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The imperative of fridge-free vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

Many of today’s vaccines are produced in ready-to-inject liquid formulations that must be kept cold to maintain stability. However, this greatly complicates both the worldwide distribution and stockpiling of vaccines and other drugs. A requisite cold chain has been designed and implemented to be uninterrupted from factory to patient.

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5 Tips For Incoming PGY2 Pharmacy Residents

IDStewardship

Review your schedule, elective options, and documentation responsibilities We have to start with the basics in order to adequately orient to future expectations. Establish an open line of communication with your residency program director Different strokes for different folks! Knowing how the RPD communicates is important.

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New National Survey Examines How Retail Pharmacies and Health Plans are Preparing for the COVID-19 Vaccine

Omnicell

Danny Sanchez VP and General Manager, EnlivenHealth® As news emerged about the positive COVID-19 vaccine trial results from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, the attention turned to how the vaccine would be distributed and administered to 330 million Americans.

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Doctors warn pandemic has pushed lung cancer services back 20 years

pharmaphorum

The document has been developed by the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Lung Ambition Alliance, in collaboration with AstraZeneca. Patients need reassurance that lung cancer services are safe and there needs to be investment in COVID-19 free clinical spaces, backed with communication about how services are kept safe.

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Pharmacy Star Ratings Changes Coming in 2023

Digital Pharmacist

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval of the Boostrix vaccine, commonly known as Tdap (combination of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis) for immunization administration during the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent pertussis in infants younger than two months of age.

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Why 72% of patients don’t feel listened to by pharma

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In direct opposition to the emerging era of personalised healthcare, medicine information leaflets are one-size-fits-all documents that fail to reflect a patient’s individual circumstances and experiences, and are obligated to list every possible side-effect (which can make them virtually meaningless).

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3 steps for comprehensive patient collaboration

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Through this outcomes measurement tool, patients keep comprehensive diaries of their condition, documenting what aspects of the disease affect them most. He joined Johnson & Johnson in 2001 as Director Corporate Communications. About the author. In that function, he initially worked in the field of oncology.