As COVID-19 continues to devastate the United States, one thing has become painfully clear: Communities of color, especially Black and Hispanic Americans, are bearing the brunt of the crisis.

Aina Abell

The pharmacy profession’s dedication to protecting people from vaccine-preventable diseases is evident in the work of the innovative pharmacists, practices, and community leaders who are recipients of this year’s APhA Immunization Champion Awards.

APhA staff

New guidance requires laboratories performing COVID-19 testing under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver—including pharmacies enrolled as independent clinical laboratories—to report test results and other data to the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) or its designee while the federal public health emergency declaration is in effect.

Rachel Balick

Your patient asks you why she can find every possible variety of cannabidiol (CBD) product on the internet or at her local convenience store, but not in your pharmacy.

Tom Downey, JD and Sean Jennings, JD

Lawsuits brought by patients against pharmacists usually allege harm caused by a drug that was dispensed to the plaintiff by the defendant.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD

Fewer vaccinations have been given during the COVID-19 crisis, leaving many pediatric and adult patients at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases.

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

Lots of pharmacists already perform CLIA-waived tests, but with COVID-19 testing expected to become available in many pharmacies, we’re hearing CLIA-related terms more than ever.

Rachel Balick

We often look back and reflect on the efforts health care practitioners and patients undertake to improve medication safety.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Horsham, PA

Pharmacists now have an additional tool, the Community-Clinical Linkages for Cardiovascular Health (CCL-CVD) checklist, to help them build relationships with physicians and other community partners to improve cardiovascular health for their patients.

Loren Bonner

Updates from FDA

The scientific evidence supporting healthy lifestyle habits for disease prevention and treatment is coming into focus.

Loren Bonner

On April 8, FDA, recognizing the increased demand for albuterol products during the novel coronavirus pandemic, approved the first generic albuterol inhaler.

Cara Aldridge Young

Vitamin C, also known as L-ascorbic acid, is a watersoluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement.

Mary Warner

Poisoning is the leading cause of injury death in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle traffic deaths and deaths from firearms.

Daniel L. Krinsky, RPh, MS

For a while there, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) became the new toilet paper: Everyone thought they needed it to stay safe during COVID-19, and resulting demand placed stress on supply.

Rachel Balick

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has released a clinical practice guideline on the pharmacologic management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

A short course (6 to 9 days) of antibiotics has been shown to be as effective as the standard prolonged course (10 or more days) for treatment of pyelonephritis in children.

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

At the time of this writing (mid-May), most of the United States has seen the crest of the first surge of COVID-19. The curve has flattened in much of the country, and for a number of reasons, many states are beginning to reopen their economies.

Joey Sweeney, PharmD, BCPS

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Every pharmacy practice strives to avoid medication error sentinel events—the type of errors that result in death or serious physical or psychological injury not related to the natural course of a patient’s illness.

Donna Horn, MS, RPh, DPh, CHC

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On a typical day at Westland Family Medicine, DeLinda McDaniel, BSPharm, meets with patients in person for medication therapy management (MTM), comprehensive medication management (CMM), and disease state management, and by phone with the medical assistants for chronic care management.

Sonya Collins