Jill Murphy, Assistant Editor

A policy loophole regarding the ban of e-cigarettes permits all flavors to continue to be sold in devices that cannot be refilled and are redesigned to be disposed of after the flavored nicotine has run out.

Using a series of questionnaires aimed at personal health goals, the interactive tool uses your responses to calculate not only the supplement that is recommended, but other data and reference points for anyone who needs more information.

A recent study estimates that approximately 2 million adults in the United States who have cardiovascular disease currently use marijuana or have used the drug in the past. This estimate is based on responses from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2016.

The decision is based on early academic clinical trial data that demonstrated ex-vivo autologous HSC gene therapy being an ideal approach for the treatment of X-CGD, a rare, life-threatening, inherited disease of the immune system.

Fidaxomicin is a macrolide antibacterial medicine indicated to be used to treat infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by C. difficile.

Two large studies demonstrating patient-reported outcomes showed that quality of life was maintained longer with newer drug combinations compared with standard of care for the treatment of patients with a specific type of colorectal cancer (CRC) and unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The results were presented at the 2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, California, from January 23-25.

Tazemetostat blocks any activity of the EZH2 methyltransferase, which may help keep the cancer cells from further growth.

According to a survey commissioned by the American Academy of Family Physicians, certain groups, including millennials and African Americans, are more susceptible to anti-vaccination rhetoric and beliefs, with 51% of Americans reporting they have not received a flu shot this season. In addition, nearly one-third of adults who completed the survey do not plan on getting a flu shot.

The Pharmacy HIT Collaborative released a revised draft version of pharmacy value sets, and is requesting comments from stakeholders.

The researchers found that the likelihood of being hospitalized for a somatic disease was just as high during the periods when the patients were on antipsychotic drugs as when they were not; however, the differences in mortality were clear.

The loss of immunity, also referred to as “HIV-associated immune amnesia,” could be related to why people with HIV who are on ART still have shorter lives on average than people without HIV, the study noted.

Influenza B has been causing severe illnesses in many areas of the country.

The USP is a set of practice and quality standards for handling hazardous drugs (HDs) developed by the USP as a part of a compendium of standards related to the compounding of drugs.

The diazepam nasal spray was granted 7 years of Orphan Drug Exclusivity by the FDA Office of Orphan Products Development.

A new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine has shown that hundreds of deceased donor kidneys can be transplanted safely and effectively, even those discarded after being deemed unsuitable under current medical criteria.

Recent studies have shown that the HIV virus may affect the brains of children living with and exposed to the virus, even with early antiretroviral therapy (ART). HIV can disrupt neurodevelopment, which affects how children learn, reason, and function.

The CDC has reported 34800 new cancer diagnoses linked to HPV annually, and the virus is predicted to account for more than 90% of all cervical and anal cancers, more than 60% of all penile cancers, and 70% of all oral cancers.

Members of the former International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists voted in November 2019 to change the association’s name to the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding.

Since 2004, the FDA has approved different treatments for advanced prostate cancer, adding almost 2-3 indications per year for the past 15 years.

The treatment is the first and only fast-acting mealtime insulin injection that does not have a pre-meal dosing recommendation, according to Novo Nordisk.

ASHP’s annual Pharmacy Forecast is designed to help advance pharmacy practice leadership, and to provide insight into the forecasted trends.

Advanced pharmacy technician roles are on the rise, with new certification programs available for students to utilize, according to a session at the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) 54th Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas.

What classic Christmas movie character fits best with your pharmacy profession?

There is a statistically significant difference in the number of patients that meet statin criteria for primary prevention, and those that were prescribed it in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), according to student research presented at the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) 54th Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Officials with the FDA have granted accelerated approval to fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu, Daiichi-Sankyo) for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer that have received 2 or more prior anti-HER2-based regimens in the metastatic setting.

Tazarotene is the first acne treatment to be available in a lotion form, showing strong efficacy with favorable tolerability.

Although many pharmacists are divided when it comes to their job satisfaction, most of them are happy with their compensation, according to a recent Pharmacy Times® Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey.

Researchers have confirmed that the addition of the CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib to aromatase inhibitors is associated with durable tumor responses.

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to golodirsen injection (Vyondys 53, Sarepta Therapeutics) to treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who have confirmed mutation of the dystrophin gene that is amenable to exon 53 skipping.

With the spike in vaping-related illnesses are at an all-time high, staying on top of the news and counseling patients properly are some ways that pharmacists can help fight the epidemic, according to a session at the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) 54th Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas.