Special guests Maya, Melissa, and Elizabeth give their takes on what inspired them to be a part of the pharmacy field as well as what the future of pharmacy looks like in honor of American Pharmacists Month. You can now follow me on Twitter: @CP_WithEmmaIves, and Instagram: @chillpill_withemmaives. Sources: https://www.pharmacist.com/About/Leadership/American-Pharmacists-Month https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.17.0559 https://www.ajpe.org/content/84/10/ajpe7889 https://news.yale.edu/2020/01/28/estimates-preventable-hospital-deaths-are-too-high-new-study-shows https://www.aphafoundation.org/asheville-project https://www.japha.org/article/S1086-5802(15)30007-3/fulltext

Special Guest Hannah Summers and I break down the current insulin crisis occurring in the US. We also discuss the future of insulin legislation in North Carolina. You can now follow me on Twitter: @CP_WithEmmaIves, and Instagram: @chillpill_withemmaives. Sources: https://www.t1international.com https://www.fda.gov/drugs/development-approval-process-drugs/frequently-asked-questions-patents-and-exclusivity https://abcnews.go.com/Health/mom-traveled-mexico-insulin/story?id=61023174 https://www.fda.gov/industry/import-basics/personal-importation https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/know-before-you-go/prohibited-and-restricted-items#tab17

Long time no see everyone. Penni and I have spent some time in isolation, sorting out our differences. And now we are back to talk about allergies. Just in time for fall allergy season. You can now follow me on Twitter: @CP_WithEmmaIves, and Instagram: @chillpill_withemmaives. Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/allergies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351497 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/how-to-get-rid-of-allergies#is-there-a-permanent-cure https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-drug-treatment-peanut-allergy-children https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482187/ https://www.aaaai.org/tools-for-the-public/conditions-library/allergies/penicillin-allergy-faq https://www.popsci.com/penicillin-allergy-fade/ https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/blog/how-to-know-youve-outgrown-a-food-allergy https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1414850#t=article https://www.aaaai.org/tools-for-the-public/conditions-library/allergies/prevention-of-allergies-and-asthma-in-children https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/the-pharmacist-s-role-in-managing-allergies https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/nice-calls-on-pharmacists-to-check-patients-drug-allergy-status https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1130412/

Hey Ohio. Starting March 29th, people 18 and older can get the vaccine. Here is what you as well as the rest of my listeners need to know about each of the vaccines (three at time of publishing). You can now follow me on Twitter: @CP_WithEmmaIves, and Instagram: @chillpill_withemmaives. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-vaccine-doses.html https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/coronaviruses https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/science/how-coronavirus-hijacks-your-cells.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/moderna-covid-19-vaccine.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine.html https://www.vcuhealth.org/news/covid-19/johnson-and-johnson-vaccine-how-is-it-different https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits.html https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/why-you-should-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-even-if-youve-already-had-the-coronavirus https://abc7ny.com/covid-face-mask-fauci-coronavirus-vaccine-cdc-guidelines-for-vaccinated-individuals/10452609/

So what do pharmacists do exactly? They are medication experts and are involved in all areas of public health. Here is a quick guide to pharmacists. You can now follow me on Twitter: @CP_WithEmmaIves, and Instagram: @chillpill_withemmaives. Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20110623180025/http://home.swipnet.se/PharmHist/Apotek/gamla_apotek_en.html https://books.google.com/books?id=jglFsz5EJR8C http://www.ishim.net/ishimj/4/02.pdf https://explorehealthcareers.org/career/pharmacy/pharmacist/ https://www.bpsweb.org/bps-specialties/ https://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/thora-brown-pharmd/2014/12/diversity-in-pharmacy-atypical-jobs-for-pharmacists https://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/career/2019/CareersFall2019/finding-your-passion-in-a-nontraditional-pharmacy-career-path https://www.pharmacist.com/sites/default/files/files/Profile_12_Government_Federal_Pharmacy_SDS_FINAL_083007.pdf

Happy Birthday to Chill Pill. I re-visit how drugs and medications are portrayed in music, one of the most popular forms of media today. As well as break down the meanings of some of my favorite songs. You can now follow me on Twitter: @CP_WithEmmaIves, and Instagram: @chillpill_withemmaives. Sources: https://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/insight/medication-in-contemporary-music-what-precisely-are-our-patients-listening-to/20208526.article?firstPass=false https://www.vogue.com/article/lady-gaga-911-music-video-mental-health-chromatica Stuart, H. 2006. Media portrayal of mental illness and its treatments. CNS Drugs. 22(2): 99-106. https://link-springer-com.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/article/10.2165%2F00023210-200620020-00002 https://www.addictions.com/explore/drugs-in-music-analyzing-drug-references-in-musical-genres/ https://www.statnews.com/2016/10/13/macklemore-opioid-addiction/ https://www.dianova.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/QuitStigma-Recommendations-Media-en.pdf

