Saro Arakelians, PharmD

With gene therapy, anti-tissue factor pathway inhibitors, and RNA interference therapy targeting antithrombin, there are many new options that will be available for the patients impacted by hemophilia.

The CDC recommends RSV vaccination for all adults aged 60 years and older.

Treatment decisions should depend on the patient, their disease, and their disease progression.

Biosimilars are proven to be highly similar to the original products with no clinical meaningful differences.

With wider testing available, diagnosing COVID-19 has become easier and many patients now have access to important treatment options.

Regardless of which of these vaccines patients receive, as long as they receive them according to the prescribed schedules, they can protect themselves and their community against the COVID-19 virus.

Acne is one of the most common conditions, with about 50 million Americans dealing with acne annually.

Even with the current available treatment options, it is important to recognize the importance of masking, particularly for those with immunocompromised conditions.

With the organism’s potential to cause severe symptoms, severe disease, and possible death, it is essential to care for infected individuals promptly and safely.

Treatment options for individuals impacted with PMS can vary and include lifestyle modifications, medication treatments, and herbal products.

According to 2020 data from the CDC, about 14.5% of adults reported having trouble falling asleep most or every day during the 30 days prior to the survey.

RSV can create a problematic infection among children 12 months of age or younger, older adults, and in patients with immunocompromised conditions.

Continuous glucose monitors can significantly improve the lives of patients with diabetes, offering less finger pokes, improved compliance, and easier use methods.

HCV infection is mostly curable and treated with antiviral medications, which can clear the virus from the body.

Approximately every 2.2 minutes, a new diagnosis of lung cancer is registered.

The primary medication therapies that can help with prophylaxis against HIV include pre-exposure prophylaxis and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis.

Patients with depression require long-term treatment and supportive care, either with medications or non-pharmaceutical options.

Eye drops come in many forms and for many indications, such as redness, itchiness, dryness, allergies, dilating drops, glaucoma drops, lubricants, numbing agents, antibiotics, and to lower pressure.

The main cause of C. diff infection remains antibiotic use and overuse.

Clinical studies have shown similar efficacy between emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide (Descovy) and emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Truvada) for individuals at risk for HIV infection.

There were approximately 250,000 new cases of prostate cancer identified in the United States in 2021, which is considered approximately 13% of all cancer cases.

Migraines are multifactorial and patient-specific, causing accessible care and treatments to be limited and ignored.

Asceniv is a plasma-derived polyclonal IVIG drug product designed to prevent serious bacterial infections in patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency disease.

Vitamin C is typically depleted between 4 and 12 weeks if intake stops.

The FDA initially approved baloxavir marboxil in October 2018 for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated influenza.

The mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder includes antipsychotics.

Memantine HCl (Namenda) is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer’s type.

Doan’s magnesium salicylate tetrahydrate formulation treats pain from backaches.

Zynrelef is indicated in adults for soft tissue or periarticular instillation to produce postsurgical analgesia for up to 72 hours after foot and ankle, small-to-medium open abdominal, and lower extremity total joint arthroplasty surgical procedures.

BleedCEASE is intended to stop bleeding from cuts and nosebleeds.