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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.
Updated Campaign Urges Public to Learn Risks of Prediabetes
November 15th 2018The AMA and CDC are working with their local offices, affiliates, and partners to promote and activate the campaign in their communities, with evidence-based materials to aid physicians and other health care providers in the screening, diagnosis and treatment process.
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FDA Grants Priority Review to Combination Treatment for Initial TNBC
November 14th 2018The FDA has accepted Genentech’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) and granted Priority Review for Tecentriq® (atezolizumab) plus chemotherapy (Abraxane® [albumin-bound paclitaxel; nab-paclitaxel]) for the initial treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in people whose disease expresses the PD-L1 protein, as determined by PD-L1 biomarker testing.
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One Health Brings Together Different Health Sectors to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
November 14th 2018In this clip, Debra Goff, PharmD, FCCP, infectious disease clinical pharmacist and Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, tells Pharmacy Times about One Health, a movement dedicated to bringing together different fields that handle antibiotics to prevent the misuse of these bacteria-killing drugs.
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Report Links Hepatitis A Outbreaks in Certain States to Drug Use, Homelessness
November 12th 2018A new report published in the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has linked cases of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections from certain states to person-to-person transmission from drug use or homelessness.
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Helping Baltimoreans Safely Dispose of Medication
November 12th 2018On Wednesday, October 24, and Saturday, October 27, student pharmacists from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy chapter of the APhA-ASP joined forces with the University of Maryland, Baltimore Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to host our bi-annual Drug Take-Back Day at the University’s SMC Campus Center.
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DarioHealth's Digital Diabetes Platform to be Made Available to 4.6 Million Customers at Giant Eagle
November 12th 2018DarioHealth Corp., a leading global digital health company with mobile health and big data solutions, has announced that it has signed an agreement for the rollout of a Digital Diabetes Education and Rewards Program to Giant Eagle's consumers through the pharmacy's 214 locations.
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The Pharmacist's Transition to USP 800
November 8th 2018In this clip, Jeffrey Lombardo, PharmD, who is the executive patient safety officer for University at Buffalo's patient safety organization Empire State Patient Safety Assurance Network, explains the challenges pharmacists will face in transitioning to USP800.
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The Challenges of USP 800 for Compounding Pharmacies
November 8th 2018In this clip, Jeffrey Lombardo, PharmD, who is the executive patient safety officer for University at Buffalo's patient safety organization Empire State Patient Safety Assurance Network, explains the challenges compounding pharmacies will face with USP800.
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New Immunotherapy Combination Granted FDA Approval for Certain Adults with Multiple Myeloma
November 7th 2018Officials with the FDA have approved elotuzumab (Empliciti) injection for intravenous use in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of certain patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
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