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May 27th 2025
The change is poised to impact countless individuals who may have sought out a COVID-19 vaccine this upcoming respiratory season.
First New Antiviral for Influenza in 2 Decades Approved by FDA
October 24th 2018Officials with the FDA have approved baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza, Shionogi) for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza in patients aged 12 years and older who have been symptomatic for no more than 48 hours.
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Pharmacy Times Continuing Educational Activity: Demystifying Medical Cannabis
October 24th 2018Panelists will discuss and collaboratively provide an overview of medical cannabis, identify the therapeutic role of cannabis, examine the regulation of medical cannabis and establish the role of health care providers in prescribing medical cannabis.
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Generic Clobazam Tablets Granted FDA Approval
October 24th 2018Breckenridge Pharmaceutical's Clobazam Tablets, CIV, generic for Onfi® Tablets (Lundbeck), has been granted FDA approval for the adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in patients aged 2 years and older.
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A New Safe Medication Disposal Option is Coming to Walgreens Pharmacies
October 24th 2018Beginning in spring 2019, all Walgreens pharmacies that do not offer a safe medication disposal kiosk will stock a take home safe medication disposal kit in the pharmacy that will be available at no cost upon patient request.
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Global Operation Targets Illegal Drug Sales on Web
October 23rd 2018To target the infrastructure supporting the illegal online sales of drugs, a series of recent OCI cybercrime investigations focused on credit card processors involved in an arrangement known as “transaction laundering” or “factoring.”
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FDA Approves Dupilumab as Additional Maintenance Therapy in Certain Children with Asthma
October 22nd 2018The FDA has approved dupilumab (Dupixent®, Regeneron and Sanofi) as an add-on maintenance therapy in patients with moderate-to-severe asthma aged 12 years and older with an eosinophilic phenotype or with oral corticosteroid-dependent asthma.
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Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Combination May Suppress HIV Without Antiretroviral Therapy
October 19th 2018A combination of next generation broadly neutralizing antibodies might be able to achieve long-term viral suppression of HIV without the need for a daily antiretroviral pill, according to recently published research.
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