Prescribing

Empowering pharmacists to improve acne outcomes through assessment, prescribing, monitoring and patient education.

Bempedoic acid is a prodrug that is activated in the liver, so it is inactive in muscle tissue and appears to carry a lower risk of myopathy versus statins.

Abnormal eye movements are vital to diagnosis.

I recently saw a pleasant, 37-year-old fair-skinned male, who was (it seemed) very healthy, with no known allergies, and only using a topical product—brought from Brazil—on his rash.

A large cohort study linked calcium supplements—particularly without vitamin D—to a higher risk of repeat cardiovascular events in patients with CVD.

Directors approved consultation on a draft animal pharmacy policy, but sparred over whether pharmacists should be allowed to substitute medications when treating animal patients.

Infoway had been under considerable scrutiny over how it spent taxpayer money after the failure of the $300-million PrescribeIT program.

Canadian guidelines on screening for potentially inappropriate prescribing in seniors has just two recommendations and doesn't include independent reviews by community pharmacists.

The first pediatric guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology include 27 recommendations on atopic dermatitis. They confirm the arrival of new treatment options, without relegating basic therapies to a secondary role.

The new guidance introduces pivotal updates that help better refine diagnostic and therapeutic workflows. It also emphasizes an environment of highly individualized, technology-supported, and preventive diabetes care.