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Tune into this episode of "Public Health Matters" to learn about the importance of cultural competence when addressing health care disparities and promoting health equity in diverse communities as well as special guest Dr. Jose Cucalon Calderon's advocacy work.

Currently, ocifisertib is being evaluated in a phase 1b and 2 trial to confirm the safety and tolerability profiles in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Investigators suggested that this difference is caused by a common medication for treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

Malaria has a large global burden, affecting hundreds of millions of people each year.

Promote healthy strategies such as appropriate aspirin therapy and enhanced blood pressure control

Smoking 20 cigarettes per day significantly increased risk of death caused by certain types of melanomas.

Community pharmacists are in a unique position to counsel caregivers on liquid children’s products

However, increasing dietary niacin did not reduce risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease, the primary cause of death associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Nearly 60% of patients who regained all the weight stayed in remission at 5 years post-surgery, according to study results.

Pharmacists can raise awareness about heart health during American Heart Month

The full scope of pharmacy practice offers a transformative approach to health care delivery, promising improved patient outcomes, greater access to care, and efficient utilization of health care resources.

Cardioprotective antihyperglycemic agents are underutilized for inpatient care in heart failure patients. Lack of use can lead to preventable patient deaths and hospital readmissions.

Despite the proven efficacy of biosimilars, both patients and health care providers often have some reluctance when switching from an originator drug to a biosimilar.

This Valentine’s Day, remind patients to focus on their heart health

The pharmacist’s role may vary across different practices and institutions.

California's Stop Dangerous Pharmacies Act aims to improve patient safety by establishing new pharmacy staffing regulations and a medication error reporting system, arising from understaffed conditions.

This marks omalizumab’s fourth FDA-approved indication for allergic and inflammatory conditions, such as severe persistent allergic asthma, with its initial approval being in 2003.

Children with heart disease who received infant open-heart surgery had more stress and neurodevelopmental impairments compared with children who did not undergo surgery.

Pharmacists can host community events and try different marketing efforts to drive community awareness about heart health and total health.

Taking a few seconds to double-check a prescription can have significant impacts on patient safety

With a wide array of OTC products, pharmacists can help patients select the right regimen

One significant difference was an increased rate of bupropion prescriptions for transgender females.

This episode highlights strategies for pharmacists and pharmacies to address social determinants of health barriers through leveraging PQA's SDOH Resource Guide.

Since the first FDA biosimilar approval of filgrastim-sndz (Zarxio) in 2015, a total of 44 biosimilars for 15 originator products have been approved and more than 20 are marketed.