COVID-19

Debate and discussion about the origin of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been at the forefront of global consciousness since the first cases were reported in December 2019.

Greater risk for heart damaged come from coronavirus infection, and patients should not be discouraged from vaccination.

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist and vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health in Kansas City, discussed the findings around the efficacy of dapagliflozin in the DARE-19 trial assessing its efficacy and safety in patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant innovation, which presents a unique opportunity for pharmacists to advance pharmacy practice by serving as the integral drug monitoring experts of the health care team.

Chad Landmon, attorney and chair of Axinn’s Intellectual Property and FDA Practice Groups, discusses upcoming clinical trials on COVID-19 booster shots, the possibility of cancer vaccines, and the future of pharmaceuticals and FDA approvals.

Investigators found that a single initial dose may be sufficient for patients with prior infection.

The research team discovered that community pharmacists, as a skilled clinical workforce, could positively contribute to the future of COVID-19 vaccination programs by continuing to be active in COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.

From Tuesday, June 22 to Saturday, June 26, customers getting a COVID-19 vaccination at Walgreens pharmacies will receive $25 in Walgreens cash rewards for in-store purchases.

Previous trials in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19 suggested casirivimab and imdevimab reduced viral levels, shortened the time to resolution of symptoms and significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization or death.

This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of important topics that will be covered and posted throughout the week.

The findings showed that 63 of the 9119 patients with severe COVID-19 infection contracted the virus a second time, with an average reinfection period of 116 days.

A lower antibody response found in one-fourth of patients taking methotrexate does not necessarily mean that these patients are not protected against COVID-19.

New protocol for processing saliva samples with a bead mill homogenizer before real-time PCR testing has shown higher sensitivity to COVID-19 than nasopharyngeal swab testing

The investigators created a panel of pseudotype viruses, which combined the HIV virus and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine NVX-CoV2373 demonstrated 100% protection against moderate and severe disease and 90.4% efficacy overall in a phase 3 trial.

Susan Lang, MA, MBA, the CEO of XIL Health, discusses how pharmacies that have already been hard hit by the pandemic may be impacted if Pfizer goes through with their projected increased in COVID-19 vaccine prices.

This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of important topics that will be covered and posted throughout the week.

Although the United States has surpassed the milestone of 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations, a study found that reaching 200 million will be significantly more challenging as vaccine hesitancy remains.

Here are 3 questions regarding pharmacists' role in a massive health care undertaking.

Because study coordinators were unable to travel, research pharmacist Brian Wortz, PharmD, said researchers were forced to adapt quickly and figure out what they could do remotely.

Concerns surrounding the vaccination of this population stemmed from the effects that cancer and its treatments can have on the immune system, but the investigators said this study should alleviate those fears.

The collaborative effort by pharmacies, which include Walgreens, CVS, and Albertsons Company stores, is part of the National Month of Action for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Susan Lang, MA, MBA, CEO of XIL Health and former senior executive at Express Scripts, on some of the ways pharmacies have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year.

Jay Lieberman, MD, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and the senior medical director of PRA Health Sciences, discusses the value of the pharmacist in administering COVID-19 vaccines to adolescents and children.

The study also found significant variation in treatment of children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19.

Several third-year pharmacy students at the Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences said they were involved with COVID-19 testing and vaccination efforts, including organizing mass vaccination events and testing patients in their communities.

Common precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 also decreased the rates of common respiratory illnesses in 2020 and early 2021.

Patients receiving dialysis are required to receive their treatments in clinics multiple times a week, meaning they were unable to effectively self-isolate.

Post pandemic, these concepts are hitting the mainstream in the payer, policymaker environment.

The researchers found that the proportion of patients requiring in-patient endoscopic interventions for their alcohol-related gastrointestinal and liver conditions increased.