Aislinn Antrim, Assistant Editor

Chronic fibrosing ILD with a progressive phenotype encompasses a group of fibrotic lung diseases caused by various underlying diseases or conditions.

The FDA also granted osilodrostat orphan drug designation.

Many pharmacists are speaking out about understaffing and stressful work environments, all of which leads to potentially dangerous errors.

The act aims to mitigate common triggers of drug shortages by improving transparency throughout the drug supply chain process, and strengthening FDA interagency efforts to prevent shortages.

The United States now has more than 100 confirmed cases and 10 deaths, according to the CDC.

Among insured adults with diabetes in the United States, 40% struggle to pay for care according to a new report.

Online pharmacy Valisure has found high levels of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen, in batches of metformin from 11 out of 22 tested manufacturers.1

The FDA is now requiring a boxed warning for montelukast (Singulair) to strengthen the existing warning about the risk of neuropsychiatric events.

In recognition of National Kidney month, the National Kidney Foundation has announced a partnership with CVS Kidney Care to raise awareness about kidney disease.

By changing the definition of biological products and hopefully increasing access to cheaper insulin, the FDA hopes to do just that.

The greatest risk is still to people who have been in close contact with COVID-19 patients, according to the CDC.

The drug also received orphan drug designation.

This approval marks the first for combination ibuprofen and acetaminophen for OTC use.

The virus has now reached all continents except Antarctica, with cases reported in 47 countries.

Depending on the amount consumed, intake of dairy milk can increase the risk of breast cancer by up to 80%, according to new research from Loma Linda University Health.

As health care costs continue to rise in the United States, crowdfunding on websites such as GoFundMe is becoming increasingly common.

According to a new report from the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, a $1 increase in drug rebates was associated with a $1.17 rise in list prices, hurting uninsured patients who pay list prices and insured patients who pay coinsurance and deductibles based on list prices.

Four FDA-approved products that face no competition may increase health care spending by as much as $20.25 billion, according to a new analysis by Vizient Inc.1

The FDA and the White House also announced new initiatives to combat the novel coronavirus.

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), several states are moving forward with their own legislation to limit the influence of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in managed care organizations.

The product will be immediately launched with limited commercial qualities, and manufacturers expect that there will be a steady supply by the fourth quarter of 2020.

The research resulted in nearly 50 new drugs with previously unrecognized anti-cancer activity.

The results of a recent study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity suggest that inflammation and the kynurenine pathway may be connected to postpartum depression (PPD) and therefore may present new treatment targets in severe PPD.

In a press briefing, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom, PhD, said the decision to declare a pandemic is based on ongoing assessments of the geographic spread, the virus’s impact on overall society, and the severity of the illnesses.

With the recent approval of a Zulresso, an allopregnanolone-based treatment for postpartum depression (PPD), many pharmacists and physicians have been researching the mechanisms and other information about the drug.

As countries across the world enact policies to limit the scope of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a report of transmission via an asymptomatic carrier could make prevention more difficult and increase global concerns.

Which founding father helped start the first public hospital and the first hospital pharmacy in the United States?

Fears surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak have had major effects even in unaffected areas, including face mask shortages, a falling stock market, and many unsubstantiated rumors.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle have long been debating key issues in modern health care, including rising drug prices, access to care, and national addiction rates. Despite some agreement on which issues are most pressing, arguments persist in how to address them heading into the 2020 presidential election.

The FDA has accepted Genentech’s supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) and granted priority review for atezolizumab (Tecentriq) as a first-line monotherapy for some patients with advanced non-squamous and squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).