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In-person visits to receive oral therapy, outpatient infusions, and inpatient infusion for the treatment of hematologic neoplasms declined in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, while telemedicine use increased slightly in the same period but remained low overall.

Pharmacogenomics is gaining support in mental health and polypharmacy, where the data make a strong case for improvements in clinical and economic outcomes.

Social norms appear to influence individual behavior more than personal attitudes among people living with HIV.

Brentuximab vedotin with nivolumab and standard chemotherapy agents produced a nearly 100% overall response rate in patents with early-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

In addition to being medication experts, pharmacists' accessibility makes them ideal clinicians to provide person-centered, gender-affirming care.

Study investigators said that understanding how the human immune response relates to respiratory syncytial virus infection has been a major obstacle for vaccine development.

SB15 had a comparable safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity treatment profile to AFL for age-related macular degeneration.

Stormi Gale, PharmD, BCCP, a cardiology pharmacy specialist at Novant Health, discussed the important role of SGLT2 inhibitors in glycemic control.

A single infusion of ciltacabtagene autoleucel produced a lower risk of death and disease progression, as well as deep and durable responses, in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Brody Maack, PharmD, CTTS, associate professor at the North Dakota State University School of Pharmacy, discussed how telehealth has evolved since its explosion during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The trial will also evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new form of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV.

Pharmacists who immunize must ensure their knowledge about routine vaccinations for adults and children is up-to-date by reviewing the changes to the immunization schedule each year.

Capivasertib combined with fulvestrant doubled progression-free survival in patients with recurrent or progressed advanced stage HR-positive HER2-negative breast cancer compared to placebo.

Alex Mills, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP, discussed his presentation at the ASHP 2023 Summer Meeting.

STRONG-HF aimed to study whether rapid-dose escalation of guideline-directed heart failure medications was more beneficial than usual care.

Ambulatory care pharmacy residents play a major role in increasing both patient awareness about recommended vaccination and vaccination rates.

Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, MBA, discussed her presentation at the ASHP 2023 Summer Meeting.

The study will assess the use of the drug to treat impaired social motivation, or asociality, which is a difficult-to-treat symptom of schizophrenia that can cause significant functional impairment.

Long-term data show that venetoclax combinations benefit progression free survival and overall survival in patients with or without previous treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Myths, fears, distrust, and misinformation on immunizations can keep patients from benefiting from their protective effects.

Randomized clinical trials still showed that microbiota restoration is significantly more effective than antibiotics for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection.

Study highlights the importance of interprofessional decision-making between pharmacists and emergency department medical officers.

There are 8 million cancer survivors who may have limitations in their daily functional ability.

April Gill, chief commercial officer at Tabula Rasa HealthCare, discusses how to identify underserved patients and address social determinants of health.

Investigators from the Barts Cancer Institute discovered that AMP-activated protein kinase is an essential sensor for tumor dissemination.

People with less severe symptoms of insomnia still had a 16% increased risk of stroke compared to people with no symptoms.

Positive data from the phase 3 A DUE study demonstrated that the investigational combination therapy of macitentan 10 mg and tadalafil 40 in a single tablet improved pulmonary hemodynamics compared to the same drugs as monotherapies.

Christina Madison speaks with Sandra Leal, PharmD, fromCVS Health, about advocating for patients and how that impacts public health.