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Although approximately 95% of online drug sellers operate illegally, many consumers may never know the medications they receive are not what they claim to be.

Pharmacists are critically important in care delivery in their ability to influence patient success, patient-reported outcomes, and quality of life while reducing the burden on physicians and their clinical support teams.

Pharmacists play a key role in the management of modern monoclonal antibody treatments for Alzheimer disease.

Investigators identified a specific subgroup of patients with mantle cell lymphoma who were at higher risk by defining a combination of MIPI, Ki-67, and p53/TP53 alternations.

Patients with HIV can donate a kidney to others with HIV who have a low risk of developing end-stage renal disease or other kidney problems for 2 to 4 years following donation.

The trial was recommended to continue to analyze event-free survival rates, but current results are encouraging for treating estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer.

The risk of death from both overall and cardiovascular causes was also reduced in patients who underwent complete revascularization.

Author of the book The Journey’s End discusses how extending life at all costs takes away time that patients could be spending with their families during the last moments of their life.

Patient retraces her treatment journey from diagnosis through treatment for glioblastoma.

It was previously undetermined whether the combination of IVIG and ICI would lead to patient complications or reduced efficacy of the cancer treatment, but 2 successful case reports dispel that belief.

A new study indicates that adults with obesity or who are overweight with weight-related comorbidities can help manage their weight with lifestyle changes in conjunction with specified treatment.

Risks of genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity were reduced significantly, but longer follow-up is necessary to examine potential future issues.

A panel of experts discuss the state of biosimilars today and the importance of standardizing knowledge of the field.

Pharmacists play a key role in migraine management, therefore, awareness of menstrual migraine-specific prophylaxis is important.

The risk could double if the conditions are met, with deaths more common in women and those aged 80 and older.

Rates of hospitalizations and mortality from COVID-19 were more than 4 times lower in 2022 compared to 2021, as the virus become less severe with new mutations, a recent study found.

Pembrolizumab is already indicated to treat patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, along with stage 2B-3 melanoma after resection in adults and pediatric patients.

Further analysis shows that 300 mg lenacapvir tablets plus an optimized background regimen can effectively reconcile a missed dose of lenacapavir injection in patients with HIV.

Prothrombin complex concentrate human-Ians can quickly improve blood coagulation in patients who are at risk of excess bleeding but need urgent surgery.

The data could inform how non–steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-mediated mitochondrial uncoupling could affect other diseases.

Investigators said that warfarin could be considered for individuals with venous thromboembolism who have contraindications to direct oral anticoagulants and those with poor persistence on low-molecular weight heparin.

The low risk of cardiovascular events was observed in all relevant subgroups, including in both males and females with HIV.

Patients with a low but detectable viral load posed virtually no risk of passing HIV on to their sexual partner if they were taking WHO-recommended antiretroviral therapy.

With new guidelines surrounding the introduction of peanuts to infants as young as 4 months of age, more work needs to be done to increase awareness among parents and caregivers to prevent peanut allergy at an early age.

The results of a study showed that the median progression-free survival was shorter for patients with advanced breast cancer who use proton pump inhibitors with palbociclib.

Phenotype-based interventions are individualized treatment plans that consider genetic and phenotypic characteristics instead of general restricted eating or exercise management.

The prolonged lack of viral exposure has likely increased the pool of children and adults vulnerable to respiratory syncytial virus, but questions remain.

Patients with type 2 diabetes receiving once-weekly insulin icodec were more likely to reach a hemoglobin A1C level below 7% compared to those who received once-daily insulin analogues.

Further work is necessary to monitor and develop understanding of recovery for individuals with ongoing COVID-19 symptoms.

Selection of a different candidate to manage a national nuclear pharmacy chain spurs gender-based discrimination lawsuit.