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DREAM Alive’s DREAM Christmas Celebration, hosted at the Indianapolis Colts’ complex, brings joy to children and their families who have been forced from their homes to emergency shelters due to domestic violence. The Christmas season is an especially tough time of year, and...

On December 1, 2017, the Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) gave input to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on strategies for safeguarding the blood supply from current and future risks of transmitting Zika virus (ZIKV) through transfusions.

Last week, at ASHP Midyear 2017, thousands of pharmacists from across the globe met in Orlando, Florida to learn, share, and discuss the most prevalent topics in clinical pharmacy. The meeting was comprised of workshops, recertification courses, education sessions (CE), student...

In traumatic injury situations, early intervention is critical. It is possible for an injured person who is bleeding to die within 5 minutes. Over time, more than half of EMS helicopters in the United States have started to carry blood products for transfusion during transport.¹...

In 2017, Helmer Scientific donated life-saving cold-chain and blood bank equipment to multiple countries as part of its generosity program, Chill the World. This equipment will help make safe blood accessible in low resource countries and will permit these medical facilities to...

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has released a new self-paced, eLearning curriculum to help pharmacists and technicians better understand and implement USP General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings. The purpose of this new chapter is to...

Operation Christmas Child is an annual event that provides a “Shoebox” gift to children in need throughout the world. Each child receives a shoebox that is packed with treasures from toys and books to toiletries, school supplies and clothes. Samaritan’s Purse has delivered...

Attended by more than 25,000 pharmacy professionals from all over the globe, the Midyear Clinical Meetingprovides valuable opportunities for professional development, networking, enhancing practice skills, and staying current with the latest products and innovations. The...

Vaccines have played a major role in the significant reduction of childhood infectious disease. Diseases like polio and d small pox have been eliminated in the United States thanks to effective vaccines. Due to the success of immunization programs in the 20^thcentury, many of...

Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee stated that during the month of October, around 50,000 people received the flu vaccine, nearly 8,000 more than the number of people who received it in October of last year.