Drug Topics November/December 2024

Whether due to jet lag, stress, major life events, or something else, there are a lot of issues that can cause short-term insomnia. Send patients on their way to a better night’s sleep with these OTC sleep aid recommendations.

Study results show improvement in progression-free survival at 22 months.

Outside forces are at play, but pharmacists must turn inward to address some challenges in their profession.

The Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 to make health care and prescription medicine more accessible. Did it succeed?

Pharmacists can monitor what health information circulates in mainstream media. But how can they rebut misinformation spread in private channels?

Jennifer Goldman, PharmD, CDCES, BC-ADM, FCCP, discusses how pharmacists can help with diabetes prevention and early detection in the community.

Melissa Durham, PharmD, MACM, reveals how pharmacists are uniquely positioned to counsel patients on nonopioid pain management.

A second immunization session focused on updates in meningococcal disease, HPV, and Mpox.

The first of a 2-part presentation focused on vaccines for COVID-19, flu, RSV, and pneumococcal disease.

Three RSV vaccines are currently FDA approved for use in adults aged 60 or older.

Cases of meningococcal disease currently exceed prepandemic levels.

Dozens of presentations at IDWeek 2024 focused on available immunizations, such as those for COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus, and flu.