An estimated 61.2 million U.S. adults are over the age of 65 years.

Sonya Collins

A strong commitment to patient confidentiality is fundamental to the professional role of a pharmacist.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD

"If you’ve seen one state, you’ve seen one state,” Brandy Seignemartin, PharmD, executive director of the Alaska Pharmacy Association, often says when speaking about payment reform.

Loren Bonner

With RSV season well underway, pharmacists are navigating a more complex—and fragmented—guidance landscape.

Sonya Collins

"Penicillin is the most prevalent reported drug allergy,” said Tracy Zembles, PharmD.

Elizabeth Briand

The Trump administration recently announced a deal with drugmaker Eli Lily to lower prices of GLP-1 receptor agonists for Medicare patients.

Kevin Willmann

A health system outpatient pharmacy reported a medication error involving Humatrope (somatropin), a growth hormone.

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Over one-third of older adults report using OTC medications regularly, with use generally increasing with age.

Lauren Howell, PharmD

Folate is critical for healthy cell growth and plays an especially important role preventing congenital disorders such as spina bifida and neural tube defects.

Mickie Cathers

Despite the myriad medications currently available to lower BP, millions of Americans still live with uncontrolled hypertension.

Elizabeth Briand

Approximately 10% of children ages 5 to 15 years experience a migraine, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Loren Bonner

Gabapentin added to multimodal analgesia did not reduce hospital length of stay, total opioid use, or pain following major surgery, according to results of a recent study.

Jen Hand

Poststroke seizures are common after a cerebrovascular stroke, and understanding the optimal antiseizure medication regimen for patients with poststroke seizures is crucial to improving the prognosis for these patients.

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What will it take to overcome the persistent shortages of vital oncology medications in the United States?

Jen Hand

A consensus statement published in the lays out detailed operational guidance for integrating critical care pharmacists (CCPs) into ICUs.

Sonya Collins

Breakthrough ischemic stroke in patients already treated with DOACs presents a major therapeutic dilemma: Clinicians must decide whether to continue the same drug, adjust the dose, switch to another anticoagulant, or add an antiplatelet agent.

Corey Diamond, PharmD

Findings from a recent quality improvement study published in on October 6, 2025, suggests that a focused, pharmacist-driven approach can meaningfully reshape how hospitals use anti-MRSA therapy.

Aiya Almogaber, PharmD

Health care workers face occupational blood exposures every day, but the risk landscape and the response strategies are shifting in meaningful ways.

Aiya Almogaber, PharmD

This past year was a pivotal time for pharmacy; 2025 was marked by both emerging challenges and groundbreaking opportunities to elevate pharmacist-provided patient care.

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