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Bebtelovimab gets Emergency Use Authorization to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19.

Ronald T. Piervincenzi, CEO of US Pharmacopeia, discusses contributing factors leading to health care professionals experience of an erosion of trust in the medicine supply chain.

Tiago Reis Marques, MD, PhD, CEO of Pasithea Therapeutics, discusses the future of ketamine and psychedelic medicines in the treatment of mental health and brain disorders.

The drug's novel molecular structure may result in fewer toxic adverse effects.

American Heart Month is another example of the essential and valuable position that pharmacists hold in improving health care outcomes and optimizing patient-centered care.

Ronald T. Piervincenzi, CEO of US Pharmacopeia, discusses how drug shortages are related to medicine quality issues.

Study shows that 98% of cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) were unvaccinated, suggesting that vaccination reduces the chance of a child who had COVID-19 later developing MIS-C.

The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including supply concerns and staffing shortages, have made technological solutions become more crucial.

Ronald T. Piervincenzi, CEO of US Pharmacopeia (USP), discusses recent survey data demonstrating 90% of physicians had experienced an erosion of trust in the US supply chain’s ability to deliver safe, quality medicines.

Tiago Reis Marques, MD, PhD, CEO of Pasithea Therapeutics, addresses how pharmacists can respond to questions patients may ask them about ketamine and other psychedelic treatments.

Tiago Reis Marques, MD, PhD, CEO of Pasithea Therapeutics, explains how ketamine infusions work when administered in patients’ homes and what safety precautions would be taken by providers in this setting.

A variety of drugs from several medication classes are under investigation.

New composite pharmacy adherence measure is a major step in developing standard pharmacy performance measures focused on improving patient care.

Study shows that treatment with rituximab (Rituxan) for B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma prior to COVID-19 vaccination significantly lowered the number of patients who developed blocking antibodies for the virus.

Lack of immediate results, cultural barriers, and high costs lead many to gamble with their cardiovascular health, study results show.

The calculation instrument displayed good discrimination, with a C-index of 0.72, as well as good calibration, investigators say.

Data suggest that omicron-specific CD8-positive T cell responses were more than 80% cross-reactive with the CD8-positive T cell response to the original strain of the virus.

Larotrectinib was the first drug to receive accelerated FDA approval for patients of all ages based on a common molecular marker, independent of tissue origin for targeted therapy.

Applying these findings in practice could improve clinicians’ ability to offer truly personalized cancer therapy by enabling consideration of toxicity along with other data predicting patients’ responses.

Fecal microbiota transplantation produces cure rates of 82%-88% in patients with recurrent clostridium difficile infections.

Selinexor demonstrated a 37% increase in probability that patients treated with the drug will be in remission at 12 months.

The use of a unique trimer to produce tier-2 neutralizing antibodies may help fight HIV.

Sutimlimab-jome is the only approved treatment for individuals with CAD and works by inhibiting the destruction of red blood cells.

The agency has also approved the baclofen oral suspension for Azurity Pharmaceuticals to treat individuals with other spinal cord diseases or injuries.

Following the first 3 days after a COVID-19 diagnosis, the risk of stroke quickly decreased.

Monoclonal antibodies are highly effective at treating the virus, but they have often gone to the healthiest patients, instead of those over aged 65 years.

Culturally tailored patient navigation can improve underserved individuals’ health literacy, trust in the health care system, and use of cancer screening tools, study results show.

The results of a pilot program investigating the efficacy of remote patient monitoring for patients with cancer showed that it helped to keep high-risk individuals out of the hospital.