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When pharmacists are involved in the care process, they can address common barriers to medication use, such as polypharmacy, ineffective medication, high costs, health and lifestyle considerations, and social needs.

COVID-19 vaccination averted infection in 10% of NHS health care workers and reduced absence from work by nearly 70%.

Fewer than half of eligible veterans enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration have received their COVID-19 booster.

Results of analysis also show they have a much higher incidence of dying in the hospital than those without the virus.

Combining tramadol and celecoxib into a co-crystal of celecoxib-tramadol provides peripherally and centrally mediated analgesia.

From a patient perspective, the lack of awareness of biosimilars is the biggest barrier to adoption.

Along with expanding responsibilities, pharmacies must have the infrastructure and pharmacy staff must have sufficient support.

Unvaccinated first responders were more likely to doubt the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines than vaccinated counterparts, reporting low trust in the government.

Delayed diagnosis in younger individuals and presentation of advanced disease highlights need for awareness.

Kevin Straughn, PharmD, clinical pharmacist at Duke Regional Hospital, said once the 2 compounding chapters, <797> and <795> become enforceable, there will be a 6-month grace period before USP <800> becomes enforceable.

Piperacillin and tazobactam (Zosyn) is indicated for treatment of intra-abdominal infections, skin and skin structure infections, female pelvic infections, community-acquired pneumonia, and nosocomial pneumonia.

The most common way to detect bacteria and determine the right medication to use is with the gram stain test, which will show whether the bacteria is gram-positive or gram-negative

A possibly life-threatening and transmissible liver disease has been affecting children in the US and the UK since 2021.

The increase in prescriptions for non-opioid pain medications coincided with a significant drop in opioid prescribing over the same period.

Progression-free survival was longer with brentuximab vedotin and fewer patients with Hodgkin lymphoma in this group received subsequent therapy.

Empagliflozin also was associated with Improvement in quality of life and greater reduction in body weight.

Preexposure prophylaxis should be consistently offered alongside HIV prevention services and treatment for substance abuse, investigators say.

The evolving landscape of specialty pharmacy growth represents the impact it may have on the operations of the health-system moving forward.

There are some great resources out there to help educate patients and healthcare providers to combat the epidemic, according to Dr. Deutsch.

The results showed a 38.1% confirmed objective response rate among HER2-positive patients who received tucatinib in combination with trastuzumab.

Privigen is indicated for the treatment of primary humoral immunodeficiency, chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura in patients 15 years of age and older, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in adults.

The increase in gabapentin-related overdose deaths follows a rising trend in overall overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FDA granted the vaccine series Emergency Use Authorization on July 14, based on clinical trial data showing significant efficacy and safety.

Poziotinib is an irreversible pan HER2 inhibitor with activity against mutations of HER1, HER2, and HER4.

Approximately one-third of the individuals had an intracranial response among those with central nervous system metastases.

For coinfected patients who first contract influenza A, replication of SARS-CoV-2 may be suppressed, even 1 week after clearance of influenza A.

Individuals vaccinated simultaneously with COVID-19 booster and influenza vaccines may be more likely to experience systemic reactions and adverse health impacts.

Dronabinol (Syndros) is a cannabinoid indicated in adults for the treatment of: anorexia associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS and nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conventional antiemetic treatments.