Specialty Pharmacy

As technology gains more of a foothold within the health care landscape, pharmacy professionals have an opportunity to harness the power of data and automatization.

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The decision is based on early academic clinical trial data that demonstrated ex-vivo autologous HSC gene therapy being an ideal approach for the treatment of X-CGD, a rare, life-threatening, inherited disease of the immune system.

Although there are no approved therapies for FSHD, researchers at Fulcrum Therapeutics discovered that inhibition of p38α/β reduced expression of the DUX4 gene in muscle cells derived from patients with FSHD.

Some REMS programs may only require a medication guide to be distributed with each dispense that highlight safety information, such as relevant adverse events and risks associated with taking the product.

DSG3-CAART is designed to target the cause of mucosal pemphigus vulgaris while sparing normal B cell populations that provide immunity from infection.

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Electronic health records and the data created are being used on multiple levels and continue to be a driving force for improving care and lowering health care costs.

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Research may help to develop usable hematopoietic stem cells that could regrow a patient with leukemia’s blood system after chemotherapy and irradiation.

Specialty pharmacists are well positioned to manage the opioid epidemic because they are in regular contact with their patients who trust them.

Dupilumab has been granted priority review as an add-on maintenance treatment for children aged 6 to 11 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies.

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Robust data show the efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with emtricitabine for pre-exposure prophylaxis in all priority populations with a risk for HIV.

The study was the first to explore sociodemographic disparities in young adult patients with colorectal cancer.

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Report demonstrates an increase in generic and new drug approvals, Orphan Drug designations, and an increase in the use of expediated approval programs.

Two large studies demonstrating patient-reported outcomes showed that quality of life was maintained longer with newer drug combinations compared with standard of care for the treatment of patients with a specific type of colorectal cancer (CRC) and unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The results were presented at the 2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, California, from January 23-25.

A blood-based screening test using cell-free DNA may be able to identify cancer at earlier stages than what was previously possible, according to research to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, held January 23 to 25 in San Francisco.

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Tazemetostat blocks any activity of the EZH2 methyltransferase, which may help keep the cancer cells from further growth.

Pharmacies are using technology not only to offer safe filling, but generate greater engagement with their customer base.

Pfizer will become the first to launch 3 oncology monoclonal antibody biosimilar treatments to the US market.

The study was the first to examine proton pump inhibitors use in breast cancer survivors.

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A proposed FDA guidance could significantly impact veterinary practices and their ability to compound medicines for animal patients, according to a national survey.1

Biosimilars, which at the most simplistic level can be thought of as a type of generic option for a biologic, offer an opportunity to help reduce total biologic drug spend.