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Study data showed that more than three-quarters of patients with dermatomyositis who received intravenous immune globulin therapy experienced improved symptoms.

Selpercatinib is an oral selective RET kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of metastatic RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer and for metastatic thyroid cancer.

Although the treatment of motor symptoms is the primary focus of care for Parkinson disease, helping these patients with sleep disorders is vital because of the impact on quality of life.

In a trial, sacituzumab govitecan-hziy demonstrated a 34% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death compared with physician’s choice chemotherapy.

Although survival benefits for patients who received a kidney transplant varied, the benefits of kidney transplants were greater for all patients when compared with long-term dialysis.

Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, discusses how she will be celebrating the important contributions of women pharmacists.

As part of American Pharmacist Month, Pharmacy Times is asking experts what they believe the value of the pharmacist is.

Furosemide injection 80 mg/10 mL (Furoscix; scPharmaceuticals) is indicated for the at-home treatment of congestion caused by fluid overload in adult patients with New York Heart Association Class II/III chronic heart failure.

The combination of loop diuretics with other drugs that act at different pharmacologic targets has been shown to improve diuretic response in patients with heart failure.

Intravenous immunoglobulin was more effective than placebo, but not more effective than plasmapheresis and corticosteroids.

Clinical studies have shown similar efficacy between emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide (Descovy) and emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Truvada) for individuals at risk for HIV infection.

The vaccine prevents whooping cough in infants younger than 2 months. It can be safely administered to mothers who are in their third trimester.

New research suggests that MDMA may offer promising benefits to patients with certain unmet psychological treatment needs.

Michael Barr, MD, MBA, MACP, FRCP, discusses the importance of physicians and pharmacists sharing skills to increase positive patient outcomes.

Farah Towfic, PharmD, MBA, RPh, director, CEO Operations, US Pharmacopeia, details some of the moments that led her to the pharmacy field and the important role that mentorship played in that process.

Rucaparib is the only PARP inhibitor demonstrated to have better outcomes than a docetaxel-containing control arm, according to researchers.

There is not yet an FDA-approved treatment available for monkeypox, but existing antiviral agents have been found to be effective in vitro and in animal studies.

QR codes are currently used in various health care settings, such as in hospitals for patient verification, but more recently for health care-related education.

The discovery of a protective antiviral protein complex could help researchers find new ways to combat hepatitis B virus.

New research suggests that acetazolamide and standard loop-diuretic therapy may decrease congestion and prevent future hospitalizations in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.

Researchers identified a new immunotherapeutic target that may be effectively treated with CAR T-cell therapy in patients with pretreated multiple myeloma.

Results from the largest head-to-head trial of programmed death receptor-1 inhibitors suggest that dostarlimab and chemotherapy could be an effective treatment option for patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.

High intake of refined grains linked to an increased risk of premature coronary artery disease.

Higher C-reactive protein levels have been linked to cognition problems among older breast cancer survivors.

Study finds cardioprotective medications were used in approximately 11% more men than women with type 1 diabetes.

Two Houston Methodist cancer researchers were granted a quarter-million dollars each to study some of the most lethal forms cancer, including triple-negative breast cancer and multiple myeloma.

Vaccines reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection and hospitalization, but a recent study suggests that misinformation could make adults hesitant to vaccinate children 5 to 11 years of age.

A large collective of researchers may be one step closer to developing a vaccine against HIV after engineering a protein that triggers a widespread antibody response.