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In the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, combination therapy is the most effective in reducing all-cause death.

Improving patient safety and reducing harmful events is a team effort that includes both executive leadership and management as well as front line care teams.

As more drugs gain coverage, decision-makers will need to more accurately diagnose Alzheimer disease, especially in the community setting.

Pharmacists are cited as one of the most stressed professions and a creative habit can help to improve focus, enhance productivity, and reduce stress.

Investigators analyze to see if there was an association of expected benefits and risk of vaccination.

This drug is the first to control complement factor C5a, which is a protein that plays a significant but potentially harmful role in the body's immune response.

Data show that dose-response relationships and long-term safety of ICS in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are unclear and require further investigation.

Implementing PrEP in retail community pharmacies increases patient accessibility but may be difficult to incorporate without modifying workflow.

Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv (Padcev, Astellas Pharma and Seagen Inc) with pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck) approved for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are ineligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy.

Additionally, study results show a clinically meaningful overall survival trend in the overall population among individuals with primary advanced or recurrent disease.

Investigators suggest that funding mechanisms and interpersonal support systems are unsustainable for long-term care.

This method has proven economically appealing, but further confirmation of these findings is needed, according to investigators.

Transplant patients must adhere to lifelong regimens and those caring for them must consider their regimen as the patients intersect with different parts of the health care system.

Clinical trial findings show that olaparib, given in the neoadjuvant setting, was feasible with 100% of participants able to receive the planned 2 cycles.

Fomepizole, an FDA-approved drug to treat methanol poisoning, and erythromycin could offer a novel therapeutic option to fight drug-resistant S. pneumoniae.

Creating a safe environment for LGBTQ+ patients through the use of trauma informed care is critical to ensuring they feel comfortable returning to the clinic in the future.

There has been a historical lack of complete or appropriate data on sexual and gender minority groups, leading to difficulties in analyzing health outcomes in LGBTQ+ community.

Despite the potential for clinical benefit, triplet therapies have added complexities, monitoring needs, toxicities, and costs associated with additional pharmacologic therapy.

If patients with G6PD deficiency are exposed to risk factors, such as certain medications, environmental factors, or foods, it can lead to hemolysis.

Expert notes significant advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma, large B cell lymphomas, and acute myeloid leukemia, during a presentation at HOPA 2023 Annual Conference.

Before tapering patients treated for cancer off of opioids, care providers should first establish what the goals of tapering are.

The data underscore the need for biomarker testing to identify patients who may be eligible for this therapy, according to physician from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Certain populations have been found to have differing prognoses, such as African American patients, who have an earlier onset of disease with a higher likelihood of an aggressive tumor type and shorter survival.

Asian Americans often develop the disease at a normal weight, which would be overlooked by current screening guidelines, investigators say.

The drug from AstraZeneca and Ionis Pharmaceuticals demonstrates a sustained benefit through 66 weeks for those with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloid polyneuropathy.

Experts note that pharmacists are well positioned to play a key role in precision oncology and molecular tumor boards.

CGM devices can also help individuals with diabetes make more informed decisions about their diet, exercise, and medication management, leading to improved overall health outcomes.

The company announced the initiation of the EVERGREEN study, which was aimed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of the investigational respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, in 2021.

This month's guest is Jennifer Lind, PharmD, MPH, MBA, a public health pharmacists, epidemiologist in the Medication Safety Program at the CDC, and commander in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

Barbara Kirkaldy, BS, CPhT, pharmacy regulatory specialist at Novant Health, discusses her role in the pharmacy and alternative career paths for pharmacy technicians.