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Posted: Nov 7, 2021

Opioid taper and overdose risk: What pharmacists should know

Opioids

In the ongoing aftermath of the opioid crisis, it’s common for physicians to attempt to wean some patients off of opioids in favor of alternative means of pain management.

Sonya Collins

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Posted: Nov 7, 2021

HHS expands COVID-19 pharmacy practice authorities

Monoclonal Antibodies

On September 9, 2021, HHS made its 9th amendment to the PREP Act to expand the authority of licensed pharmacists as well as certain pharmacy interns’ and pharmacy technicians’ to deliver COVID-19 therapeutics such as monoclonal antibodies.

Rachel Balick

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Posted: Nov 7, 2021

Arkansas pharmacy keeps COVID-19 patients out of hospitals with monoclonal antibody therapy

Monoclonal Antibodies

“Paul” was sick with COVID-19 and starting to have trouble breathing. But when he went to the local emergency department (ED) on a Friday evening, they turned him away because they didn’t have any more beds. As a last resort, he went to De Queen Health and Wellness Pharmacy in De Queen, AR, where he heard he could get treatment.

Sonya Collins

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Posted: Nov 7, 2021

AHA: More awareness needed for lower extremity PAD

PAD

Lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD), a strong predictor for future adverse cardiovascular outcomes, remains underrecognized in current clinical practice, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) published online July 28, 2021, in Circulation.

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

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Posted: Nov 7, 2021

Pharmacists have the right to refuse to fill ivermectin prescriptions

Ivermectin

In community pharmacies across the United States, ivermectin prescriptions averaged 3,600 prescriptions per week pre-pandemic to 88,000 per week during the pandemic in August 2021. This represents a 24-fold increase from the pre-pandemic baseline, according to CDC Health Alert Network.

Clarissa Chan, PharmD

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