From the community, to the hospital, to the classroom, to the airwaves, pharmacists make heroic moves during the pandemic and beyond.

Rachel Balick

On Friday, March 13, President Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency. By Monday, March 16, Walgreens began training pharmacists to administer COVID-19 nasopharyngeal swab tests.

Sonya Collins

With the recent legalization of hemp/CBD and continuing changes among states, it is easy to be confused about exactly where things stand on the legality of marijuana.

Tom Downey, JD, and Sean Jennings, JD

Judicial opinions can be frustrating when the judge authoring the opinion has not provided sufficient factual information.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD

Pharmacists should get priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, APhA and 12 other pharmacy groups told a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) special committee on September 4, 2020.

Rachel Balick

COVID-19 is on everyone’s minds. As frontline health care providers, pharmacists are fielding all sorts of questions.

Loren Bonner

Because of the similarity among names of insulin products, searching by generic name for rapid-acting insulins may result in prescribing or dispensing the incorrect product.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Horsham, PA

We hear so much about pharmacists being one of the most accessible health care providers, but how often do patients actually see their community pharmacist?

Loren Bonner

FDA announced that labeling for opioid analgesics and medications to treat opioid use disorder must now include information about naloxone.

Loren Bonner

Updates from FDA

Patients with moderate to severe asthma may be at a greater risk for respiratory complications from COVID-19, and many are acutely aware of it.

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

A new evidence-based guideline from the American Thoracic Society addresses several pharmacotherapy-initiation questions for treating tobacco use and dependence.

Loren Bonner

Sinonasal products make up one of the most popular categories in the U.S. OTC drug market.

Clarissa Chan, PharmD

In addition to being one of the world’s most popular flavorings, cinnamon has been used for millennia as a naturopathic remedy.

Corey Diamond, PharmD

The home testing market continues to expand, offering a wide array of products that are user friendly and comprehensive.

Daniel L. Krinsky, RPh, MS

Trending Topics in Health-System Pharmacy

Provider status will open the door for pharmacists to be compensated for advanced services they provide.

Joey Sweeney, PharmD, BCPS

In late July, CDC released guidance on the testing and clinical management of health care personnel potentially exposed to hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

In a new report on expert consensus decision pathways, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) offers up practical suggestions for managing bleeding in patients on oral anticoagulants.

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

There is now little question that early administration of antibiotics when there is clinical suspicion of sepsis improves outcomes, but the optimal timing of that decision is still hotly debated.

Corey Diamond, PharmD

The national opioid crisis continues to be one of the most pressing public health issues in modern history.

Thomas Franko, PharmD, BCACP

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