Aislinn Antrim, Assistant Editor

Study findings align with recent recommendations from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network for preventing febrile neutropenia in patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Although herpes zoster is rare in children, a case study suggests that it can develop in immunocompetent children after vaccination.

Understanding risk factors and treatments for irregular heart rhythms may be especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patients with allergic rhinitis who received allergen immunotherapy exhibited a clinical improvement in symptoms compared with those who received standard pharmacotherapy alone.

Children with a previous diabetes diagnosis showed lower performances compared with newly diagnosed children, suggesting that the deficits may worsen over time.

Though more research is needed, reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus may be caused by a decrease in absolute lymphocytes caused by COVID-19.

It is especially important to better understand the interactions between COVID-19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Researchers found the largest decreases for heart attack risk among women, which may be because of greater attention paid to women’s heart health in recent decades.

Although immune checkpoint inhibitors are not yet approved for first-line therapy in these populations, the new research could lead to a new standard of care.

When treating patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis caused by pollens, pharmacists can maintain the same dosage or use a step-down therapy approach as pollen levels fall.

More targeted therapies often have better toxicity profiles, allowing patients to remain adherent for longer.

In a recent Pharmacy Times® webcast, several experts discussed how pharmacists’ roles are changing and some of the new precautions implemented at pharmacies.

Digital health tools were a major theme during the first-ever NASP Challenge, comprising 4 of the 5 finalists.

Despite being commonly prescribed, experts have found very little evidence to support the use of oral antibiotics for allergic and chronic rhinosinusitis.

Study participants who had dietician sessions, an exercise physiologist session, and online brain training had higher cognition scores after 6 months.

Study shows the recurrence rate was within the expected range for breast cancer survivors receiving spironolactone and those who did not.

Although pharmacy benefit managers often use the average wholesale price, results of a new study show the measurement lacks accuracy.

Although working from home created challenges for contacting stakeholders, some companies saw higher accuracy and fewer sick days among employees.

Because regular SMS messaging is not fully HIPAA-compliant, one solution may be to initiate contact via a text that links to an online platform.

Researchers found that although the number of Medicare beneficiaries increased between 2014 and 2018, total costs decreased.

Although the presence of rhinovirus limited the ability of influenza to infect cells, researchers do not know whether the same effect will be seen with COVID-19.

Study results provide an opportunity for pharmacists to ensure their patients are on an appropriate dosage or to council on alternatives for older adults at risk of cognitive decline.

Researchers believe the progression of allergies begins with eczema in infancy before progressing to food allergies, asthma, and hay fever later in childhood.

Successfully implementing HIV and hepatitis C testing at drug detoxification centers could help identify and link patients to care, but would require that the test results are available to nearby health care facilities.

Although antiretroviral therapy is an important option for patients with HIV, the viral reservoir has been a major obstacle for researchers looking to effectively cure the disease.

Research suggests that those with progressive multiple sclerosis may have adjusted more effectively to lockdown conditions.

Contrary to earlier statements from the CDC, study suggests corticosteroid inhalers used by many asthmatics might make it more difficult for COVID-19 to enter the airways.

Although experts predict continued growth in drug spending, results find those linked to US Pharmacopeia standards lower prices.

In a statement, CEO B. Douglas Hoey emphasized the important role pharmacists will play in distributing the vaccine once available.

The FDA also granted priority review to pralsetinib for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer and RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer.