Consultant Pharmacists of Maine, LLC

02/18/2025

https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/axsome-secures-hard-fought-fda-nod-rapid-acting-migraine-drug-symbravo

Axsome Therapeutics has finally jumped all the hurdles in a challenging regulatory saga,

02/18/2025

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-01-31-fda-approves-first-class-non-opioid-painkiller

The Food and Drug Administration Jan. 30 announced it approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid drug, to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults.

01/09/2024

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/12/231219124424.htm

In a phase-one human clinical trial, a pharmacist researcher has demonstrated that a new antibiotic, called Omadacycline, may be a promising tool in combating the superbug known as C diff which causes an infection often picked up in hospitals.

01/09/2024

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flovent-asthma-inhaler-why-discontinued-generic-heres-what-to-know/

Flovent, a popular asthma inhaler, will no longer be available in pharmacies as of January 1, but will replaced by a generic product.

01/09/2024

https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/pharmacists-should-be-wary-of-chatgpt-information-on-drugs

Published December 20, 2023 News and Trends Pharmacists Should Be Wary of ChatGPT Information on Drugs Brooklyn, NY—Artificial intelligence (AI) programs on the Internet are not reliable sources for pharmacists to get information about medications, according to a new study.The presentation at the ...

11/19/2023

https://www.doximity.com/articles/408e2ed9-a990-4a1b-a02d-771efda918f1

Research uncovers the sleep practices that matter for a longer life.

11/19/2023

Buprenorphine in the Fentanyl Era https://www.doximity.com/articles/51f4685d-f033-4a2f-84bd-955c99a638b7

11/19/2023

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/walgreens-layoffs-cmo-kevin-ban/699442/

Yet another round of job cuts and executive turnover at Walgreens comes as the pharmacy chain looks to cut costs following poor financial performance.

11/19/2023

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/a-shortage-of-hospital-pharmacists-is-on-the-horizon-leaders-say.html

Hospitals are struggling to find enough pharmacy employees as applications for pharmacy schools and residencies drop. Pharmacy leaders discuss strategies to rebound from this trend.

05/10/2023

https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/maine-sees-its-1st-measles-case-in-four-years

Maine reported a potential measles case in a child and is awaiting confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

05/10/2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/21/1171110131/gray-hair-stem-cells-reversible

A team of researchers from NYU spent two years plucking away mice hair to watch what happened when it grew back. They noticed a stem cell malfunction that may explain your silver strands.

05/10/2023

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/malnutrition-a-sinking-face-and-weird-dreams-ozempics-side-effects.html

Patients who take Ozempic, a diabetes medication popularized for its off-label use as a weight-loss drug, are reporting strange outcomes, including malnutrition, strange dreams and a phenomenon called