Killian Meara

A Q&A with Lisa McCabe, PharmD, MBA, BSN, director of Health System Pharmacy at Cardinal Health.

Updated guidance from the United States Preventive Services Task Force advises against low-dose aspirin use as a primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in certain populations who have bleeding risks.

An evaluative study on an open resource Instagram page that provides information on new medications to pharmacists was recently presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2023 Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.

A new study found that glucose monitoring devices can help significantly improve the sleep of both parents and children.

A Q&A with Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, FCCP, director of education and training in diabetes technology at the Cleveland Clinic.

Federal guidance from the United States Pharmacopeia characterizes the practice as drug compounding, which pharmacists fear may drive up prices.

A new systematic review and meta-analysis found that the risk of type 2 diabetes decreased significantly at walking speeds of 4 km/h or above.

The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) Cancer Prevention Recommendations were updated in 2018 and encourage adopting healthy lifestyle habits.

A new study found that models that included wastewater data were 15% more accurate when compared to models that only included clinical case data.

A new study found that over 90% of patients and providers said they found the continuous glucose monitoring useful.

In counties with poor land quality, particularly urban counties, there was a higher incidence of early-stage disease and total breast cancer.

The capsule was developed by the pharmaceutical company Lupin and is a generic equivalent to Boehringer Ingelheim’s Spiriva HandiHaler.

An analysis on the Diabetes Prevention Program in England found it was effective at improving key cardiovascular risk factors, including glycated hemoglobin and excess body weight.

Compounding parenteral nutrition solutions is a complex process with a high risk for error, which can lead to serious adverse outcomes.

Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) is an oral antiviral that inhibits the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 and is widely used in the United States.

A study found that the average difference between the pilocarpine HCL solution and Pilogel discs was -3.25 mmol/L and 0.69 mmol/L.

A survey found that the proportion of primary care physicians who were unfamiliar with biologics and their eligibility criteria did not vary based on the number of asthma patients seen each month.

A study found that a pharmacist-prescribing intervention for high blood pressure could save the health care system $1.137 trillion over a 30-year period.

A Q&A with Ginny Langbehn, vice president of marketing and communications at American Associated Pharmacies, about different strategies pharmacies can use to bring in new customers.

Although long COVID has emerged as a major public health concern, it has not yet been clearly identified as a clinical condition.

Tiffany Capps, CPhT, pharmacy operations manager at Galloway-Sands Pharmacy in North Carolina and marketing communications manager at CPESN, discusses how pharmacies can utilize med sync programs and what they can expect when implementing one.

Ravi Patel, PharmD, MBA, MS, discusses how artificial intelligence can be a benefit to both patients and community pharmacies.

Mary Stoner, president of Electronic Billing Services Inc., sat down with Drug Topics at NCPA 2023 to discuss the billing process for non-dispensing services in pharmacies.

Patients who were bedridden for 7 days or longer had the highest prevalence of symptoms, which included fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, and trouble sleeping.

Infants of vaccinated mothers had a lower risk of severe neonatal morbidity, neonatal death, and admission to neonatal intensive care units, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The Omnipod 5 app from Insulet lets users sync their data in one interface and is expected to be released sometime in 2024.

Stephen L. Foster, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP, discussed the new vaccine and RSV prevalence at the National Community Pharmacists Association 2023 Convention and Expo.

Ravi Patel, PharmD, MBA, MS, discusses the role of artificial intelligence in community pharmacies.

Lisa Faast, CEO and Owner of DiversifyRx, discusses ways that pharmacists can prepare their business for the cash crunch that is set to happen in the first several months of next year.

Britney Beck, founder and chief people strategist at Hi-Wire HR Consulting, discusses how pharmacists can navigate the current challenges in the labor market.