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Decline in receipt of vaccines by Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic—United States, 2020. Last Updated October 4, 2024. Accessed July 23, 2025. Hong K, Zhou F, Tsai Y, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021;70:245-249. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7007a4. Kar A, Carrel AL, Miller JH, Le HTK.
link] To Prohibit a Pharmacy Benefits Manager from Obtaining Certain Pharmacy Permits (AK HB1150); 2025. Here’s How. Author(s): Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA , Jeff Hunnicutt Key Takeaways PBMs, initially designed to reduce costs, now inflate drug prices and dominate the market, impacting patient access to affordable medications.
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Updated June 15, 2020. 9 If a situation warrants measurement of DOAC levels, such as a major bleeding event or concern about drug accumulation, the preferred test to quantify the anticoagulant effects would be anti–factor Xa activity calibrated specifically for the DOAC being measured. REFERENCES Rivaroxaban. MedlinePlus. link] Edoxaban.
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Insani WN, Qonita NA, Jannah SS, et al. Improper disposal practice of unused and expired pharmaceutical products in Indonesian households. 2020;6(7):e04551. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04551 What to do with unwanted household medicines. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Updated March 28, 2025. Accessed June 6, 2025. Take Back Day.
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Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), and American College of Rheumatology (ACR): 2020 Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Lyme Disease. Lantos PM, Rumbaugh J, Bockenstedt LK, et al. Arthritis Care Res ( Hoboken ). 2021;73(1):1-9.
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Published Online May 19, 2020. Newsletter Stay informed on drug updates, treatment guidelines, and pharmacy practice trends—subscribe to Pharmacy Times for weekly clinical insights. Ganaie F, Saad JS, McGee L, et al. Accessed July 31, 2025. doi:11:10.1128/mbio.00937-20.
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Since launching Amazon Pharmacy in November of 2020, we've made it easier for patients to access low-priced medications and have them delivered to their door. Common barriers that I think of include access and cost, but also treatment complexity and forgetfulness.
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Contrastingly, during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, the hospitalization rate was significantly lower, at 2.3% The authors defined complicated pneumonia as a severe illness involving at least 1 local complication. 1 Between January 2019 and December 2024, 305 pediatric patients with CAP were admitted to TUH. and 5.6%, respectively.
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