HHS Cancels The Contract For Philips Ventilators
In April the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has signed new purchase orders with seven medtech manufacturers, totaling nearly $1.44 billion, to…
Dapagliflozin Reduces Risk of Kidney Failure
Recently was confirmed, that treatment with dapagliflozin (Farxiga; AstraZeneca) reduced the risk of kidney failure and cardiovascular (CV) or renal death in patients with chronic…
NCPA Urges Investigation After USPS Delays
The House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation into US Postal Service (USPS) about delivery delays for mail order medications, that was supported by…
ESC: Vascepa Reduces Patients’ Arterial Plaque
According to the information from the European Society of Cardiology’s (ESC) virtual annual meeting, which was at August 29 Vascepa cut patients’ coronary plaque by…
FDA Balks At Bayshore Recall
After the information from FDA about Bayshore Pharmaceuticals, LLC recall. It was a voluntary nationwide Bayshore recall of metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets. The FDA begins…
ASHP Outlines Tenets for COVID Vaccine
While in US still going OWS (Operation Warp Speed), ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) published 10 guiding principles for COVID vaccine development, distribution, allocation,…
15-Minute COVID-19 Antigen Test BinaxNOW
At August 26 Abbott Park announced that FDA authorized their BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card rapid test. The Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) were given through the…
Metabolic Syndrome Linked to COVID-19 Mortality
According to the article that published in “Diabetes Care” journal patients with high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes have more risks get COVID-19 with end-stage…
Telehealth Improves Access to Pharmacists
According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) now rural citizens of Northwest Florida starts to getting telehealth services, as the pandemic, that is…
Pharmacy Groups Support for Childhood Vaccines
A few days ago the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it is allowing state-licensed pharmacists to administer childhood vaccines to children…