is no need for a public explanation.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD

Pharmacists are experiencing high levels of occupational stress, burnout, and moral distress, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this trend.

Loren Bonner

Gabapentin has landed on Schedule V Controlled Substance lists in 7 states over the last 5 years. During that same time period, 12 other states have placed the drug in their prescription drug monitoring programs (PMP).

Loren Bonner