Written by Ally Rhea, PharmD Candidate 2027; Sai Wright, PharmD, MBA, MSPH; Laurel Uhomba, PharmD, MBA, MPH Nearly 12 million adults over the age of 40 in the United States are living with vision loss, which may significantly impact their ability to manage medications safely.(1) Prescription labels are often printed in small fonts that are not accessible to visually impaired individuals. Without the ability to read medication names, instructions, or warnings, patients may fa

Written by Chelsea Huppert, PharmD, BCACP; Aaron Brown, PharmD; Christina Berg, PharmD; Jessica Witt, PharmD, BCACP So, you want to be an academic? Maybe you’ve been dreaming about this for years or you fell into this by chance. Maybe you’re new to this or have been practicing for decades. Any which way, you’re here. Now what? The world of academic pharmacy can be intimidating. You have many priorities to balance and people vying for your time. So, how do you start?  How do y

Written by Ardis M. Copenhaver, PharmD, MS, BCPS Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a respiratory virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms and tends to occur between the beginning of October and end of March in the United States.(1) It is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children younger than 1 year of age and the leading cause of hospitalization among infants.(1) The highest rate of hospitalizations occurs during the first months of life w

Written by Christina Berg, PharmD; Chelsea Huppert, PharmD, BCACP; Aaron Brown, PharmD Those who remember the tedious process of pulling outdates in their local community pharmacy as a young intern may recall their first encounter with glucagon. Back in the pharmacy, likely in a corner on the bottom shelf, there resided a red plastic kit covered in dust that was almost always expired. If you were filled with curiosity, you may have asked your pharmacist what this was used for