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October 20th 2023
In a recent study, approximately 99% of children who received solid organ transplant and live vaccination against rubella had antibodies 1 to 3 months post-vaccination.
A Managed Care Focus on Assessing the Armamentarium for Multiple Sclerosis to Better Individualize Treatment
1.5 Credits / Neurology
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The Value of Early Intervention With Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics to Improve Adherence and Treatment of Schizophrenia
1.5 Credits / Neurology, Psychiatry
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The Promising Role of Novel and Emerging Therapies for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Clinical and Managed Care Insights
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Understanding the Role of IVIg and SCIg for the Management of CIDP: Information the Pharmacist Needs to Know to Optimize Care, featuring a Patient Perspective
1.5 Credits / Immunology, Neurology
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Rare and Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy Syndromes: Identifying and Addressing the Unmet Needs of Patients and Recognizing Opportunities for Pharmacist Intervention
1.5 Credits / Neurology
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Reducing Barriers Associated With Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake
1.5 Credits / Immunization, Infectious Diseases
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Strategies for the Management and Treatment of ALS: The Value of Early Diagnosis and Clinical Intervention
3.0 Credits / Neurology
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Reducing the Incidence and Severity of RSV in Older Adults: Opportunities for Patient Identification and Vaccination Counseling
1.0 Credit / Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology/Respiratory
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Background and Key Concepts in Biosimilars: Improving Awareness and Addressing Common Concerns
1.0 Credit / Law
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Clinical Conversations With the Cancer Care Team: Striving for Equitable Access to Oral Anticancer Medications
1.5 Credits / Law, Oncology
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Leveraging Managed Care to Optimize Best Practices in the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Improving Outcomes and Quality of Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Updates in Treatment Advances
2.0 Credits / Neurology
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Examining the Evidence for Emerging Vaccines to Prevent RSV-Related Complications in Older Adults
2.0 Credits / Infectious Diseases, Respiratory, Immunization
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Navigating the Use of Targeted Therapies and Individualizing Care for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
1.5 Credits / Gastroenterology
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New and Emerging Treatment Strategies for Myasthenia Gravis: The Role of the Specialty Pharmacist
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Influenza Prevention in the At-Risk Adult Population and the Pharmacist's Role in an Evolving Influenza Vaccine Landscape
1.25 Credits / Immunization, Infectious Disease
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Improving Treatment Access for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: How Managed Care Strategies Can Ease Clinical and Caregiver Burden
1.5 Credits / Neurology
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Assessing the Treatment Landscape for Multiple Sclerosis to Better Individualize Care
1.5 Credits / Neurology
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Advances in Pharmacotherapy for Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Due to Narcolepsy
2.0 Credits / Neurology
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The Role of Long-Term Care and Consultant Pharmacists in the Management of Tardive Dyskinesia
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Child Abuse: Responsibilities and Protection of the Reporter
1.0 Credit / Law
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Intestinal Worm Infection Remotely Worsens Outcomes for Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections
May 7th 2021According to the study, helminth-infected mice developed significantly more severe symptoms after infection with a genital herpes virus (herpes simplex virus), results that the researchers believe are also transferrable to humans.
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Expert: Pharmacists Are ‘The Heroes of 2021,’ Leading the Charge on Helping to Heal Our Nation
April 29th 2021The efforts of pharmacists to keep their doors open during the pandemic, build COVID-19 testing sites, and prepare for and administer COVID-19 vaccinations took extraordinary investment and determination.
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The Relationship Between Cost Effectiveness, National Vaccination Programs
January 6th 2021A new thesis presented at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, found that although immunizing children against chicken pox saves money, offering shingles vaccinations to all adults 65 years of age would not.
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Researchers Examine Rare Co-Infection of Varicella-Zoster Virus, Pneumoncystic Jirovecii
November 16th 2020With more awareness of the susceptibility to coinfection with varicella zoster virus and pneumocystic jirovecii, clinicians should aggressively seek signs of opportunistic infections in susceptible patients and treat them accordingly.
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