Luke Halpern is an assistant editor with Pharmacy Times. Luke wrote for Pharmacy Times in the summer of 2023, and assumed a full-time role in June 2024. His work has been featured in Pharmacy Times and the American Journal of Managed Care. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in May 2024.
Pharmacists are integral to setting patient expectations, monitoring liver health, and ensuring adherence to long-term follow-up for optimal outcomes with etranacogene dezaparvovec.
The results act as a contradiction to conventional wisdom of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol being healthy and lowering the risk of heart disease, but more research is warranted.
In this episode, Jill Simonian and Codi Peterson explore the evolving role of pharmacists in medical cannabis, addressing legal complexities, patient counseling, and key considerations for safe and effective use.
Compared with other indicators of cardiovascular risk, the ratio of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) to normal HDL-C had a stronger association with the risk of hypertension and heart disease.
Even for patients with myelofibrosis who could otherwise proceed directly to hematopoietic cell transplantation, pre-transplant treatment with ruxolitinib led to improved survival benefits.
The ongoing "quad-demic" of influenza, norovirus, RSV, and COVID is creating heightened health risks, making prevention through hygiene, masking, and vaccination critical.
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for patients with CIDP requires navigating insurance coverage and prolonged therapy.
The label changes to buprenorphine extended-release injections can increase convenience and adherence for patients with moderate to severe opioid use disorder.
Nadofaragene firadenovec led to most patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) experiencing a complete response (CR) at 3 months.
According to Pranav Garimella, pharmacists are essential in counseling patients with CKD on the appropriate use of semaglutide.
Etranacogene dezaparvovec offers a long-term, cost-effective solution for hemophilia B by providing sustained factor IX expression but requires careful patient selection and post-infusion liver monitoring.
Plasma therapy can involve burdensome procedures and infusions for patients, but pharmacists can use their expertise to make the process easier and more convenient.
Using chromosome genomic array testing in combination with existing risk stratification models can better determine patients with myelofibrosis who can benefit from transplant.
The new data demonstrates the effectiveness of Mim8 in children with hemophilia A regardless of inhibitor status, expanding the populations in which the novel drug in development could have a treatment benefit.
There was an association observed between fluctuating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the risk of developing dementia and cognitive impairment.
Semaglutide has been approved for reducing kidney disease progression and cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes, marking a significant advancement in CKD management.
Priority review status will allow for expedited development of zongertinib, putting it on the path toward approval as the first in a new class of drugs for mutated NSCLC.
Identifying and managing IVIG-related side effects early on in treatment can improve efficacy and safety for patients with CIDP.
Prescribing and dosing appropriate treatments for patients with sickle cell disease while managing episodes of acute pain are some of the integral roles of pharmacists.
New data from the longest known trial of pediatrics and adolescents in the postacute phase of COVID-19 show they are at a heightened risk of gastrointestinal tract symptoms.
Donna Ryan explains why long-term treatment with GLP-1 medication is typically necessary to maintain weight loss benefits.
The approval in multiple indications is designed to improve access to effective, proven treatments for skeletal fractures, which can greatly reduce patient quality of life.
Steven Pipe, MD, explains the long-term efficacy data surrounding etranacogene dezaparvovec in patients with hemophilia B.
Amlenetug could provide a treatment option for patients with multiple system atrophy, a progressive and rare condition that causes damage to the brain’s nerve cells.
A one-time infusion of etranacogene dezaparvovec-drlb led to sustained bleeding control and a reduction in factor IX prophylaxis in patients with hemophilia B.
PP-01 could become a first-in-class treatment for patients with cannabis use disorder.
Therapies like the newly approved suzetrigine, a nonopioid NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor, could revolutionize pain management and mitigate the risks associated with opioid use.
The agency will now review the novel PCSK9 inhibitor for possible approval in patients with or at high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Building on a previously granted orphan drug designation, the latest FDA action for amezalpat puts the drug in a position for regulatory approval.
Cytopenic myelofibrosis is characterized by poorer prognosis and more severe anemia and thrombocytopenia compared with proliferative myelofibrosis.
