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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo and GLP-1 compounding, Paxlovid and long Covid, and more

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Food and Drug Administration seeking to block compounding pharmacies in the U.S. The report, published Monday in the journal Communications Medicine, describes the cases of 13 long Covid patients who took extended courses of the antiviral drug. We hope you have a meaningful and manageable day. Best of luck, and do keep in touch.

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Seven Tips for Choosing the Right Compounding Pharmacy

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Nicole shares her perspective on the importance of choosing the right compounding pharmacy to successfully manage your practices inventory. But, selecting the right compounding pharmacy (or any vendor, in general) can seem daunting. But, when it comes to compounded medications, there are many more factors to consider.

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Beyond Dispensing: How Pharmacists and Technicians Can Expand Services to Meet Patient Needs

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CPAs are essentially signed contracts that have formal agreements with well-defined scopes, which allow for collaboration and communication among health care professionals in areas lacking aspects of health care, according to Klepser. This is where collaborative practice agreements (CPAs) come in.

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The Stokes & Bova Partnership: Transforming Veterinary Medicine

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How will you communicate Bova’s reputation to US veterinarians? Well, something unique Bova has done that not many compounders do, if any in the world, is a lot of work on research and development. Nick contacted several compounding pharmacies in the US and visited the Stokes and Epicur facilities multiple times.

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5 Years of Home Infusion Therapy Pharmacy Accreditation

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Pharmacies seeking Home Infusion Therapy Pharmacy Accreditation can also look to bundle this accreditation along with their DMEPOS Pharmacy Accreditation , Compounding Pharmacy Accreditation , and even Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation , as there are many common topics amongst these accreditation programs.

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Pharmacists Weigh Promise and Challenges of Finerenone for Patients With HFpEF

Pharmacy Times

Kaitlyn Pinkos, PharmD, BCCP, a clinical pharmacy specialist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, shared that even in a dedicated HFpEF clinic, MRA use rates hover around 30% to 50%.

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Moving the Needle From Vaccine Hesitancy to Vaccine Acceptance

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Communicating with vaccine-hesitant parents: a narrative review. Trust, influence, and community: why pharmacists and pharmacies are central for addressing vaccine hesitancy. Causes of vaccine hesitancy in adults for the influenza and COVID-19 vaccines: a systematic literature review. Vaccines (Basel). 2022;10(9):1518.