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April 29th 2025
At Asembia’s AXS25 Summit, Shea Hudson spotlighted how pharmacists are transforming into essential clinical partners through advanced technology, patient advocacy, and value-based collaboration.
Midwestern University Announces Creation of Pharmacometrics Center
January 11th 2019In response to a growing demand for personalized medicine, the Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy earlier this week announced the establishment of a Pharmacometrics Center of Excellence on the school’s Downers Grove Campus.
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January 11 Pharmacy Week in Review: Vecuronium Bromide Recall, and New App for OUD Treatment
January 11th 2019This selection of videos includes interviews by Pharmacy Times with key pharmacy professionals along with informative material produced by other educational entities on health conditions of interest to pharmacists.
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Challenges and Innovations in the Manufacture of Hazardous Drugs
January 11th 2019USP General Chapter , which was published by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention and updated most recently in December 2017, sets forth guidelines for the handling of hazardous drugs in the health care setting with the goal of promoting safety for patients and health care workers.
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Treatment App Available by Prescription for Adults With Opioid Use Disorder
January 9th 2019An FDA-approved mobile application for adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) is now available by prescription. Pear Therapeutics’ reSET-O app aims to increase retention for adults who are in outpatient treatment programs.
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Breakthrough Therapy Designation Granted for Sickle Cell Disease Treatment
January 8th 2019Officials with the FDA have granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to Novartis’ crizanlizumab (SEG101) for the prevention of vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) in patients of all genotypes with sickle cell disease.
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Doing This One Thing Really Well to Help Cash Flow Soar
January 7th 2019Is your life how you imagined it would be, or is it, in reality, more complicated and stressful than you planned? Do you wonder how you managed to achieve all you did including all the patient contacts, and fielding the calls from doctors, too?
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Lupin Recalls 42 Lots of Ceftriaxone for Injection
January 7th 2019Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has voluntarily recalled 42 of lots of Ceftriaxone for Injection, USP products at the hospital/physician level. These products were found to contain visual grey particulate matter in reconstituted vials.
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Cannabidiol Gets Thumbs Up from Federal Agencies
January 4th 2019The FDA approved cannabidiol (CBD) last year for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes in patients aged 2 years and older. As pharmacists, we will likely be called upon as experts in CBD therapeutics.
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Recall Expanded for Losartan Potassium Tablets
January 4th 2019A recall of Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited’s Losartan Potassium Tablets USP has been expanded to include 8 additional lots. A total of 10 lots are now being recalled at the consumer level, including 2 recalled lots initially announced December 20, 2018.
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Dasatinib Approved for Treatment of Certain Pediatric Patients
January 3rd 2019The FDA has approved dasatinib (Sprycel, Briston-Myers Squibb) tablets in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of pediatric patients ≥1 year of age with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
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Study: Genetic Risk Variant Linked to Astrocytes Increases Risk of MS
January 2nd 2019Study results show a genetic risk variant on astrocytes enhances the accessibility of the central nervous system (CNS) to peripheral immune cells, escalating the risk of autoimmune inflammation and multiple sclerosis.
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IDSA Updates Guidelines on Flu Diagnosis and Response
December 28th 2018The guidelines recommend using molecular tests that deliver results in 15-60 minutes instead of rapid-influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs), which produce quick results but can be falsely negative in at least 30% of outpatients with influenza.
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