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Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx (Elahere; ImmunoGen Inc) approved FRα-positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.

Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, and fear of certain places or situations, including crowds and public transportation.

Approximately 80% of all HIV infections among teens are from the gay and bisexual population.

Study suggests states maintaining higher health care expenditures are more attentive to price transparency initiatives and tend to adopt all-payer claims databases.

Evolocumab found to reduce reduced adverse cardiovascular events in combination with statin therapy compared to placebo plus statin therapy.

Most pharmacists and technicians are unaware of resources that aid in communication.

NVX-CoV2373 is a protein-based vaccine developed from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2.

Dapagliflozin and standard of care found to slow the decline in kidney function and lower the incidence of kidney failure.

Burnout, drug and technician shortages, home care, remote work, and telehealth continue to trend

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.

New COVID-19 variants are always cause for concern but are not a cause for panic.

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

Zilucoplan is a subcutaneous, self-administered peptide inhibitor of complement component 5.

GDA-501, a novel, genetically modified, nicotinamide natural killer pre-clinical cell therapy.

Pharmacists can provide their knowledge to female patients but also ensure women are adequately represented in research.

Belantamab mafodotin-blmf is a first-in-class, anti-B-cell maturation antigen therapy indicated for adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least 4 prior therapies.

Despite evidence of a higher risk of myocarditis or pericarditis with COVID-19 vaccination, immunization should still be recommended because the benefits likely outweigh the harms, study shows.

Pharmacists can offer advice on nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic prevention and treatment strategies.

Direct-acting antivirals have high efficacy for hepatitis C, however, patients with advanced liver scarring are at risk for the development of secondary diseases.

New continuous glucose monitor systems provide additional support and quality of life improvements for patients with diabetes.

Updated prescribing guidelines issued in 2014 and 2016 may explain lower use of opioids by 11.7% among patients with chronic, nonsurgical pain.

States with a higher prevalence of Medicaid patients with type 2 diabetes were found to have lower use ratio of glucose-lowering agents with known cardiovascular benefits.

Under specific circumstances and criteria, they are adjustable to approximate OS in selected populations of Canadian patients who have advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

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.

Working for the USPHS offers unique compensation and quality-of-life benefits.

This Veteran’s Day, NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey, PharmD, MBA, discusses the implications of Express Scripts’ elimination of the pharmacy of choice option for TRICARE beneficiaries in their contract with the Department of Defense.

A new study suggests that 30.5% of US adults lose out on 1 hour or more of sleep due to disturbances.

Tremelimumab-actl (Imjudo) plus durvalumab (Imfinzi) and platinum-based chemotherapy approved for the treatment of adults with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer without sensitizing EGFR mutation or ALK aberrations.

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