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Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of biosimilars at Cardinal Health, on the results of Cardinal Health’s assessment of the current biosimilars market published in the 2022 Biosimilars Report.

Although the ISMP created the guidelines for hospitals, they are applicable in other health care settings.

Additionally, the safety profile in DESTINY-Lung01 was consistent with previous clinical trials with no new safety concerns identified.

Asciminib offers a new option for patients harboring the T315I mutation.

Session highlights novel agents that have recently entered, or will imminently enter, into phase 1 clinical trials.

Medicaid expansion implementation was associated with a decrease in the number of uninsured patients from 6.7% pre-expansion to 3.6% post-expansion.

MIS-C is a rare complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection, which is characterized by symptoms such as fever, multiorgan involvement, and documented SARS-CoV-2 exposure.

Elaine Jaffe, MD, National Institutes of Health (NIH) distinguished investigator at the National Cancer Institute at NIH, discusses points of note in the evolution of lymphoma classification during her clinical and investigational research on the subject.

Heart-related complications in children with COVID-19 are uncommon, but case reports have noted cardiogenic shock, myocarditis, pericarditis, and arrhythmias.

Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of biosimilars at Cardinal Health, on the results of Cardinal Health’s assessment of the current biosimilars market published in the 2022 Biosimilars Report.

David DeRemer, PharmD, BCOP, FCCP, FHOPA, a past-president on the board of Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), discusses why a greater focus on colorectal cancer screening was important to highlight at the HOPA 2022 annual conference.

Bevacizumab-maly (Almysys; mAbxience) is the third biosimilar of bevacizumab (Avastin) approved in the United States.

David Pope, PharmD, CDE, chief innovation officer at OmniSYS, discusses some of the technology trends that occurred in the pharmacy space during the pandemic.

An earlier clinical trial found a higher number of acute myocardial infarction events in those administered HepB-CpG vaccine versus those administered the HepB-alum vaccine.

Rita Roy, MD, CEO of the National Spine Health Foundation, discusses some alternative treatment plans for chronic back pain to help address the opioid epidemic.

Dhivy is a levodopa/carbidopa combination formulation approved by the FDA in November 2021 for the treatment of Parkinson disease or manifestations due to viral or environmental exposures.

New therapies and combination regimens may allow a more tailored approach.

David DeRemer, PharmD, BCOP, FCCP, FHOPA, a past-president on the board of Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), discusses key takeaways from the HOPA 2022 annual conference.

CDI is the leading cause of diarrhea in hospitalized patients.

PrEP use has been associated with lowering HIV infections worldwide, however use of the treatment alone is not sufficient to prevent HIV from spreading.

The companies have decided to unblind the trial and perform no additional analyses for the OS endpoint because there was no clinical benefit observed in the doublet therapy arm.

The findings, published the New England Journal of Medicine, showed treatment with rilzabrutinib led to a rapid, durable increase in platelet count while supporting an acceptable safety profile.

Piqray is indicated in combination with fulvestrant for the treatment of postmenopausal women, and men, with HR-positive/HER2-negative, PIK3CA-mutated, advanced or metastatic breast cancer, as detected by an FDA-approved test following progression on or after an endocrine-based regimen.

Sarah Wheeler, PharmD, BCOP, clinical pharmacy specialist in Hematology/Oncology at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, discusses how experience as a caregiver can help inform the work of an oncology pharmacist on the clinical care team.

Sarah Wheeler, PharmD, BCOP, clinical pharmacy specialist in Hematology/Oncology at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, discusses how oncology pharmacists with experience as a caregiver can utilize those skills while still honoring the boundaries of both themselves and their patients.

The first part of a series outlining 5 crucial steps so pharmacies can enhance patient engagement and lower operational costs.

Sarah Wheeler, PharmD, BCOP, clinical pharmacy specialist in Hematology/Oncology at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, discusses some of the unique struggles that come from being an oncology pharmacist and a caregiver.

Sarah Wheeler, PharmD, BCOP, clinical pharmacy specialist in Hematology/Oncology at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, discusses how oncology pharmacists can help their patients overcome some of the barriers patients with cancer may encounter during treatment.

Lack of acknowledgement or rewards in high-pressure pharmacy environments can lead to mental health issues.

Benyam Muluneh, PharmD, BCOP, CPP, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, discusses his presentation at the HOPA 2022 annual conference on the Oral Chemotherapy Collaborative (OCC) and how it works to optimize care for patients taking oral anti-cancer agents.