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The top five things happening in pharmacy this week in five minutes or less! Hosted by assistant professor of pharmacotherapy and board certified ambulatory care pharmacist, Dr. Elizabeth B. Hearn.
Mifepristone updates, sedative found in fentanyl, H3N8 avian flu, and more!
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Mifepristone updates, sedative found in fentanyl, H3N8 avian flu, and more!
This week on Pharm5:
Mifepristone’s FDA approval up in the air
Statins for primary prevention in PLWH
Xylazine sedative found in illicit fentanyl
Death by H3N8 avian flu
Phase II Match Day
In in honor of National Minority Health Month, this week's episode was fully written, developed, and recorded by members of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) at the HSC College of Pharmacy. Thank you to SNPhA members Hillary Matthews, Alyssa Ching, Jalyn Vance, Brizeek Martin, Lauren Robertson, ChiChi Opara, Jared Mitchell, Jasmine Hill, and Alexis Zamora for your contributions!
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The top five things happening in pharmacy this week in five minutes or less! Hosted by assistant professor of pharmacotherapy and board certified ambulatory care pharmacist, Dr. Elizabeth B. Hearn.
