To our knowledge, this investigation was the first to evaluate self-prescribing of noncontrolled substances among pharmacists. The results of this study indicate that self-prescribing is common among ...

The objective of this review was to determine the impact of pharmacist interventions on suboptimal prescribing of medication (ie, overuse, misuse, or underuse) in the elderly. Castelino and colleagues ...

Giving pharmacists greater authority to prescribe preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs significantly increased use of these therapies, new data from GoodRx show. The research, provided exclusively to ...

The antiviral drug that treats COVID-19, Paxlovid, must be taken within five days after symptoms begin. To expand quick access to the medication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revised the ...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Primary Care Clinical Unit, The University of Queensland Prominent GP and former member of parliament Kerryn Phelps has entered the turf war between doctors and ...

Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded access to COVID-19 treatment by authorizing state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid to eligible patients. However, this expansion is ...

That may sound strange: Aren’t most doctors opposed to pharmacists writing prescriptions? And besides, a birth control pill has already been approved to be available over the counter — so why care ...

It is now legal for pharmacists to prescribe birth control in 13 US states, including here in Washington where it’s been legal since 1979. Washington was the first state to pass a law allowing ...

CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health, which operates Longs Drugs in Hawaii, said pharmacists at more than 9,000 locations can now prescribe Paxlovid, an oral antiviral treatment for ...

Louisiana lawmakers this week renewed a battle over the cost of prescription drugs, advancing a bill that pits independent ...