Investigators assessed fixed-duration venetoclax plus acalabrutinib with or without obinutuzumab vs chemoimmunotherapy.
The RESCUE BT2 trial sheds further light on the agent’s potential.
Proteolysis-targeting chimeras hold enormous potential, but also present significant challenges to drug developers.
The opportunity to provide non-invasive colorectal cancer screening and education to patients is undoubtedly a role that pharmacists can fill.
Abigail Thomas, PharmD, and Lee A. Kral, PharmD, discuss the evolving role of psilocybin-assisted therapy in palliative care, highlighting current evidence, safety concerns, and how pharmacists can guide patient selection, manage drug interactions, and support education as the therapy moves closer to clinical use.
Throat indications contribute to high antibiotic overprescribing rates.
Pharmacists play a key role in the use of live biotherapeutic products, including fecal microbiota, live-jslm for prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) infection.
The most common medication errors seen in LTC facilities include dispensing errors, delay in delivery, and expired inventory.
There are several important policy issues that could impact pharmacists’ ability to positively affect the quality of care for patients through the use of pharmacy performance measures.
Extravasation is defined as the inadvertent leakage of a vesicant from the vein into the surrounding tissue.
Even when safe, oral supplement use may not be appropriate to use during cancer treatment or recovery.
This guide discusses the integration of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology into clinical practice, emphasizing the role of pharmacists in selecting and optimizing CGM devices for patients.
Although small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) share many of the same symptoms, SIBO affects the small intestine and IBS affects the large intestine.
Although antibiotics are the standard-of-care treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection, they can cause further microbiota changes that predispose patients to recurrence.
Fabry disease is a rare X-linked, lysosomal storage disorder that can cause renal failure or stroke.
Pharmacogenomics can play a role in lowering the cost of health care expenditures, such as shortening hospital stays and reducing emergency department visits.
Chronic hypertension during pregnancy increases the risk of poor pregnancy and birth outcomes.
Those looking to dispense medications should consult the individual guidelines for their local Take Back Bin.
Despite its importance, after graduating from pharmacy school, many pharmacists likely experience a decline in confidence in their ability to appropriately evaluate studies and interpret statistical findings.
This study highlights one benefit of the integrated health system specialty pharmacy model for patients who are prescribed acalabrutinib.
Community accessibility and specialized training in effective medication counseling make pharmacists a valuable resource in helping address injectable biologic hesitancy.
A specialty pharmacy can effectively dispense, monitor, and follow-up with transplant patients who are maintained on the standard triple-drug immunosuppression regimen.
Data suggest the therapy can induce prolonged clinical benefit, even after treatment discontinuation.
Students should prepare to be preceptors early in their pharmacy school careers.
As medical cannabis use grows, pharmacist involvement is essential.
Multiple preparatory steps are involved in creating a delicious meal. Planning, preparation, and revision are similarly important in building a successful residency research program.
The pharmacist integration model filled in gaps in care that appeared to positively affect MIPS and PCMH quality measures.
Raising awareness of the potentially fatal cardiovascular complications of epinephrine toxicity.