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Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discusses the findings regarding the efficacy of combining and sequencing liver-directed therapy with systemic therapy.

Trends to watch include increased spending on drugs and treatments, expansion of pharmacists' role, and ongoing interest in home infusion therapy.

Use lowest effective dosages to prevent constipation, sedation, respiratory depression, and more.

Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discusses areas of concern when approaching the combination and sequencing of liver-directed therapy with systemic therapy.

A single 1200 mg subcutaneous dose of casirivimab and imdevimab (Regen-COV, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals), a preventative COVID-19 treatment, reduced the risk of contracting COVID-19 by 81.6% during months 2-8, according to additional results from a phase 3 trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Ten quiz questions to assess your knowledge on common symptoms and treatments for breast cancer.

Durvalumab is a human immunoglobulin G1 kappa monoclonal antibody that binds to PD-L1 and blocks the interaction of PD-L1 with PD-1 and CD80.

Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discusses the potential sequencing in the combination of liver-directed therapy with systemic therapy.

However, the trial failed to demonstrate that dose-escalated radiation therapy (RT) was superior to conventional RT.

This research could help improve the efficacy of antibiotics without clinicians having to attempt risky strategies such as providing patients with higher doses or relying on the discovery of new types of antibiotics, according to the study authors.

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Janssen) found superior to aspirin in reducing the risk of recurrent stroke or systemic embolism in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discussed how systemic therapy differs from liver-directed therapy.

Approximately 75% of people diagnosed with Alagille syndrome in childhood live to at least 20 years of age.

Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discussed how liver-directed therapy is approached in the treatment of liver metastases in patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.

Pharmacies and shippers can be active participants from the loading dock to the front door by using available data and analytics to make better business decisions in successfully shipping their next patient medication.

Jennifer Andrews, MD, pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and medical director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s blood bank, discusses what health systems can do to address the national blood shortage and increase blood donations.

Jameshia Below, PharmD, an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Louisiana Monroe College of Pharmacy, explains how palliative care can support the cancer treatment process, and how specialty pharmacies can support this type of care.

The company’s decision to take melphalan flufenamide off the market was made after dialogue and interactions with the FDA.

The new drug application submission of parsaclisib (Incyte) was based on data from several phase 2 studies that evaluate the treatment.

SER-109, an investigational, oral, biologically-sourced microbiome therapeutic designed to reduce recurrence of C. difficile infection (CDI), demonstrated a 31.1% absolute reduction in the rate of CDI recurrence over 12 weeks compared to placebo

Kelan Thomas, PharmD, MS, associate professor of clinical sciences at Touro University California College of Pharmacy, discusses common themes or key points being raised in the field of psychedelic medicine at recent conferences.

Endometriosis most commonly involves the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and the tissue lining the pelvis.

Boyd hopes to see the various study results on diet's role in conditions such as high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease to further help patients.

Dr. Cary Boyd-Shiwarski explained the effectiveness of potassium-binding agents in treating hyperkalemia in resistant hypertension and CKD.

Dr. Cary Boyd-Shiwarski explains how nonsteroidal mineralcorticoid receptor antagonists and novel potassium-binding agents alter the management of hyperkalemia and approaching potassium handling in chronic kidney disease.

Boyd gave a general overview of how potassium handling works in chronic kidney disease, specifically with hyperkalemia.

Kelan Thomas, PharmD, MS, associate professor of clinical sciences at Touro University California College of Pharmacy, discusses some best clinical practices for psychedelic-assisted therapy in terms of assessing pharmacological profile.

Structural changes to the COVID-19 virus highlight the need to expand the research efforts.