Grayson Layton was about to complete his first year at Mercer University College of Pharmacy in Atlanta when one day, he learned his education was about to change.

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Right now, the sun is casting its warm golden rays through white puffy clouds as spring finally arrives.

Joey Sweeney, PharmD, BCPS

Even in the best of times, patients with chronic pain or opioid use disorder (OUD) struggle to get the help and relief they need. Now, with the nation engulfed in the COVID-19 pandemic and physicians and nurses focusing their time and energy on patients with COVID-19, they may find themselves triaged to the back of the line.

Cara Aldridge Young

If you are overwhelmed by the rapid and drastic evolution of the COVID-19 global health crisis, you are not alone.

Aina Abell and Rachel Balick

Updates from FDA

Point-of-care testing (POCT) in pharmacies has grown from A1C and cholesterol screenings to testing for infectious diseases such as hepatitis C virus and HIV. POCT by pharmacists for influenza and streptococcal pharyngitis infection has been especially well received, along with the ability of pharmacists in certain states to dispense needed medications when those tests come back positive.

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The 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines on management of hypertension currently recommend use of thiazide diuretics as first-line agents.

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

In February, Eisai removed the weight-loss drug lorcaserin (Belviq, BelviqXR) from the market at FDA’s request.

Sonya Collins

FDA recently approved bempedoic acid (Nexletol), the first once-daily, oral nonstatin drug to lower LDL-C in nearly 20 years, as well as bempedoic acid and ezetimibe (Nexlizet), the first nonstatin combination drug ever approved.

Cara Aldridge Young

After a research article published in Lancet on March 11 indicated that use of ibuprofen may worsen COVID-19 symptoms, and the subsequent media attention, patients are wary of taking NSAIDs in case they may be infected with coronavirus.

Mary Warner

The COVID-19 crisis is affecting our lives in more ways than we could possibly imagine.

Daniel L. Krinsky, RPh, MS

Trending Topics in Health-System Pharmacy

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects approximately 2 billion people throughout the world, while in the United States, 13 million people have the infection.

Joey Sweeney, PharmD, BCPS

As more and more states approve the use of medical marijuana, hospitals will surely be admitting patients who rely on cannabis for medicinal purposes.

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

How do you prepare for a pandemic? That was the question facing hospitals all across the country as COVID-19 spread with seemingly lightning-like speed from China across the world.

Charnicia Huggins, PharmD

Diabetes is a chronic condition characterized by hyperglycemia and is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.

Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES,

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Almost weekly, “Helen” seemed to land in the hospital. Her complaints were the same every time: She felt weak, lethargic, fatigued, and confused. But the MRIs and CT scans turned up nothing.

Sonya Collins

Causation is a necessary element of a health care malpractice case. The plaintiff must show that the defendant’s error caused harm to the patient. The judge decides what testimony may be presented to the jury, and the jury makes the ultimate decision as to causation, based on testimony presented.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD