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The medication is newly indication for reducing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including cardiovascular death, nonfatal heart attack, or nonfatal stroke in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease (CVD).

NDMA contamination in medications has caused concern among consumers, and health care professionals after WHO recalled 1159 lots of ARBs including valsartan, losartan, and irbesartan.

Starting January 2020, aspiring certified pharmacy technicians must complete a Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam-recognized education or training program, or have equivalent work experience before taking the exam.

Influenza B has been causing severe illnesses in many areas of the country.

The nasal solution is a local anesthetic indicated for the introduction of local anesthesia of the mucous membranes for diagnostic procedures and surgeries.

Sunday was National Pharmacist Day, and we asked on Facebook why you entered the pharmacy field, and why you continue to believe in the importance of the profession.

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) induced by lamotrigine was recently an active topic on social media, with users following a recent article that reported an Austin, Texas detective had died from the condition in 2018.

This medication is the first precision therapy approved to treat a genomically defined population of patients with GIST, according to Blueprint Medicines.

The CDC has reported 34800 new cancer diagnoses linked to HPV annually, and the virus is predicted to account for more than 90% of all cervical and anal cancers, more than 60% of all penile cancers, and 70% of all oral cancers.

Members of the former International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists voted in November 2019 to change the association’s name to the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding.

Deferasirox is indicated for treating chronic iron overload caused by repeated blood transfusions in patients age 2 years and older.

Since 2004, the FDA has approved different treatments for advanced prostate cancer, adding almost 2-3 indications per year for the past 15 years.

The Prescription Drug User Fee Act date, the FDA action data for this supplemental application, is scheduled for the second quarter of 2020.

The treatment is the first and only fast-acting mealtime insulin injection that does not have a pre-meal dosing recommendation, according to Novo Nordisk.

Novadoz Pharmaceuticals, who markets the product, has commenced shipping of the drug, available in bottles of 30 tablets.

ASHP’s annual Pharmacy Forecast is designed to help advance pharmacy practice leadership, and to provide insight into the forecasted trends.

Megan Maroney, PharmD, BCPP, clinical associate professor, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; clinical psychiatric pharmacist, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, discusses the higher risk for potential adverse effects of suicidal ideation and behavior, and depression in younger patients.

From newsworthy moments to groundbreaking research, these are the most popular articles published on Pharmacy Times® during 2019.

Ashley M. Rogers, PharmD, BCPS, has been named the 2019 Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year in Massachusetts.

Officials with the FDA have approved Intra-Cellular Therapies’ lumateperone (Caplyta) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults, according to the company.

What classic Christmas movie character fits best with your pharmacy profession?

The applications for the first generics of apixaban (Eliquis, Bristol-Meyers Squibb) tablets were approved to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

Ubrogepant is the first drug in the class of oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonists approved by the agency for the acute treatment of migraine.

Krutika Mediwala, PharmD, BCPS, discusses the effects that institutional policies can have on antimicrobial stewardship in health systems. This video was filmed at the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) 54th Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas.

Todd Brothers, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS clinical assistant professor, University of Rhode Island, discusses the role of pharmacists in assessing patients for hyperkalemia and in managing those with a chronic condition. This video was filmed at the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) 54th Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada.

There is a statistically significant difference in the number of patients that meet statin criteria for primary prevention, and those that were prescribed it in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), according to student research presented at the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) 54th Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Oncolytic Viral Therapy (OVT) is currently not recognized by treatment guidelines for advanced pancreatic cancer; however, safety and efficacy data from previous studies conducted over the previous 10 years have shown that OVT may be a promising, innovative approach for patients with pancreatic cancer.

Pharmacy professionals with the Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI) 2030 have instituted 59 recommendations to promote optimal, safe, and effective medication use, expand pharmacist and technician roles, and implement the latest technologies.