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Empowering Pharmacy Voices, Inspiring Change

Discover insights, stories, and expertise from pharmacists shaping the future of healthcare. Explore thought-provoking discussions, industry trends, and personal experiences that define the pharmacy profession.

Posted: Mar 7, 2020

Gabapentin misuse, need for pharmacist diligence on the rise

Gabapentin

Toxicologists, health care practitioners, and others are noticing an alarming trend as physicians have begun prescribing fewer opioids: Gabapentin prescriptions and subsequent misuse of the painkiller have increased.

Loren Bonner

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Posted: Mar 7, 2020

New and Approved

Updates from FDA

Updates from FDA

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Posted: Mar 7, 2020

First-in-class drug provides acute pain relief for migraine sufferers

New Drug

Ubrogepant (Ubrelvy—Allergan) has received FDA approval as the first oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist for acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.

Cara Aldridge Young

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Posted: Feb 7, 2020

New blood pressure measures support pharmacists providing patient care

Hypertension

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) jointly released a set of performance and quality measures for adults with high blood pressure that closely align with AHA/ACC’s blood pressure guidelines published in late 2017.

Loren Bonner

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Posted: Feb 7, 2020

Prescription for food: What pharmacists should know about nutrition

Nutrition

All pharmacists know that for many conditions, medication isn’t enough. True management of chronic diseases takes a 360° approach that includes exercise, smoking cessation, and—unavoidably—nutrition.

Rachel Balick

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