Updates from FDA

Three years ago, Ohio sneezed, and states across the country caught a cold—but this cold is red-hot.

Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, APhA executive vice president and CEO

According to CDC, more than half of adults in the United States are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with 63% having received at least one dose. While that is amazing progress in a short time, and vaccine uptake has continued to increase since its initial approval in December 2020, it isn’t enough.

Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, Pharmacy Today editor in chief

Older adults with functional impairments may be at a higher risk of medical cannabis use, as well as prescription opioid and tranquilizer or sedative misuse, suggests new research published in the online edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

APhA Member News

According to CDC, nearly 50,000 people died from an opioid-involved overdose in 2019, and this number jumped to about 100,000 deaths in 2020.

What a year! As 2022 winds to a close, I'm filled with awe and gratitude for the amazing accomplishments of APhA and our members.

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), constipation is defined as having fewer than three bowel movements a week; stools that are hard, dry, or lumpy; stools that are difficult or painful to pass; or a feeling that not all stool has passed.

Mary Warner