Insights Newsletter: When to Give COVID-19 Boosters, What is Delta-8 THC, New CE for November, and More!

Clarify When and How to Give COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters

• Pain Point: Recommendations are rapidly evolving about boosters and additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Clinicians need to be prepared with the who, what, when, and how to complete COVID-19 vaccine series.
• Solution: Our Hospital Pharmacist’s Letter, Hospital Pharmacy Technician’s Letter, Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter and Prescriber’s Letter articles include clarification about the purpose of boosters versus additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Candidates are delineated, as well as dosing and appropriate timing for each of the available COVID-19 vaccines. Recommendations include tips on “mixing and matching” brands for boosters, strategies for preventing vaccine errors, and more. Our chart, Communicating About COVID-19 Vaccination, addresses concerns such as myocarditis, and debunks myths like infertility.

New Monograph: What is Delta-8 THC?

• Pain Point: Delta-8 THC is the new cannabinoid on the block, and it’s been getting a lot of attention lately for all the wrong reasons. Despite concerns from the FDA and CDC regarding a recent spike in poison center calls, delta-8 THC is being sold in supplements as a safe alternative to delta-9 THC, the main psychoactive component of cannabis.
• Solution: Natural Medicines recently published a new monograph for delta-8 THC, and this article summarizes the most relevant information found in that monograph. One notable difference between this and other popular cannabinoids is the fact that delta-8 THC is present in only trace amounts in Cannabis, suggesting that delta-8 THC products are created synthetically. This article also provides insight into what we know thus far about the safety and psychoactive effects of delta-8 THC.

This month’s Insights also features our robust technician training program, PTU Elite.

And don’t miss out on our most popular charts, as well as the latest COVID-19 resources that are available. You’ll also get details on freshly released CE/CME courses, and can’t-miss webinars.

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