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Claire Biermaas, President of Corporate Partnerships at Cencora, discussed how her team is working with their partners to address new challenges amid the shifting landscape of pharmacy.

Compared to standard of care TKIs, asciminib also presented favorable safety and tolerability profiles with fewer reported AEs among patients.

Investigators also found that those with HIV were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of cardiac surgery.

The 10-year cumulative incidence rate was equally high between both cohorts of smoking and nonsmoking individuals.

Teneo Excimer Laser Platform is a new laser assistance in situ keratomileusis for vision correction surgery for those who have myopia and myopic astigmatism.

The study results also demonstrated isatuximab had safety and tolerability profiles that were consistent with other clinical trials.

Clinical pharmacists in the ED are well positioned to facilitate adoption of ED-initiated buprenorphine and improve the treatment of patients with OUD.

Studies have shown that higher expression of CYP2D6 alleles in adults results in excessive production of active metabolites, leading to either therapeutic failure, increased exposure, or more severe adverse effects.

In the ambulatory setting, oncology pharmacists independently prescribe medications to support and manage therapy toxicities for cancer patients.

Berdazimer topical gel, 10.3% (Zelsuvmi; Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc) has been approved for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum in individuals aged 1 year and older.

Recognizing that culture is a multifaceted concept can lead to more careful and thoughtful use of the term.

Tune in to this episode of Pharmacy Focus for a deep dive into the world of independent pharmacists prescribing, featuring insights and expertise from Deeb Eid.

To develop the next generation of pharmacy leaders, pharmacists should receive effective training from the beginning of their careers.

Pharmacists in community and retail practices are stepping out from behind the counter and becoming more involved in patient care.

The report allows management to provide guaranteed assessments throughout the screenings that could aid early detection, diagnosis, and lung cancer treatment.

Malignant hyperthermia can result in a rare anesthetic emergency and can be fatal.

Those who were exposed to the clinically acquired stomach bacteria had a 24% increased risk of Alzheimer disease after a decade of onset.

Conclusions could not be made regarding whether lower risk was associated with improvement in heart failure or if the success of optimal medications led to better clinical outcomes.

In-hospital mortality and the Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) model are not associated with changes in odds for Black individuals or female individuals.

Investigators optimized the assay during development and qualification to be used in the clinical setting for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.

Although machine learning models demonstrate potential to improve early detection of Alzheimer disease, sample sizes that underrepresent ethnic and racial groups result in unfairness.

Findings may translate to a safe intervention for older women at risk of osteoporosis.

The prospective observational study assessed a 2-year increasing lung cancer diagnosis risk, lung cancer characteristics, and the overall survival between LNP and LDCT screening.

Eliminating certain factors within the GRN resulted in the network shutting down, potentially leading to cancer cell death due to an inability to replicate, according to the study authors.

Genetic risk, pertaining to sodium and potassium pathways, could help tailor interventions specifically to patients for the management of hypertension.

The risk of poor cognitive performance was nearly double in participants who had the greatest number of sleep disturbances compared to the least.

This study showed the importance of a multidisciplinary team’s expertise to investigate a clinical inquiry beyond the scope of the clinicians’ skillset and their access to necessary technology.

However, cognitive performance was not significantly worse than patients hospitalized for other conditions of a similar severity.

The efficacy of biologics suggests a potential for biologic-based treatment for patients with asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap.

The pattern for the diminished learning curve, associated with elevated amyloid levels, was consistent across 3 memory tasks, with strongest results for recalling digit-signs and groceries prices.