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June 12th 2025
The decision is supported by positive data from the KEYNOTE-689 trial.
Juan Ovalles, MD, PhD, discusses how high placebo response rates driven by background therapy complicate lupus drug trials, and outlines evolving strategies in trial design, clinical practice, and pharmacist-led care to ensure investigational biologics are fairly evaluated and appropriately used in systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Targeted Screening Tools Can Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Health System Retail Pharmacies
June 5th 2025Implementation of the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle in health system retail pharmacies significantly increased uptake of 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine among eligible adults.
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Phase 3 PIVOT-PO Trial Evaluating Tebipenem HBr in cUTIs Ends Early After Meeting Primary End Point
June 2nd 2025A clinical trial shows tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide (Tebipenem HBr; Spero Therapeutics and GSK) effectively treats complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs), potentially transforming patient care and reducing hospital costs.
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