Specialty Pharmacy

Expert discusses the safety and efficacy of polatuzumab vedotin combined with rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide (R-ICE) as second-line treatment in a multicenter phase 2 study.

Expert discusses analysis of phase 3 MEDALIST trial data aimed to assess the probability of greater overall survival and progression-free survival benefit from luspatercept vs placebo.

In recent decades, clinical trials have grown increasingly restrictive and exclusive, which has impacted the inclusivity and diversity of selected trial participants.

Mice receiving prophylactic recombinant factor FVIII and intravenous immunoglobulin for hemophilia A had reduced anti-FVIII antibodies versus mice who received FVIII only.

New system may more accurately identify IVIG resistance in North American patients with Kawasaki disease than the Kobayashi score.

Teplizumab is a humanized IgG1κ Fc-nonbinding anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody that blocks T cells, preventing them from attacking beta cells.

The allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy is in development for relapsed or refractory large B cell lymphoma and relapsed or refractory B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

With the advent of disease-modifying therapies, the life span of patients with multiple sclerosis has increased dramatically.

Treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors have the potential for immune-related adverse events, such as psoriasis.

Pharmacists can coordinate education programs for patients to normalize quality of life and minimize infusion-related pain.

The trial data demonstrated that pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy also had statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in PFS and ORR as well.

Pharmacists should engage patients, explore system fixes to prevent missed drug-drug interactions

The adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy is the first gene therapy to be approved by the FDA for hemophilia B.

IPX203 is a novel, oral formulation of carbidopa/levodopa extended-release capsules.

Stock shelves with boutique and unique products to anchor existing customer, attract new ones.

Pharmacists can coordinate educational programs for patients to normalize quality of life and minimize infusion-related pain.

Changes in DNA methylation may lead to accelerated aging in patients with cancer and HIV.

Complete due diligence before selecting a compounding pharmacy and establishing an outsourcing relationship.

Guselkumab (Tremfya) is a fully human selective IL-23 inhibitor therapy FDA-approved for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis and with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Generic small molecule drugs take advantage of abbreviated approval pathways and have markedly lower development costs compared to their reference products.

When it comes to individualized treatment, “we can do better,” said John Edwards, vice president of Healthcare Solutions Consulting at SoftServe.

The goals of therapy for atopic dermatitis include reducing symptoms of pruritis and dermatitis with disease control and prevention of flares.

PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99% for certain patient population with consistent adherence.

Analysis indicates that a 25-mg dose reduces the condition scores significantly more than a 1mg dose over a 3-week period, but the 10-mg dose did not yield the same results.

Intravenous immunoglobulin is used for several autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, although researchers have not fully understood its specific mechanisms.

Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy is a progressive neurodegenerative disease causes irreversible neurologic decline and can result in functional disabilities, such hearing loss and cortical blindness.

Poster presentations and speaking sessions at NASP showed the importance of clinical pharmacists in ambulatory care and opportunities to expand specialty pharmacy services in ambulatory care.

Leaders must fully understand the benefits of diversity and create an environment in which it thrives to cultivate and inspire the next generation of inclusive leaders.