
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.

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.

FDA approves brentuximab vedotin for the treatment of patients aged 2 years and older with previously untreated, high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma, in combination with doxorubicin, vincristine, etoposide, prednisone, and cyclophosphamide.

The most common cause of death for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is cardiovascular disease, but it also increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and may surpass hepatitis B and C as the leading cause of this cancer.

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

Pharmacists and health care providers should be familiar with the management of xylazine overdose and withdrawal.

Study shows there are 2.5 times more breast cancer survivors since the last estimate was conducted in 2007.

A physician working in the field of palliative care discusses how pharmacists and physicians can work together to help address issues pertaining to polypharmacy through deprescribing.

FDA committee voted that trial data do not support the benefits outweighing the risks in patients aged 12 to 17 years and children aged 4 to 11 years for the use of albuterol/budesonide in the treatment of asthma.

One day soon, including pharmacogenomics testing for all patients will be essential for precise prescribing.

Improvement is seen with a higher suspicion of disease and extended timelines, analysis demonstrates.

The book aims to make the vaccination process less scary and allow more children to be vaccinated.

Katrina Skinner is the president of the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The framework includes 6 domains designed to immediately empower students in community pharmacies.

These show promise as markers to help identify individuals with the conditions and develop targeted therapeutic options.

Research indicates that administering vitamin C to dendritic cells produces more consistent activation of genes involved in the immune response.

Analysis includes an overview of the epidemiology, expression, and treatment of human papillomavirus infections during both gestation and childhood.

Providing trauma-informed care is a crucial role for pharmacists.

The American Heart Association issued a dietary guidance in 2021 suggesting that adults consume a variety of fruits and vegetables, choose whole grains instead of refined grains, eat healthy protein sources and lean cuts of meat, and substitute nonfat and low-fat dairy products for full-fat versions, among other measures.

Efficacy results comparing the cemiplimab-rwlc combination to chemotherapy alone showed a 22-month median overall survival versus 13 months.

In 2020, heart disease death rates increased in adults across all age, sex, racial and ethnic groups, specifically among younger adults and non-Hispanic Black adults.

Study results revealed a significant correlation between perceived quality of pharmacy structure, pharmacy engagement, and customer devotion.

Retinal vein occlusion is the second most common cause of vision loss from retinal vascular diseases.

Shayla Smith was the recipient of the 2022 Next Generation Pharmacist – Technician of the Year award.

A 30-µg booster dose of the Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent vaccine may produce a higher level of protection against the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages than the original COVID-19 vaccine.

With many different classes of medications used in the treatment of major depressive disorder, pharmacists can have a significant impact on patients' lives, from counseling on medications to assisting with finding the right medication.

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.

Four individuals in a new study achieve improvement, with a 35% to 70% reduction in PASI scores.