Aislinn Antrim, Managing Editor

Community pharmacists are playing an increasing role in sexual and reproductive health services and can provide that trustworthy information to patients.

The 2024 American Heart Association and American Stroke Association stroke prevention guidelines recommend glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to reduce the risk of stroke in individuals with diabetes and high cardiovascular risk.

Nearly 19,000 independent pharmacies continue to work across the country, with more than 200,000 employees and millions of patients.

Nationally, 7 million women live in maternal health deserts, defined as counties with limited or no available obstetric care.

With COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other viruses now circulating, the time for pharmacists to get up to date on the latest vaccine recommendations is now.

Oral immunotherapy is a growing area of research that involves ingesting increasing doses of the allergen to desensitize the patient’s immune system.

The new approval increases the previous dosing for surface area treatment from 25 cm2 to up to 100 cm2.

The FDA’s final decision is expected by a Prescription Drug User Fee Act goal date in August 2023.

The overall trend of declining body mass index was associated with a higher risk of developing dementia.

The subcutaneous formulation could enhance treatment options by providing high consistency in drug exposure and a convenient administration method.

In 10 states, the data showed more than 26% of women had limited accessibility to mammography, primarily in the Rocky Mountains and the South.

Participants who survived Hodgkin lymphoma as children showed signs of being biologically older than their peers, with a heightened risk of cognitive problems.

The analysis found that individuals in underserved communities were as much as 34% less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The FDA granted Priority Review to both applications and set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act goal date for each application of April 21, 2023.

Identifying how survivors adjust to their cancer may help health care providers provide tailored self-management skills.

The median progression-free survival and overall survival were 7.4 and 14.7 months, respectively, in chemotherapy-naïve patients with advanced or recurrent biliary tract cancer.

The study also found that joint hypermobility was more common in females than in males.

Findings suggest that the children benefitted from the CBT-based program when delivered in a shorter format.

When mildly ill, individuals who reflect on the potential consequences of their behavior are less likely to go to holiday gatherings and events.

Although progress has been made in pre-exposure prophylaxis use, there are still significant barriers for many patients.

Although the evidence suggested some deterioration for a few aspects of mental health, the overall findings were mixed with no clear pattern.

At 3 and 6 months, rivaroxaban was found to be as effective and safe as apixaban in the composite outcome of recurrent venous thromboembolism or bleeding-related hospitalization.

Clinicians should consider potential aspiration of illicit drug packets that were swallowed or inserted into the body.

Future research should investigate which therapies with new mechanisms of action add incremental benefit to existing treatment regimens for non-small cell lung cancer.

When used with chemotherapy, pembrolizumab provides a synergistic response to increase survival rates.

Biomarker testing and management of immune-related adverse events are key roles for pharmacists.

Getting payers on board will be key to national biosimilar cost-savings potential.

A survey of women in New York confirmed that nearly three-quarters would be comfortable getting a contraceptive prescription from a pharmacist.

Pharmacists concluded that the workflow could be implemented for any drugs that are in short supply.

Although evidence suggests some deterioration for a few aspects of mental health, such as anxiety and behavioral problems, the overall findings were mixed with no clear pattern.