Specialty Pharmacy

An HIV PrEP program would cost about $44 billion, but could prevent 21,500 new infections.

The right combination of direct acting antiviral drugs is vital for patients with HCV.

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Mother-to-child transmission risk in women with HIV not impacted by herpes simplex virus.

Metformin and DPP-4 inhibitor dual therapy provides less durable glycemic control than the addition of sulfonylureas or TZD to metformin in diabetics.

Specialty pharmacies should not let the new trend of enforcement on day-to-day operations fly under their radar.

Current HIV criminalization laws may be unfairly biased due to assumptions about intent to transmit the virus in sexual activity.

Patients with HCV genotype 3 without scarred livers achieved SVR after 8 weeks.

Lower concentrations of serum zinc can cause difficulties during treatment of patients with HIV.

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Pharmacists are focusing more on patient-centered care that can help expand access to health care services and improve patient outcomes.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) costs the United States $444 billion each year.

Oregon woman infected with HCV from a blood transfusion was at death’s door until she was cured by Harvoni.

Research may lead to new drugs that boost the immune response to HIV.

Novel drug delivers enzyme replacement therapies directly to the brain.

Breakthrough Therapy Designation nivolumab (Opdivo) granted for previously treated recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) after platinum based therapy.

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Epigenetic changes seen in HIV-positive patients can cause biologic aging.

Affordable Care Act provides reimbursements for diabetes self-management education and support programs for pharmacists with recognized credentials.

Cabometyx targets multiple tyrosine kinases involved in the development of renal cell carcinoma.

Program seeks to help patients overcome fears, such as others learning about their HIV positive status.

The interests of payors, physicians, and patients must be addressed for biosimilars to offer cost savings.

Study highlights importance of a healthy lifestyle in patients with diabetes.

Researchers explore why ocular and facial muscles are spared in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Rapid plasma genotyping technique allow for more rapid test results in non-small cell lung cancer.

Mevalonate pathway associated with cell-signaling protein that promotes breast cancer development.

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In some cases, Raynaud's Disease can cause blood circulation to fingers and toes to permanently diminish, leading to deformities.