News Roundup: ASH Annual Meeting, Drug Topics Year in Review

Check out a recap of important pharmacy news you might’ve missed this week, dispensed in small doses.

Wendy Crouse, DVM, an independent house call veterinarian with Heal House Call Veterinarian, sat down with Drug Topics to discuss how the adoption of e-prescribing has transformed her practice.

Since a 2019 measles outbreak, the CDC has seen an increasing number of cases in the US.

Kevin Hope, RPh, senior director of pharmacy education at Pharmcon, joined Drug Topics to discuss pharmacy compounding from the new USP changes and the importance of education around compounding best practices.

Although over 38 million people in the US have diabetes, continuous glucose monitor (CGM) uptake is low. Community pharmacists are uniquely positioned to promote uptake due to their frequent interactions with patients and expertise in chronic condition counseling.

Fasenra was initially approved in 2017 as an add on maintenance therapy in patients aged 12 years and older.