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Pharmacogenomic information can be used to more selectively choose medications and doses that are more appropriate for each individual.

The early phase clinical trial, which ended prematurely in 2013 due to funding challenges, further illustrates disparities in health equity in clinical research.

If clinical trials continue to show that psychedelics offer safe and long-lasting results, then psychedelic-assisted therapy could flourish as a treatment in the mental health space.

Contract pharmacies should work to stay in a perpetual state of audit readiness

Semaglutide (Wegovy; Novo Nordisk) reduces the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke in adults with cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight when combined with the standard-of-care.

In the State of the Union Address, President Biden said he wants to expand the $2,000 out-of-pocket cap beyond seniors and allow Medicare to negotiate more costly drugs.

The biosimilarity was evident between SB17 (Samsung Bioepis), ustekinumab (Stelara; Janssen Immunology), and those switching from ustekinumab to SB17.

The pharmacy supply chain and reimbursement marketplace are broken, manufacturers are throwing up their hands and getting into the vertical integration scrum

Individuals with persistent asthma and at least 1 complex comorbidity were more likely to use telemedicine, the results of the study showed.

Teplizumab is indicated to delay the onset of Stage 3 type 1 diabetes (T1D) in adults and pediatric patients 8 years of age and older with stage 2 T1D.

Promising data have emerged suggesting a significant weight loss benefit for patients using GLP-1 agonists and GLP-1/GIP dual agonists.

“I see clinical pharmacy specialists (CPS) to be more like the frontline folks that would pretty much work very closely with the providers,” according to a CPS at City of Hope.

Tocilizumab-aazg (Tyenne; Fresenius Kabi) is the first approved biosimilar to tocilizumab (Actemra; Genentech) as both intravenous and subcutaneous.

Diabetes is a known risk factor for cognitive decline and small vessel disease.

Vitamin D preserved insulin-producing cells and cell function, which can reduce complications in young patients.

They also compared the approach of the European Medicines Agency and the FDA in drug approvals.

The at-home test offers the availability to assess for all viruses using one tool.

Findings emphasize the importance of further research on effective and safe alternative treatments for MDD in children and adolescents, specifically in patients who are refractory to nonpharmacologic treatment and/or standard of care antidepressants

Artificial intelligence (AI) recommendations resulted in fewer recurrent strokes, heart attacks, or vascular death within 3 months of a previous ischemic stroke.

The continuous glucose monitoring system will be available for purchase online and without a prescription starting in summer 2024.

Denosumab-bbdz (Wyost; Sandoz) and denosumab-bbdz (Jubbonti; Sandoz) are approved as interchangeable for all indications of denosumab (Xgeva and Prolia; Amgen).

This designation makes CBL-514 the first drug to receive both Orphan Drug Designation and Fast Track Designation for the treatment of Dercum disease.

Investigators also found that those with community-acquired, radiology-confirmed pneumonia with lower respiratory tract infections had worse outcomes.

Children with normal weight had different community relationships compared to children with overweight or obesity.

In the study, investigators found superior kidney outcomes with injectable semaglutide (Ozempic) for individuals with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Laws can help eliminate common barriers to transparency but are not the only way to achieve health care transparency.

According to the researchers, making changes to the daylight saving time system to accommodate heart health is unnecessary.

In some instances, metabolites can predict risk in patients who still have normal glucose biomarkers.

AAO-HNSF guideline development group included 17 panel members, including experts from otolaryngology and allergy, those who have knowledge in clinical practice guideline development, and patient representatives.