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

“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

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

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

Recent studies have shown an increase in alcoholrelated digestive and liver diseases as alcohol consumption grew during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients may embrace milk thistle—which has been promoted as a dietary supplement for hepatitis, cirrhosis, jaundice, diabetes, and indigestion—to protect the liver from environmental toxins.

Mickie Cathers