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The story of gepirone may spark new conversations for industry standards on drug development to facilitate future innovations.

In Iraq, asymmetrical warfare tactics relied heavily on unconventional weaponry, requiring military physicians to improvise new medical techniques in order to increase rates of survival.

A patient details his experience juggling the roles of caregiver of his wife with cancer and patient struggling to receive a diagnosis for a rare disease.

A new treatment for postpartum depression has been developed with rapid onset, cutting down the time it has taken previous treatments to take effect by weeks or months.

The authors emphasize that additional research addressing disparities and including race, age, and ethnicity should be conducted.

Pharmacists play a multifaceted role beyond dispensing medications, serving as educators, counselors, advocates, and pillars of emotional support for individuals and couples confronting infertility.

In an ambitious effort to address the ongoing uncertainty within the 340B Program space, 6 senators released a draft discussion bill earlier this year titled the SUSTAIN Act.

Merck presented results from the STRIDE-10 phase 3 trial at the 34th European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Barcelona, Spain.

Pharmacists can get involved by counseling patients on when to halt use of supplements, as well as proper use and selection of products.

With these findings contributing to the understanding of neighborhood-level asthma risks, the authors note next steps can involve identifying and addressing disparities.

The results reinforce other real-world evidence from several broad infant immunization programs in the US, Spain, and France.

The screenings should be conducted every other year, beginning at age 40 and continuing through age 74, according to the new recommendation.

The 1-time treatment may be a better alternative for patients who don’t want to undergo frequent doses of standard of care intravenous factor IX infusions.

Prevention of acute cardiac events may be another consideration for future postlicensure studies of RSV vaccines.

Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is an important factor in the pathogens of schizophrenia.

Pharmacists can help patients distinguish between food allergies and intolerances, as well as facilitate access to life-saving medications and preventative care.

Tovorafenib is the first systemic therapy to be approved for the treatment of pediatric patients who have low-grade glioma with BRAF rearrangements or fusions.

The approval is based on data from Study 5310, evaluating the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of Biktarvy (Gilead Sciences Inc) in pregnant individuals.

The severity of RSV disease among adults further highlights how crucial vaccine polices and recommendations are.

The findings emphasize a need for guideline-based care delivery for patients with severe asthma, particularly for patients who are facing social disparities within health care.

Dostarlimab plus chemotherapy is the only immuno-oncology-based therapy that showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful survival benefit in the overall patient population.

A 76% lower risk was displayed with adjuvant alectinib compared to chemotherapy treatment for non–small cell lung cancer.

Iptocopan demonstrated superiority when treating patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy and is the first drug to specifically target the alternative complement pathway.

Pivmecillinam (Pivya; UTILITY therapeutics Ltd) tablets were approved for female adults with uncomplicated urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, and Staphylococcus saprophyticus.

The recombinant zoster vaccine demonstrated a 79.7% efficacy in patients aged 50 years and older cumulatively within the 6- to 11-year period after vaccination.

Laura Gillespie, PharmD, discusses some of the financial benefits of having a pharmacist focused on antimicrobial stewardship efforts in a health system.

Exploring challenges and opportunities in developing personalized treatments for schizophrenia

The approval was based on the QUILT-3.032 study, which included 77 adults with carcinoma in situ with or without papillary tumors after a transurethral resection.

Frexalimab demonstrated a favorable tolerability profile after approximately 1 year of treatment for individuals with relapsing disease.