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Posted: Jun 7, 2021

Pharmacist sues employer for sexual harassment by customers

On The Docket

Federal and state laws create a mechanism for employees to sue their employers for failing to provide protection from sexual harassment.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD

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Posted: Jun 7, 2021

Research attempts to fill knowledge gap for vancomycin loading dose practice

MRSA

It may surprise some pharmacists that the practice of using vancomycin loading doses is not currently supported by robust clinical evidence.

Corey Diamond, PharmD

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Posted: Jun 7, 2021

Improving outcomes in opioid-associated cardiac arrest

Opioids

As opioid misuse has risen across the United States, so has opioid-associated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which has unique clinical features and management implications, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

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Posted: Jun 7, 2021

Pharmacists play critical roles in 340B viability

340B

In the early months of 2021, when COVID-19 vaccines were finally available in the United States, creative community outreach programs such as mobile health units were gaining a foothold in underserved communities where COVID-19 vaccination access was low.

Loren Bonner

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Posted: Jun 7, 2021

Panel finds widespread inappropriate use of antibiotics in U.S. hospitals

Antibiotic Stewardship

In the United States, 77% of all UTIs and 47% of all communityacquired pneumonias (CAP) are treated inappropriately in the hospital setting, according to an expert panel convened by the Pew Charitable Trust in 2018 to evaluate antibiotic use in hospitals.

Joey Sweeney, PharmD, BCPS

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