From hypertension guidelines to calculating kidney function, race is a key component of how pharmacists are taught to identify which medication a patient should be taking and whether a medication is needed.

nterventions led by pharmacists and community health workers are most likely to help patients with hypertension achieve disease control, according to research published July 19, 2024, in the American Heart Association’s (AHA’s) journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and OutcomesCirculation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

The Endocrine Society, with input from a panel of experts, developed a new guideline published in the August 2024 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism that presented the most appropriate indications for vitamin D supplementation and screening for vitamin D deficiency in generally healthy individuals.

Olivia C. Welter, PharmD

CDC’s 2024 U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations of Contraceptive Use (SPR), published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on August 8, 2024, contains several changes from the 2016 SPR, especially with respect to the placement of intrauterine devices (IUDs).

Terri D’Arrigo

The first needle-free dosage form of epinephrine was approved by FDA in August 2024. neffy (epinephrine nasal spray–ARS Pharmaceuticals) is a pocket-sized nasal spray approved for emergency treatment of type 1 allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, in adult and pediatric patients who weigh 30 kg (66 lbs) or greater.

Lauren Howell, PharmD