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Adherence and efficacy were both higher in patients with HIV who took twice-yearly lenacapavir compared to those on oral preexposure prophylaxis medication.

In April 2017, the drug was approved to treat the slow loss of the ability to walk for symptomatic patients aged 3 and older who had Batten disease.

Studies show an increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children of mothers; mouse models have shown links between maternal asthma and altered behavior and brain function.

It is essential for clinicians to properly diagnose patients with suspected AVWS and provide them proper treatment, which could be intravenous immunoglobulin.

The authors note they will continue to investigate treatments for patients with lupus as well as safe and effective methods of delivering these molecules to patients.

More cost effectiveness data is crucial in advocating for better insurance coverage in the United States.

Currently, limited data show the effect of adverse drug events in the outpatient setting.

Investigators compared the criteria for eligibility in the VICTORIA trial with guideline and label criterion, finding a wider than expected population with heart failure were eligible for vericiguat therapy.

Allison Burns discusses how pharmacists should prepare and educate themselves regarding OTC naloxone, and the steps that can be taken in stores and pharmacies to ensure OTC naloxone is visible and available.

Switching from aflibercept (Eylea; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals) to biosimilar ranibizumab (Lucentis; Genentech) for neovascular age-related macular degeneration could be more cost effective for patients.

After failure with methotrexate, treatment with leflunomide is typically recommended, but treatment with biosimilars could have greater quality-adjusted life years.

Allison Burns, president and CEO of EMO Health, discusses the price point and stigma surrounding OTC naloxone in an interview with Pharmacy Times.

An analysis of interaction checkers and product summaries revealed large differences in the consistency and reliability of providing accurate information on potential drug-drug interactions.

By embracing innovation in solid state cooling and proactively adapting to regulatory changes, pharmacies can improve patient access and compliance to medications, while taking advantage of additional revenue streams and proactively managing down costs.

In a new report, the FTC says pharmacy benefit managers act as middlemen in the pharmaceutical industry, leading to the squeezing of independent pharmacies and increases in prices for patients.

When initiated at a 15 mg dose and escalated to 30 mg, upadacitinib showed superiority compared with dupilumab, achieving Eczema Area and Severity Score (EASI) 90 at week 16.

By developing the Shizuoka score, which features a new predictive model using machine learning, patients with Kawasaki disease who are non-responders to intravenous immunoglobulin were able to be accurately identified.

In the 2 mg bulevirtide (Gilead Sciences) group, 44% of individuals achieved HDV RNA that was undetectable compared with 70% in the 10 mg group.

Investigators found improvements over the placebo in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis without worsening fibrosis across 3 dosing groups.

Many patients who took technosphere insulin saw improvements in hemoglobin A1c, but other patients saw worsening with the drug.

The UK’s Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) introduced changes to streamline its drug approval processes.

Jacqueline Bainbridge from the University of Colorado discussed what it meant to one of the recipients of the 2024 Giants of MS awards.

The CATALYST trial has identified hypercortisolism as a significant factor in approximately 1.2 to 1.3 million poorly controlled diabetes patients in the United States.

Donanemab-azbt is the first and only amyloid plaque targeting therapy that supports stopping therapy when the plaque is removed.

This is the first novel, precision mechanism of action to be released to treat patients with CIDP in over 3 decades.

RCT1100 is designed to deliver DNAI1 mRNA directly to affected airways through an inhaled nebulizer and fills an urgent unmet need in the treatment of those with primary ciliary dyskinesia.

This marks the first launch of a generic glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist.

Staying updated on travel vaccines and applying sunscreen are examples of summer health counseling tips