This week on Pharm5:
- AMA against pharmacy-based test-to-treat
- Expanding pharmacist roles
- Kaleo’s naloxone auto-injector
- E-cigarettes increase odds of pre-diabetes
- 2 years later, COVID-19 deaths hit 6 million
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References:
- AMA statement on Administration's test-to-treat COVID-19 plan. American Medical Association. https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-statement-administration-s-test-treat-covid-19-plan. Published March 4, 2022. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- March 9, 2022 president Joseph R. Biden the White House. https://www.ashp.org/-/media/assets/advocacy-issues/docs/GRD-Joint-Pharm-Org-Letter-To-WH-on-Test-to-Treat-2022. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- Sartain M. CDC makes the case for pharmacists’ reimbursement given expanding roles. American Pharmacists Association. https://www.pharmacist.com/Pharmacy-News/cdc-makes-the-case-for-pharmacists-reimbursement-given-expanding-roles. Published March 7, 2022. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- Ashley Gallagher AE. FDA approves 10-mg naloxone injection to treat exposure to ultra-potent weaponized opioids. Pharmacy Times. https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/fda-approves-10-mg-naloxone-injection-to-treat-exposure-to-ultra-potent-weaponized-opioids. Published March 4, 2022. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- BioSpace. FDA approves Kaléo's 10 mg naloxone auto-injector for the treatment of known or potential exposure to ultra-potent weaponized opioids. BioSpace. https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/fda-approves-kaleo-s-10-mg-naloxone-auto-injector-for-the-treatment-of-known-or-potential-exposure-to-ultra-potent-weaponized-opioids/. Published March 2, 2022. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- The surprising truth about prediabetes. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/library/features/truth-about-prediabetes.html. Published December 21, 2021. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- Rizzo S, Nirappil F. Global covid-19 death toll tops 6 million, another grim milestone in the pandemic. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/03/07/6-million-covid-deaths/. Published March 7, 2022. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- CDC Museum Covid-19 Timeline. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/covid19.html. Published January 5, 2022. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- Holder J. Tracking coronavirus vaccinations around the world. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-vaccinations-tracker.html. Published January 29, 2021. Accessed March 10, 2022.