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June 27th 2025
As compounded medications gain popularity amid drug shortages, concerns about safety, quality, and regulation have intensified, making Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB) accreditation a safeguard for consistency, oversight, and public trust in compounding pharmacy practices.
Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy Treatment Followed By Surgery Improved EFS in Patients With NSCLC
October 25th 2023Compared to placebo plus chemotherapy, nivolumab plus chemotherapy had also improved event-free survival and both pathological complete response and major pathologic response rates.
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Lenacapavir Demonstrates Small Margin of Resistance for Those Heavily Treated With HIV
October 25th 2023Patients with HIV who were resistant to treatment with lenacapavir (Sunlenca; Gilead Sciences Inc) were found to have inadequate adherence to optimized background regimen or did not have a fully active antiretroviral.
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Independent Rx Forum - NCPA Conference: Legal Update on PBM Litigation
October 24th 2023Jack Mozloom, vice president of Public Affairs at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), speaks with Matt Seiler, general counsel at NCPA, about the current PBM litigation at the 2023 NCPA Convention.
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CDC Issues Alert to Address Shortage of RSV Treatment Nirsevimab
October 24th 2023Nirsevimab-alip (Beyfortus; Sanofi and AstraZeneca) is a monoclonal antibody approved to prevent against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease in newborns and infants under 8 months of age born during or entering their first RSV season.
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Celebrating Pharmacists: The Evolution of Pharmacy From Beyond the Counter
October 24th 2023Vanessa Campbell, PharmD, the director of Clinical Pharmacy at UPMC Health Plan, discusses her role and responsibilities, which include managing a team of pharmacists involved in patient outreach and clinical disease state management.
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Celebrating Pharmacists: "Pharmacists Month is Every Month for Me"
October 23rd 2023Mike Schuh, PharmD, MBA, FAPhA, FFSHP, a medication management pharmacist at the Mayo Clinic in Florida, discusses his journey into the pharmacy profession and the evolution of pharmacists from product-oriented to clinical professionals.
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FDA Approves Pentavalent Vaccine for Most Common Serogroups That Cause Meningococcal Disease
October 20th 2023Penbraya (Pfizer Inc) is the first and only approved pentavalent vaccine that confers protection against the most common meningococcal serogroups—A, B, C, W-135, and Y, in individuals 10 through 25 years of age.
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