Pharmacists are ranked as the third most trusted medical professionals among various occupations in Gallup’s 2023 Annual Rating of Honesty and Ethics survey. From November 9 to December 2, 2022, 58% of Americans ranked pharmacists as having high honest and ethical standards, which is slightly lower than their 2021 and 2020 ratings. In 2022, medical […]

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Pharmacist intervention was associated with lowering patients’ HbA1C levels by 1% after recommending that primary care providers switch medication treatments for their patients, according to research presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ midyear meeting. Using information in patients’ electronic health records, pharmacists provided 180 recommendations for 102 patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease […]

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Between December 1, 2023, and January 23, 2024, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded 23 confirmed cases of measles, with seven linked to international travel and two outbreaks exceeding five cases each. Unvaccinated children and adolescents were most affected. CDC is advising pharmacists and other health care providers to be […]

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The National Association of State Controlled Substances Authorities (NASCSA) has partnered with Talem Health to create a one-hour, on-demand continuing education (CE) activity for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to improve prescription monitoring program (PMP) data. The Data Quality in Prescription Monitoring Programs course will provide insight into how pharmacy staff data entry processes affect PMP […]

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The Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global) has released a survey that shows Americans are increasingly purchasing medications through online pharmacies. Based on the perceptions of 1,500 American consumers, 69% of Americans said they felt comfortable being prescribed a controlled substance (CS) by a health care professional who they met only through telehealth appointments. […]

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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published two resources aimed at educating health care providers and patients about the privacy and security risks to their protected health information when using telehealth services. Health care providers are not required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to educate patients on […]

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NABP has released a video from NABP President Lenora S. Newsome, PD, in which she discusses her presidential initiative addressing the critical issue of mental health and well-being in the practice of pharmacy. In the heartfelt video message, Dr Newsome, a devoted southern Arkansas pharmacist with 43 years of experience, expresses her deep concern for […]

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Over 99% of health care system pharmacists report experiencing drug shortages, according to a quarterly survey by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Out of the 1,123 pharmacists who responded to the ASHP survey, nearly a third of participants labeled the shortage as “critically impactful,” causing health care professionals to delay, ration, or cancel treatments […]

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a final guidance clarifying the necessary standards to adopt secure, interoperable electronic data exchange among the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain. Specifically, the DSCSA Standards for the Interoperable Exchange of Information for Tracing of Certain Human, Finished, Prescription Drugs – Guidance for Industry document offers recommendations for trading partners […]

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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration, reports that $9 million was awarded from the Biden-Harris Administration to strengthen mental health and expand substance use services in underserved communities. The funds will train additional health care providers to provide care for individuals and families in […]

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