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Galcanezumab-gnlm (Emgality, Lilly) has received FDA-approval for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults and for the treatment of episodic cluster headache in adults.

The participants were categorized according to their vitamin K levels and heart disease. However, those with the lowest vitamin K levels had a 19% higher risk of death, compared with those whose vitamin K levels reflected adequate vitamin K intake.

This is an important area for pharmacists to apply their knowledge of medications.

In addition to adhering to the CDC recommendations, pharmacies should consider workflow changes intended to minimize risk to both patients and the pharmacy staff providing immunization services.

The TEDDY study also aims to identify environmental triggers that cause the immune destruction of beta cells.

The expanded delivery services aim to allow customers to continue shopping while staying safely at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gardasil 9 approved for the prevention of oropharyngeal cancer and other head and neck cancers caused by human papillomavirus types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58.

Current treatment guidelines do not recommend the use of either drug in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 outside of clinical trials.

Dolutegravir tablets are intended to treat pediatric patients at least 4 weeks old and at least 6 pounds who have never been treated for HIV or who have been treated, but not with an integrase strand transferase inhibitor class drug, according to the press release.

Although flu vaccines have been proven to reduce severe illness, evidence is lacking on the link between flu vaccination and antibiotic prescribing at the population level in the United States, according to the study authors.

Which natural product or herbal medication could cause a severe phototoxic reaction to laser treatment?

The results of the real-world, observational study were presented by Eli Lilly during the American Diabetes Association's 80th Virtual Scientific Sessions.

Managing diabetes in rural areas is difficult due to limited access to specialty care and self-management programs.

The CDC’s update to the Immunization Schedule highlights the new best practices and the efficacy and safety of crucial vaccines for children, according to a session at the virtual National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners 2020 Annual Meeting.

This Tip of the Week examines a case where a pharmacist actually sued his state’s Board of Pharmacy.

Kimberly Erlich, MSN, RN, MPH, CPNP, PMHS, Nurse Practitioner, Pacific Coast Psychiatric Associates & the Healthy Teen Project, discusses pharmacogenomics and behavioral health in treatment of children and teens.

Although COPD often develops as a result of smoking, researchers have long puzzled over why nearly one-third of cases occur in people who never smoked.

According to a recent study, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), but not prediabetes, demonstrated poorer cognitive performance 3 to 6 months after a stroke.

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have launched an effort to evaluate drugs prescribed to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in infants, children, and adolescents across the United States.

A new study conducted by researchers at Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa has linked coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-based loneliness in older adults with elevated psychiatric symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms that immediately follow exposure to trauma.

A recent study in the UK that estimated the amount of life lost from type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the country’s population found that the loss amounted to approximately 6.4 million years of future life in the current population.

Of 400 dialysis patients with the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital as reference in Barcelona, Spain, 21 contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the mortality rate in this center was 24%, according to the opening presentation at the ERA-EDTA Congress conference.

Reducing salt intake to a healthier level appears to be beneficial for the gut microbiome and blood pressure, especially in females with untreated hypertension, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

Concerningly, a majority of respondents also reported disruptions in their regular and preventative health care services.

The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly pushed traditional face-to-face instruction within schools of pharmacy into a fully remote learning environment.

According to a recent study, people with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease demonstrate an increase in cognitive decline, including a rise in the typical markers of Alzheimer disease.

New treatment options offer hopes of better clinical outcomes for patients suffering from Parkinson disease and its debilitating daily symptoms.

Further, although the transmission of influenza and COVID-19 are similar, the incubation period is differentiated, with a range of 1 to 4 days for influenza and a range of 2 to 12 days for COVID-19.

Technology has enhanced our ability to detect many types of medication errors, but human errors, especially those involving calculations, continue to be a problem.

Why is a patient prescribed an eye drop to be instilled in her mouth?