An Exciting Step Forward: FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Paxlovid to Treat COVID-19

FDA Headquarters - Pharmacists Authorized to Prescribe Paxlovid
On July 6, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised the Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid. Under the new authorization, state-licensed pharmacists can now prescribe Paxlovid to eligible patients, amending the previous authorization that required an examination and a prescription from a licensed physician before pharmacists could dispense the treatment. From the
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Let Us Prescribe: Pharmacists Should Be Allowed to Prescribe COVID Therapeutics

President Biden delivers the State of the Union address. 2022.
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, President Biden delivered his State of the Union address. During his speech, he laid out plans to launch a pharmacy-centered “Test to Treat” initiative. As the nation prepares to enter a new phase of the now two-year-long COVID-19 pandemic, this message couldn’t come at a more critical time. Convenient access
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Bottom of the 9th: Community Pharmacy’s Emerging Role in COVID-19 Treatment

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Uploaded: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 @ 1:00 PM ET It doesn’t get more “frontline” than this. With the Ninth Amendment to the PREP Act, pharmacists and their staff can now provide COVID-19 treatment to patients in their communities. It’s the latest effort to fight the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. But what does
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