Pharmacy

Systemic side effects after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine jab, such as nausea, fever and fatigue, are correlated with higher antibodies, according to a study published Oct. 21 in a JAMA Network Open research letter. 

The Biden administration is planning to broaden the access of substance use disorder drugs to more pregnant people, according to a report released Oct. 21. 

The antibiotic amoxicillin is in short supply among at least three drugmakers, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and Bloomberg. 

Grand Junction, Colo.-based St. Mary's Medical Center is making use of the BoxPicker robotics system to package, dispense and retrieve medications. 

The Health Resources & Services Administration warned Merck in an Oct. 20 letter that the company may face monetary penalties for refusing to give 340B discounts to covered entities. 

Following confusion about a CDC panel's vote to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children's immunization schedules, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state will not mandate the shots for its pediatric population. 

When the FDA advised vaccine-makers in late June to engineer their boosters to target subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, at the time the "sister variants" accounted for a slight majority of infections. Four months later, new mutations BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 have…

With federal COVID-19 funds dwindling, Pfizer's vaccine may cost between $110 and $130 per dose once it is sold commercially, a company spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal in an Oct. 20 report.

The side effect of weight loss from a Type 2 diabetes drug, and its recent rise to fame on TikTok, could be hindering supply for people who use the antidiabetic medication. 

The CDC cleared a third vaccine-maker's COVID-19 booster for authorization in the U.S. on Oct. 19 following the FDA's vote.