This week on Pharm5:

• Walmart, CVS Claim Pharmacist Shortage


• Changes to Paxlovid, Lagevrio, and COVID vaccines


• EzriCare eyedrops linked to bacterial outbreak


• New FDA approvals: Jayprica, Orserdu, Jesduvroq


• GoodRx sells health info to advertisers

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References:

1. Valinsky J. CVS and Walmart Cut Pharmacy Hours, close some locations earlier, citing staffing shortage | CNN business. CNN. http://bit.ly/3RpgS2F. Published January 27, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023.


2. Keagy J. American Pharmacists Association on move to cut pharmacy hours. American Pharmacists Association. http://bit.ly/3JB0v0Q. Published January 30, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023.


3. Paxlovid, Lagevrio prescriptions no longer need a positive COVID-19 test. Becker's Hospital Review. http://bit.ly/3DC3Jh3. Published February 1, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023.


4. Fact sheet for healthcare providers: emergency use authorization for Paxlovid. New York, NY: Pfizer. https://bit.ly/3RvXNvO. Revised February 1, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023.


5. Fact sheet for healthcare providers: emergency use authorization for Lagevrio (molnupiravir) capsules). Rahway, NJ: Merck & Co. https://bit.ly/3HsLo72. Revised February 1, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023.


6. Bulloch M. FDA Advisory Committee vote to simplify covid-19 regimen. Pharmacy Times. http://bit.ly/3jweY3t. Published February 1, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023.


7. O'Mary L. Bacterial outbreak linked to EzriCare eyedrops: CDC. Medscape. http://bit.ly/3l3tOz9. Published February 1, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023.


8. Update: Multistate Cluster of VIM- and GES-producing Carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with Artificial Tears. https://bit.ly/3DDHrey. Published January 20, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023.


9. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Novel drug approvals for 2023. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://bit.ly/3wO6ckC. Accessed February 2, 2023.


10. Pagliarulo N. FDA approves cancer drugs from Lilly, Menarini. BioPharma Dive. http://bit.ly/3DEgnfc. Published January 30, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023.


11. FDA approves first oral treatment for anemia caused by chronic kidney disease for adults on dialysis. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://bit.ly/3RsL64E. Accessed February 2, 2023.


12. FTC enforcement action to Bar Goodrx from sharing consumers' sensitive health info for advertising. Federal Trade Commission. http://bit.ly/3l50F6C. Published February 1, 2023. Accessed February 2, 2023.