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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.
PREP Act extension, Doxy-PEP for MSM, Medicare covers CGMs, and more!
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PREP Act extension, Doxy-PEP for MSM, Medicare covers CGMs, and more!
This week on Pharm5:
PREP act extended to December 2024
Doxy-PEP for MSM
Medicare expands CGM coverage
COVID vaccine changes
DEA Drug Take Back Day
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References:
Fact sheet: HHS announces intent to amend the declaration under the PREP Act for medical countermeasures against COVID-19. HHS.gov. https://bit.ly/3osEGZ4. Published April 14, 2023. Accessed April 20, 2023.
HHS extends PREP act for certain pharmacist and technician services. ASHP. https://bit.ly/3ovmq19. Accessed April 20, 2023.
Luetkemeyer AF, Donnell D, Dombrowski JC, et al. Postexposure doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections. New England Journal of Medicine. 2023;388(14):1296-1306. doi:10.1056/nejmoa2211934
NIH-funded study finds doxycycline reduces sexually transmitted infections by two-thirds. National Institutes of Health. https://bit.ly/3H2jtvr. Published April 6, 2023. Accessed April 20, 2023.
Glucose Monitor - Policy Article. CMS.gov Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. https://bit.ly/3owSyl2. Accessed April 20, 2023.
Tucker ME. Medicare expands CGM coverage to more with type 2 diabetes. Medscape. https://bit.ly/3KR9eet. Published April 17, 2023. Accessed April 20, 2023.
Chen S. Medicare expands CGM coverage for people with type 2 diabetes. diaTribe. https://bit.ly/3AgHLxV. Published April 17, 2023. Accessed April 20, 2023.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA authorizes changes to simplify use of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://bit.ly/41HrXQr. Accessed April 20, 2023.
CDC simplifies COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, allows older adults and immunocompromised adults to get second dose of the updated vaccine. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://bit.ly/3V0dxsE. Published April 20, 2023. Accessed April 20, 2023.
Take back day. DEA. https://bit.ly/41IEgfb. Accessed April 20, 2023.
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