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Under specific circumstances and criteria, they are adjustable to approximate OS in selected populations of Canadian patients who have advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Analysis indicates that a 25-mg dose reduces the condition scores significantly more than a 1mg dose over a 3-week period, but the 10-mg dose did not yield the same results.

Tremelimumab-actl (Imjudo) plus durvalumab (Imfinzi) and platinum-based chemotherapy approved for the treatment of adults with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer without sensitizing EGFR mutation or ALK aberrations.

Intravenous immunoglobulin is used for several autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, although researchers have not fully understood its specific mechanisms.

FDA approves brentuximab vedotin for the treatment of patients aged 2 years and older with previously untreated, high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma, in combination with doxorubicin, vincristine, etoposide, prednisone, and cyclophosphamide.

The most common cause of death for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is cardiovascular disease, but it also increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and may surpass hepatitis B and C as the leading cause of this cancer.

Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy is a progressive neurodegenerative disease causes irreversible neurologic decline and can result in functional disabilities, such hearing loss and cortical blindness.

Pharmacists and health care providers should be familiar with the management of xylazine overdose and withdrawal.

Study shows there are 2.5 times more breast cancer survivors since the last estimate was conducted in 2007.

A physician working in the field of palliative care discusses how pharmacists and physicians can work together to help address issues pertaining to polypharmacy through deprescribing.

FDA committee voted that trial data do not support the benefits outweighing the risks in patients aged 12 to 17 years and children aged 4 to 11 years for the use of albuterol/budesonide in the treatment of asthma.

Improvement is seen with a higher suspicion of disease and extended timelines, analysis demonstrates.

Katrina Skinner is the president of the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

These show promise as markers to help identify individuals with the conditions and develop targeted therapeutic options.

Research indicates that administering vitamin C to dendritic cells produces more consistent activation of genes involved in the immune response.

Analysis includes an overview of the epidemiology, expression, and treatment of human papillomavirus infections during both gestation and childhood.

The American Heart Association issued a dietary guidance in 2021 suggesting that adults consume a variety of fruits and vegetables, choose whole grains instead of refined grains, eat healthy protein sources and lean cuts of meat, and substitute nonfat and low-fat dairy products for full-fat versions, among other measures.

Efficacy results comparing the cemiplimab-rwlc combination to chemotherapy alone showed a 22-month median overall survival versus 13 months.

In 2020, heart disease death rates increased in adults across all age, sex, racial and ethnic groups, specifically among younger adults and non-Hispanic Black adults.

Shayla Smith was the recipient of the 2022 Next Generation Pharmacist – Technician of the Year award.

A 30-µg booster dose of the Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent vaccine may produce a higher level of protection against the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages than the original COVID-19 vaccine.

With many different classes of medications used in the treatment of major depressive disorder, pharmacists can have a significant impact on patients' lives, from counseling on medications to assisting with finding the right medication.

Poster presentations and speaking sessions at NASP showed the importance of clinical pharmacists in ambulatory care and opportunities to expand specialty pharmacy services in ambulatory care.

Host Dr. Joanna Lewis and Dr. Brooke Griffin, discuss why it's important to invest in yourself, identify your values, and commit to the highs and lows of your career.

Agency expects the highest level of activity in the south-central and Southeast areas of the United States.

Although the number of new HIV infections in the world have declined, there are still regions that are geographically heterogenous that have reported an increase in infection rates.

The pharmacy industry operates through people with different talents filling all types of responsibilities.

Daprodustat is an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor being evaluated for the treatment of anemia of chronic kidney disease in adult patients on and not on dialysis.

Leaders must fully understand the benefits of diversity and create an environment in which it thrives to cultivate and inspire the next generation of inclusive leaders.

Although fentanyl is potent and often deadly, it is not passively absorbed into the bloodstream.