COVID-19

As pharmacists we have proven repeatedly, especially during the pandemic, that we do not walk away from a challenge, especially when it has the potential to vastly improve patient care.

The advisory committee is issuing the spring recommendation now to help public health vaccine program planning.

Those given a four-day or longer prescription cut their risk of death by 89%.

Be it as a pacifier in the ER, or as a diagnostician at the airport, dogs can make great 'medical devices.'

Ajit Johal, clinical director of Immunize.io Health Association, talks about his non-profit's efforts to create highly engaging, digestible educational materials for situations where healthcare professionals need to grasp swiftly developing information.

Compartmentalization permits risk management. Viewing your pharmacy down into its pieces can bring tremendous advantage. Structuring workflow or systems such that if disaster happens, only pieces are lost instead of the whole may sound tedious, but after one disaster the value will be evident.

Dr. Hiten Naik, an internal medicine physician and research fellow at the University of British Columbia, said policymakers need to invest more in hospital care teams that include pharmacists and physiotherapists.

Previous infection to another coronavirus may weaken immune response.