In this article Dr. Jeff Boden of the global branding consultancy Kaleio, Inc. (who developed the name molnupiravir) provides some history on molnupiravir - the new COVID antiviral named after Thor's Hammer. Authored by: Jeff Boden, Ph.D. Article posted: 1 October 2021 On October 1st, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that molnupiravir … [Read more...]
How Comirnaty Was Named: The Story Behind Pfizer’s Oddly Named mRNA Vaccine
Wondering how Comirnaty was named? Well you have come to the right place! In this article Dr. Jeff Boden of the global branding consultancy Kaleio, Inc. provides the story behind Pfizer's oddly named mRNA vaccine. Authored by: Jeff Boden, Ph.D. Article Posted: 24 August 2021 On August 23rd, FDA approved the BLA for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Five Things For Pharmacists To Know About the COVID Delta Variant
In this article five things for pharmacists to know about the COVID Delta variant are discussed. Authored By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP Posted: 25 July 2021 SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes the disease called COVID-19. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has several variants in circulation, which are given names by the World Health Organization … [Read more...]
A Comparison Of Bamlanivimab Versus Bamlanivimab-Etesevimab
In this article an infectious diseases pharmacist provides a comparison of bamlanivimab versus bamlanivimab-etesevimab. Authored By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP 16 April 2021 – Important Note Today the FDA revoked the EUA for bamlanivimab monotherapy. The EUA for bamlanivimab-etesivimab remains standing. Date Published: 15 March … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources For Pharmacists
On this webpage COVID-19 vaccine resources for pharmacists are provided. Maintained by: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP, Bassam Ghanem, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS, and Jeanette Bouchard, Pharm.D. First Published: 28 December 2020 Last updated: 31 May 2021 - We are no longer updating this webpage. On this webpage we are listing links to COVID-19 … [Read more...]