We can all agree 2020 sucks right? Well it was an amazing year for science. Join me as I highlight what I thought was the coolest science thing from each month.  You can now follow me on Twitter: @CP_WithEmmaIves, and Instagram: @chillpill_withemmaives. Sources:  https://www.livescience.com/oldest-material-on-earth.html https://phys.org/news/2020-02-antibiotics-bacteria.html https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51828871 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/23/coronavirus-pandemic-leading-to-huge-drop-in-air-pollution https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/worlds-longest-animal-discovered-in-australian-waters/ https://phys.org/news/2020-04-species-exploration-abyssal-deep-sea.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/30/tech/spacex-nasa-launch-astronauts-scn/index.html https://www.newscientist.com/article/2246020-three-people-with-inherited-diseases-successfully-treated-with-crispr/ https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-ula-launch-mars-2020-perseverance-rover-mission-to-red-planet https://news.osu.edu/warming-greenland-ice-sheet-passes-point-of-no-return/ https://phys.org/news/2020-09-world-largest-dna-sequencing-viking.html https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/press-release/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2258309-biobank-to-house-800-coral-species-so-we-can-restore-reefs-in-future/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2239957-the-great-barrier-reef-has-suffered-its-most-widespread-bleaching-yet/ https://www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/difference-between-pfizer-moderna-vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine trials paused? Is it the end of the world? Don't worry. The Scientific Method has answers to those questions.  You can now follow me on Twitter: @CP_WithEmmaIves, and Instagram: @chillpill_withemmaives. Sources:  https://healthliteracymonth.org/what-is-hl-month/ https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006483.pdf https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/13/covid-19-vaccine-trials-on-hold-eli-lilly-johnson-johnson/3643936001/ https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-fair/steps-of-the-scientific-method https://www.fda.gov/patients/drug-development-process/step-1-discovery-and-development https://www.fda.gov/patients/drug-development-process/step-3-clinical-research https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02762-y https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html https://www.fda.gov/drugs/surveillance/postmarketing-surveillance-programs

Welcome back listeners. Warning: This episode is gross. We discuss interesting medical practices in the Middle Ages with my roommate Emma Picht. Yes, we are both named Emma. You can now follow me on Twitter: @CP_WithEmmaIves, and Instagram: @chillpill_withemmaives. Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573364/ http://www.midlandshistoricalreview.com/physician-apothecary-or-surgeon-the-medieval-roots-of-professional-boundaries-in-later-medical-practice/ Rawcliffe, C. (1995) Medicine & Society in Later Medieval England. Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd (Gloustershire) Bynum. C.W. (2007) Wonderful Blood. University of Pennsylvania Press (Philadelphia) https://healthliteracymonth.org/what-is-hl-month/ See Episode 6 on Aspirin

This week, I tackle the ins and outs of immunity. Warning: there is a lot of numbers. You can now follow me on Twitter @CP_WithEmmaIves, and Instagram @chillpill_withemmaives. Sources: Eisenberg, J. (2020) R0: How Scientists Quantify the Intensity of an Outbreak Like Coronavirus and Its Pandemic Potential. University of Michigan School of Public Health. Available from: https://sph.umich.edu/pursuit/2020posts/how-scientists-quantify-outbreaks.html Hamblin, J. (2020) A New Understanding of Herd Immunity. The Atlantic. Available from: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/herd-immunity-coronavirus/614035/ Haseltine, W. (2020) We’re wasting time talking about herd immunity. CNN. Available from: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/opinions/herd-immunity-covid-19-uncomfortable-reality-haseltine/index.html Jordan, D. (2019) The Deadliest Flu: The Complete Story of the Discovery and Reconstruction of the 1918 Pandemic Virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/reconstruction-1918-virus.html National Institutes of Health. (2020) Experimental COVID-19 vaccine safe, generates immune response. Available from: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/experimental-covid-19-vaccine-safe-generates-immune-response Ramirez, V.B. (2020) What Is R0? Gauging Contagious Infections. Healthline. Available from:https://www.healthline.com/health/r-nought-reproduction-number#covid-19-r-0 Spanish Flu. (2020) History.com. Available from: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/1918-flu-pandemic#section_13 Vynnycky, E., Trindall, A., Mangtani, P. (2007) Estimates of the reproduction numbers of Spanish influenza using morbidity data. International Journal of Epidemiology. 36:881–889. doi:10.1093/ije/dym071 Wilder-Smith, A., Chiew, C.J., Lee, V.J., 2020. Can we contain the COVID-19 outbreak with the same measures as for SARS? The Lancelet. 20(5): 102-107. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30129-8