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ASHP Midyear 2018 was one for the books! 500 leading experts from across the country and around the globe spoke on issues relevant to contemporary pharmacy practice. Pharmacists had hundreds of interactive educational opportunities that were developed to maintain and enhance...

Influenza sickens millions of Americans each year. During the 2017-2018 flu season, 49 million people caught the virus. Hundreds of thousands of them were hospitalized and, per the CDC, more than 79,000 died. Five flu related deaths have already been reported for the 2018–2019...

Inpatient pharmacies go to great lengths to ensure that their high-risk medications are properly stored, managed and accounted for. Hospital pharmacies deploy technology such as video cameras, smart stock cabinets, and drug management software that tracks inventory. Outpatient...

Pharmacists and other healthcare providers have a responsibility to follow guidelines and best practices for vaccine administration and general immunization practices. New vaccine approvals, observational studies, and recent outbreaks all serve as reasons for providers to...

Last year, the United States experienced the highest influenza death toll in at least four decades. An estimated 80,000 Americans died of the flu or flu complications last winter. ‘“That’s huge,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert. The tally was...

In 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Inspector General, conducted a study called, Vaccines for Children Program: Vulnerabilities in Vaccine Management. The study was conducted to gauge how well VFC providers were meeting certain requirements for

In 2010, approximately 82 million vaccine doses were administered to an estimated 40 million children in the United States through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program at a cost of $3.6 billion. Vaccines must be stored and handled appropriately throughout the cold chain (from...

With millions of medications being compounded each year, it is important to understand the risks of sterile compounding and for healthcare workers to follow published guidelines for safety and efficacy. Compounded drugs made outside of recommended guidelines risk being...

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) occurs each August to highlight the importance of vaccination in people of all ages and stages. NIAM is all about raising awareness and speaking out on the important role vaccines play in protecting our communities from serious, life...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) includes 15 medical and public health experts who develop recommendations for the use of vaccines in the United States. The recommendations stand as public health guidelines for the safe and effective use of vaccines and...