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FDA approves first treatment for COVID-19

FDA approved on Thursday remdesivir (Veklury—Gilead Sciences) for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients aged 12 years and older and weighing at least 40 kilograms (about 88 lbs). This is the first treatment for COVID-19 to receive FDA approval.

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Pharmacy technicians gear up to immunize

As pharmacists prepare for a surge in demand during this year’s flu season and the anticipated release of a COVID-19 vaccine, many state boards of pharmacy are engaged in discussions around allowing pharmacy technicians to participate in immunization administration, according to Ryan Burke, PharmD, director of professional affairs at the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).

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Purdue Pharma reaches $8.34 billion settlement over opioid probes

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that Purdue Pharma has agreed to plead guilty to three felonies related to its marketing and distribution of oxycodone (OxyContin) as part of an $8.34 billion settlement.

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Justice Department presses to curtail Purdue Pharma bankruptcy probe

Lawyers with the Justice Department have petitioned a bankruptcy judge not to force Purdue Pharma to relinquish certain documents as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, even though those same disclosures informed the government's criminal investigation against the drugmaker.

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Pharmacists’ contributions to hypertension control go beyond dispensing, Surgeon General says

Pharmacists got support from high places in a new resource aimed at creating comprehensive strategies to treat, control, and prevent hypertension (HTN). The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Control Hypertension, or simply Call to Action (CTA), emphasizes pharmacists’ value to HTN efforts, as well as obstacles to their participation. The report is an initiative of U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, and was released in October 2020. Access the report at http://apha.us/CTA_HTN.

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by Scott Knoer

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October 9, 2020

Rutledge v PCMA arguments: Thumbs up or thumbs down?

For today’s blog, I invited Ilisa Bernstein, APhA’s senior vice president for pharmacy practice and government affairs, to share her thoughts on this week’s big Supreme Court case from her…

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October 6, 2020

Today was a historic day for pharmacists and their patients

Today, after decades of pharmacy advocates fighting at the federal and state levels to gain better control of drug pricing and protect the viability of community pharmacies, the Justices of the…

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October 22, 2020

Pharmaceutical Supply and Payment Chain Coalition Announces Guiding Principles for Safe, Efficacious Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

Today, representative organizations of America’s pharmaceutical supply and payment chain released guiding principles for the safe efficacious development, distribution, and allocation of vaccine(s) to achieve mass immunization against the coronavirus (COVID-19).

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October 21, 2020

APhA-ASP to Launch Operation Substance Use Disorders Project with Support from Walmart

As the country observes American Pharmacists Month, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, and National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, the American Pharmacists Association–Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) announced it will augment its robust series of patient care projects with a new program aimed at increasing awareness of public health and wellness issues where pharmacists play a key role in improving patient health.

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