PREP act extended to December 2024Doxy-PEP for MSMMedicare expands CGM coverageCOVID vaccine changesDEA Drug Take Back DayListen to our podcast: Pharm5 Follow us on Twitter: @LizHearnPharmDFact sheet: HHS announces intent to amend the declaration under the PREP Act for medical countermeasures against COVID-19. HHS.gov. https://bit.ly/3osEGZ4. Published April 14, 2023. Accessed April 20, 2023. HHS extends PREP act for certain pharmacist and technician services. ASHP. https://bit.ly/3ovmq19. Accessed April 20, 2023. Luetkemeyer AF, Donnell D, Dombrowski JC, et al. Postexposure doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections. New England Journal of Medicine. 2023;388(14):1296-1306. doi:10.1056/nejmoa2211934 NIH-funded study finds doxycycline reduces sexually transmitted infections by two-thirds. National Institutes of Health. https://bit.ly/3H2jtvr. Published April 6, 2023. Accessed April 20, 2023. Glucose Monitor - Policy Article. CMS.gov Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. https://bit.ly/3owSyl2. Accessed April 20, 2023. Tucker ME. Medicare expands CGM coverage to more with type 2 diabetes. Medscape. https://bit.ly/3KR9eet. Published April 17, 2023. Accessed April 20, 2023. Chen S. Medicare expands CGM coverage for people with type 2 diabetes. diaTribe. https://bit.ly/3AgHLxV. Published April 17, 2023. Accessed April 20, 2023. Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA authorizes changes to simplify use of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://bit.ly/41HrXQr. Accessed April 20, 2023. CDC simplifies COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, allows older adults and immunocompromised adults to get second dose of the updated vaccine. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://bit.ly/3V0dxsE. Published April 20, 2023. Accessed April 20, 2023. Take back day. DEA. https://bit.ly/41IEgfb. Accessed April 20, 2023. 
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