In 2025, CDC updated its immunization schedules to recommend shared clinical decision making for certain vaccinations, including COVID-19. When it comes to vaccination, do Americans know what shared decision making means?
APhA staff
In early January, CDC announced it would be condensing the U.S. pediatric immunization schedule, effective immediately.
Researchers are finding that methamphetamine and other psychostimulants are increasingly implicated in the rising number of U.S. overdoses and HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks among individuals who inject drugs.
Beginning in mid-2026, Medicare will pay $149 to $245 per month for GLP-1 receptor agonist obesity drugs semaglutide (Wegovy—Novo Nordisk) and tirzepatide (Zepbound—Eli Lilly), depending on dosage.
Buoyed by increased usage among women and older adults, gabapentin—an anticonvulsant indicated for seizures but widely used off-label—has grown exponentially popular in the United States in recent years.