News roundup

What’s the longer-term effect of treatment for critically ill patients with COVID-19? FDA issues guidance on homeopathic drugs. Drug overdose deaths among teenagers surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Is buprenorphine or methadone better for opioid use disorder in pregnancy? FDA grants fast track approval for OTC nasal spray. Shingles may increase risk for stroke, heart attack. Study finds benzodiazepines for sleep increased overdose risk for young adults. Recovering COVID patients seem to have elevated risk for newly diagnosed diabetes

A new statement from APhA, the American Medical Association (AMA), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) cautions that, following the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, “health care professionals face a confusing legal landscape due to state laws’ lack of clarity, confusing language, and unknown implementation by regulatory and enforcement bodies.”

APhA Staff