Biosimilars may need more time to devleop in the market.
While either vaccine offers some protection, having both vaccines offers the strongest level of protection against hospitalization and severe complications like MIS-C, and death.
Manufacturers, promoters, and sellers of dietary supplements are prohibited by law from making claims to treat or cure illness or disease, or their symptoms. Pharmacists should encourage patients to check with medical professionals before commencing use of any dietary supplement.
Racemic substitutions for single-enantiomer drugs offer new opportunities for savings.
Teens are using OTC cough syrup, with DXM as an active ingredient, to get high. While the drug may be legal, its harmful effects are similar to those of illegal drugs.
Only one Medicare Part D prescription plan operates in partnership with pharmacists: Community CCRx, which offers incentives for generic dispensing, therapy management, and maintenance supply fills. More than 63,000 pharmacies across the country participate in the program, including all major chains and community pharmacies.
Pharmacists should spread the word that they are the medication experts.
On October 1, the 7,000th Walgreens store opened in Brooklyn, N.Y., amid festivities that included free health screenings and speeches from Walgreens CEO Greg Wasson and Borough President Marty Golden.
Despite challenges from a contracting economy, pharmacists are optimistic about 2009.
Is new technology actually making pharmacy any better (or easier)?
This year's International AIDS Conference looked toward a generation free of AIDS.
All prescription drugs should have a sell-by date for consistency and patient protection.
Over the next several years, generic versions of many best-selling drugs will become available as patents reach their expiration dates.
In disaster relief, inappropriate pharmaceutical donations and/or a disorganized receiving operation can mean that tons of medications go straight into the rubbish.
The retail pharmacist who runs a pharmacy inside a big-box store can improve departmental operations by understanding the point of view of the retail store manager. Although pharmacist and manager have different focuses and priorities, they can work together to improve delivery of services when they understand each other's needs.
The bicameral legislation provides specific requirements for all stakeholders in the drug-distribution supply chain, including manufacturers, wholesalers, repackagers, and pharmacies.
An encounter with a police officer reminds JP that the world sees pharmacists only as pill counters.
This is the story of my bout with Lyme disease and what a harrowing experience it's been. I hope that by telling my story, I can help you learn from my experience and apply it to your practice.
Welcome to the first installment of our new column, Rx Puzzler.
The FDA recommends that you counsel patients on the importance of reading product labels carefully to determine the active ingredients and dosing instructions of each product and to discourage them from making assumptions about use based on product names or appearance. The use of similar trade names (so-called "brand-name families") is common practice for OTC products. The products with the trade names "Sudafed" and "Sudafed PE" illustrate specific concerns.
In this month's DT Blog post, contributor Stan Illich outlines some innovations that could strengthen the practice of pharmacy, benefit patients, and assist providers. Now, if we can just work out the bottom line . . .
21st century pharmacy: Everyone's frustrated and services suffer.
All prescription drugs should have a sell-by date for consistency and patient protection.
Why pharmacists need to be paying attention to the Trinity II case and its consequences.
FDA approves Lorcaserin and Mirabegron extended-release tablets.
The term "cardiometabolic disorders" (CMD) refers to a cluster of interrelated risk factors (hypertension, elevated fasting glucose, reduced high-density lipoprotein, elevated triglycerides, and abdominal obesity) that promote the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. With an estimated 47 million Americans facing increased risk of heart disease because of these conditions, management of patients' CMD is a priority for pharmacists.
A second round of revised quality standards for heparin became effective recently, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention has announced.
Professions survive and prosper when mentors and their juniors embrace one another respectfully and cooperatively for the progressive promotion of their vocation. In this way, the seniors would not carry their valuable professional experience to their graves, and the juniors would not commit irreparable blunders as they enter the stage of practice.