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Why Is COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Uptake So Low?
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Many pharmacies prepared for a surge of demand for new bivalent COVID-19 booster shots but never saw it. A recent survey published in the Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report sought to determine why more eligible people did not receive the vaccine. Find out the most common reasons and how those differed by age group.
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Antipsychotics Use Among Dementia Patients in Early Pandemic
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The disruption caused by COVID-19 and early restrictions had an undesirable effect on prescriptions for antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients. A recent international study that included data from the United States says use went up, possibly due to disruptions in the care of people with dementia. The authors called for better intervention strategies. Learn more about the results of this study.
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Aspirin Noninferior to LMWH After Certain Extremity Fractures
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In what could be a practice-changing discovery, a new study found that using aspirin as thromboprophylaxis after extremity fractures is noninferior to the use of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH). Find out what types of fractures were included in the trial and what the authors recommend, especially since aspirin is less expensive and has fewer adverse effects.
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Cardiovascular Disease Deaths Rose During Early COVID-19 Pandemic
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While deaths from cardiovascular disease are generally dropping over time in the United States, a disturbing phenomenon occurred early in the COVID-19 pandemic: Cardiovascular disease mortality increased substantially and did so disproportionately in Asian, black, and Hispanic patients. Learn more about the results of a report recently published in Circulation and why researchers felt there was a significant increase.
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