Pharmacy Week in Review: August 7, 2015

The provider-administered IL-23 inhibitor improved ACR20 response vs placebo after 2 doses in the phase 3 INSPIRE-1 and INSPIRE-2 trials.

Two Kidney Week 2026 posters suggest remnant cholesterol–based markers may help stratify CKD severity and cardiovascular death risk on hemodialysis.

Treated patients also had fewer post-acute hospitalizations and deaths, but individuals without risk factors saw no benefit.

A pharmacy technician reflects on 3 patient encounters that reshaped his understanding of what a real patient requires.

In a Korean cohort of 1861 patients with nondialysis CKD, intake below 0.6 g/kg/d was linked to more kidney failure and higher all-cause mortality.

A disease-modifying therapy for stage 3 T1D, a second once-weekly insulin, and automated insulin delivery for T2D mark a busy year in diabetes care.

October’s pain management coverage examined postoperative suzetrigine, pharmacist follow-up for cancer-related neuropathic pain, constipation prevention, and counseling patients concerned about prescribed opioids.

CDC surveillance data show that approximately 10% of adults hospitalized with RSV died during hospitalization or within 60 days of discharge.