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The need for young children to get vaccinated goes unspoken, and there is an increased emphasis on adult vaccinations, but what about pre-teens and teens ages 11-18? Preteen and teen years are a great time to check in and see what vaccinations should be administered. This is...

When most people think of vaccinations, they think of teary eyed babies and children, but vaccinations are not just for kids. Vaccination is just as important for adults as it is children, yet many adults are not optimally vaccinated.

One of the leading errors when it comes to breast milk involves administering the wrong mother’s milk. Emphasis on the health benefits of breast milk for infants has led to a rise in the amount of milk stored in hospitals across the country. Breast milk errors in the neonatal...

The National Public Health Information Coalition has created an extensive toolkit to help you promote National Immunization Awareness Month. This toolkit was created to promote the importance of immunizations during National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), which occurs...

The World Health Organization (WHO) convenes technical consultations in February/March and September each year to recommend viruses for inclusion in influenza vaccines for the northern and southern hemisphere  influenza  seasons, respectively. 

Pharmacies are being forced to undergo significant renovations to build out facilities that meet the requirements described in USP <797> Compounding  Sterile Preparations and USP <800> Hazardous Drugs – Handling in Healthcare Settings. Compounding sterile preparations has and...

Earlier this month, the nation’s top pharmacists gathered at the ASHP summer meeting. The Joint Commission provided a medication management update for 2017 which highlighted key issues that pharmacists are encountering. The top four non-compliant standards for hospitals were as...

“Musculoskeletal injuries have been reported to comprise about 43% of all nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses reported that the musculoskeletal injury rate for health care workers (252 cases per 10,000) was more than seven times the average national rate for all...

If vaccines are not stored under appropriate conditions, they may lose potency or become inactivated, meaning the vaccine will not provide optimal protection from preventable disease.