William Larson, Pharm.D.

07/07/2022

Previously, only doctors, nurses or physician assistants were allowed to prescribe the treatment, known as Paxlovid.

07/04/2022

Excellent show! See it if you can!

06/09/2020

An exciting innovator has entered the Minneapolis pharmacy scene. The general manager is in Edina native.

In seeking to be the paramount online disrupter in the emerging digital-pharmacy industry, Capsule has received notice for raising about $250 million in capital over several years, including $200 million last fall.

06/02/2020

Wow, he nailed it!

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from Mary Poppins with some Coronavirus inspired lyrics! The tune and all rights of course belong to Disney and all of the...

05/21/2020

These were tough times, but it was a turning point in finding more effective treatments for HIV. People living with HIV would eventually be included in designing research trials because of ACT-UP. Dr. Fauci will always be a hero of mine for his leadership then and now.

Fauci, now under attack by some Trump supporters for his response to the coronavirus pandemic, was targeted by AIDS activists during a raucous 1990 protest at the National Institutes of Health

03/20/2020

If you're concerned about HIV and COVID-19, here is a great resource for you!

Get the latest public health information from CDC: https://www.coronavirus.gov Get the latest research information from NIH: https://www.nih.gov/coronavirus

09/06/2018

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/health/truvada-hiv-insurance.html
This is outrageous discrimination!

Insurers have denied life and disability coverage to men taking Truvada to prevent H.I.V. infection, say gay rights advocates and medical experts.

08/29/2018

https://www.verywellhealth.com/how-much-adherence-is-enough-adherence-49307?utm_campaign=HIV/AIDS%20Non-California%20List%20Sponsored%202018&utm_content=20180817&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exp_nl&utm_term=HIV/AIDS%20Non-California%20List%20Sponsored%202018

How much adherence is enough? Take your medication every day is still my advice. I can give you tools and tips to help you be successful.

Evidence suggests that some newer generation HIV drugs may not require the same, greater than 95% adherence rates of older antiretroviral drugs.

07/26/2018

One in three primary care doctors has not hear of PrEP, or Pre-exposure Prophlaxis, to prevent HIV infection in sexually active adults. It's the use of an oral medication, Truvada, to prevent HIV transmission.
If your provider is unaware of PrEP, here is a great site they can turn to for help:
http://nccc.ucsf.edu/clinician-consultation/prep-pre-exposure-prophylaxis/

07/23/2018

This doesn't make me proud! Let transgender people get their legally prescribed hormones!
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2018/07/20/arizona-pharmacist-fired-after-denying-hormone-prescription-transgender-woman/810613002/

05/31/2018

This is a very disturbing trend that will make it even harder for patients to receive life-saving medications, including those for the treatment and prevention of HIV! Complain to your HR department if you have one!

Some health plans are refusing to count the copayment assistance offered by drugmakers as part of a patient's deductible. That means some patients are paying thousands of dollars more out-of-pocket.

02/21/2018

PrEP (taking a pill, Truvada, daily to prevent HIV infection), is very underutilized in African American and African-born individuals.
It works!
Get the word out!
Prevent new infections!

Every day, I wake up and take a little blue pill that empowers me. It’s been nearly 3 years since I made the decision to start pre-exposure prophylaxis, better known as PrEP. PrEP is a daily pill that when taken consistently reduces the risk of acquiring HIV by over 90 percent. Over the years, I.....