
Pharmacists can help oversee the treatment process to ensure patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) are adhering to tafamidis.

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Pharmacists can help oversee the treatment process to ensure patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) are adhering to tafamidis.

Amyvid is used for brain imaging to estimate amyloid plaque density in patients with cognitive impairment undergoing evaluation for Alzheimer disease.

Health care professionals are encouraged to educate patients on potential cannabis-related risks to cardiovascular health.

Compared with prior intravenous formulations, the autoinjector is a more accessible administration method for children and their caregivers.

Hulio shows comparable efficacy and safety to Humira in treating chronic plaque psoriasis, supporting its FDA interchangeability status.

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The subcutaneous infusion is indicated for pediatric patients aged 6 to 17 years who weigh less than 60 kg.

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are key to offering more accessible and efficient care.

Ribociclib in combination with a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor (NSAI) improved invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) while allowing for better quality of life in hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth receptor 2-negative (HER2−) early breast cancer.

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes receiving both treatments had greater reductions in urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio.

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Taletrectinib demonstrated high response rates and was well tolerated among patients with ROS1+ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The authors wrote that a life course approach to the treatment and prevention of depression may help reduce individual burdens of dementia.

Asciminib shows superior tolerability over nilotinib in newly diagnosed patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia in chronic phase, enhancing treatment options and patient outcomes.

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Vepdegestrant was the first PROTAC to be evaluated in a phase 3 clinical trial.

The investigators suggested that blocking VPS72’s interactions can be a foundation for future therapeutic interventions.

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CDC urges all US travelers to get vaccinated for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) amid rising measles cases, emphasizing prevention as key to combating outbreaks.

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New research finds that adding carboplatin to paclitaxel and adjuvant chemotherapy shows no significant survival benefits in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

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Researchers explore cellular senescence's role in kidney fibrosis, highlighting potential therapies to combat chronic kidney disease progression.

The test offers health care professionals a simple and efficient method of identifying patients with liver fibrosis of varying severity.