Erin Hunter, Assistant Editor

Despite study findings showing that 1 in 5 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 developed persistent high blood pressure, many had underlying risk factors.

The kinase inhibitor is already approved for patients who experienced recurrence following 1 or more lines of standard of care platinum-containing chemotherapy.

This technique may be applied to transdermal applications, such as shot-free vaccines.

The start date of the package-level electronic tracking system will shift from November 27, 2023 to November 27, 2024.

This social determinant of health could have the same level of negative impact on health as the experience of racism, poverty, or low education.

There is lots of information about matters of women's health online, both true and untrue, but pharmacists remain a credible source for educating women about health matters.

Consumerization of health care solutions is connected to a growing desire of patients to have accessible health care/health data and an individualized care experience.

During the phase 1b/2 trials, CAR T-cell therapy demonstrated significant and clinical survival benefits.

Generative artificial intelligence is a type of self-learning software that can increase the time pharmacists can allocate to patients, improve medication adherence, and allow patients to access health data on a whim.

Following an increase in government seizures of ayahuasca, an Indigenous religious organization requested government records that led to these seizures. The DEA responded by sending a single report condemning use of the drug.

“I've never met a pharmacist who didn't want to improve the health of the American people. That's what they're doing and will be doing well in the future,” Steven C. Anderson tells Pharmacy Times at NACDS TSE, August 12 through 14, 2023, San Diego, California.

The launch of adalimumab biosimilars are expected to affect spending in the immunology space.

Expert weighs in on the growth of specialty drug spending, particularly with drugs in immunology, neurology, and weight loss.

Previous studies were not able to establish whether the risk of developing myasthenia gravis was caused by or led to vitamin D deficiency.

Pharmacists also have the resources to help advocate for better care for patients.

Pharmacists can improve patient access to both healthful foods and necessary medicines as a continuum of care in underserved communities.

Entrepreneurs and healthcare retailers can support pharmacists by digitizing the recommendation model and closing the diagnostic gap.

Educator and pharmacy advocate encourages pharmacists to work together to improve the scope of the profession and patient access to services.

Adults aged 80 years and older and those living in areas with worse economic conditions are more likely to receive potentially inappropriate medications in the outpatient setting, which may be associated with cognitive impairment.

More than 1 billion people suffer from sleep apnea, a condition often associated with snoring.

Black adults, who have a higher likelihood of suffering from stroke at a young age, benefitted from blood pressure control and increased physical activity.

Wastewater surveillance could be the most consistent way to measure COVID-19 across US counties, a recent study indicates.

There are currently no HER2-directed therapies for many HER2-expressing solid tumors that are refractory.

The approved assay can differentiate between infection of COVID-19, influenza, or respiratory syncytial virus, minimizing the need for multiple tests or physician visits.

Rilpivirine is part of the first ever long-acting injectable HIV-1 treatment option for children aged 12 years and older.

Patients on risankizumab also reported greater satisfaction with treatment for moderate plaque psoriasis.

Rates of hospitalizations and mortality from COVID-19 were more than 4 times lower in 2022 compared to 2021, as the virus become less severe with new mutations, a recent study found.

Pembrolizumab is already indicated to treat patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, along with stage 2B-3 melanoma after resection in adults and pediatric patients.

Further analysis shows that 300 mg lenacapvir tablets plus an optimized background regimen can effectively reconcile a missed dose of lenacapavir injection in patients with HIV.

Prothrombin complex concentrate human-Ians can quickly improve blood coagulation in patients who are at risk of excess bleeding but need urgent surgery.