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Mark Garofoli, director of Experiential Learning Program at WVU School of Pharmacy, discusses his CPhT 2021 conference presentation regarding the role and impact of pharmacy technicians on opioids in the pharmacy.

These biomarkers may be able to control inflammation in the body once infected with COVID-19 and can help determine the seriousness of the infection, the researchers noted.

Multiple strategies can be used to create an individualized approach to therapies and removing barriers for patients with cancer.

The study also found that certain E. coli cells in these microenvironments were able to survive phage treatment without acquiring genetic resistance.

Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) can be used for multiple cancer types, including melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and head and neck squamous cell cancer.

Asciminib (Scemblix) approved for patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase who were previously administered 2 or more tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Pfizer and BioNTech have also announced that they will be providing the US government with an additional 50 million of the 10 μg doses, with an expected delivery by April 30, 2022.

The study was designed to evaluate elacestrant as a monotherapy compared to the standard of care for the treatment of estrogen receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

This developing technology offers opportunities for decentralized record-keeping and tracking of transactions, as well as increased overall efficiency and the removal of unnecessary intermediaries.

Mitigating the likelihood of pharmacy staff burnout requires a multifactorial approach.

The study sought to highlight the issues with the correct routing of discontinued medications, which increases the risk of medication safety events.

The analysis found that patients’ quality of life did not change significantly over time during treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Chemotherapy for colorectal cancer include 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), capecitabine (Xeloda), irinotecan (Camptosar), oxaliplatin (Eloxatin), and trifluridine and tipiracil (Lonsurf).

Precision dosing technology uses multiple patient-specific factors to individualize medication doses, helping clinicians reduce medication errors that lead to adverse events.

Those aged 18 to 34 years self-treat with cannabidiol or cannabis at 2 times the rate of people aged 45 years or older.

The phase 2 Elara trial for the follicular lymphoma treatment met its primary endpoints, Novartis says.

ARTISTRY-7 will analyze the anti-tumor activity and safety of the combination compared with chemotherapy for individuals with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Investigators conclude that minimal residual disease cells, or those that survive the initial treatment, may carry some form of epigenetic and metabolic memory of the tumor.

Gyang and Hansen discussed any new or existing treatment options for patients, the role of the pharmacist changing, and what they wish others knew about MS.

The multi-institutional clinic trial also concluded that there was no negative impact to quality of life for these patients.

The investigators said that the trial data showed potentially clinically meaningful improvements in both progression-free survival and overall survival in pre-specified subgroups of patients based on the baseline inflammatory biomarker, hs-CRP, as well as other biomarker-defined subgroups.

Paula Durlofsky, PhD, a writer for the American Psychological Association's Device Management and Digital Intelligence committee discusses how social media has impacted the mental health of health care professionals in recent years, including the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The rate of distant metastasis at 10 years was 29% for individuals whose scores demonstrated more aggressive disease compared with 13% for those who showed lower risk.

Although there is no one-size-fits-all approach to promoting vaccine confidence, a conversation is a great starting point.

A diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection does not instantly require treatment, but new guidelines include recommendations for treatment when warranted.

During American Pharmacists Month this October, it’s vital for more pharmacists and health care providers to think about how they touch each patient’s life.

Patients undergoing chemotherapy had lower COVID-19 antibody levels than patients undergoing targeted therapy following vaccination.

Harvoni is a fixed-dose combination indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus in adults and pediatric patients 3 years of age and older.

Amy Summers, PharmD, BCSCP, consultant at Restore Health Consulting, discusses her CPhT 2021 conference presentation regarding proposed changes to the USP <795> and <797>.

There is a survival advantage for those who were also treated with surgery, according to new study results.