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The ability to measure GFR would be a significant advancement for clinicians in the United States.

Dosing recommendations for patients requiring ECMO support are unlikely to be supported by high-quality evidence, but are usually extrapolated from the physicochemical characteristics of individual drugs in conjunction with data from pharmacokinetic studies and case reports.

The FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted nearly unanimously for an emergency use authorization for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, for use in individuals 18 years of age and older.

Scot Ebbinghaus, MD, vice president of oncology clinical research at Merck, discussed the growing body of research surrounding pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and what it is currently being investigated for.

Mentorship in pharmacy is particularly important because it may contribute to the development of competent, proficient, and motivated pharmacists to lead the profession and continue to advance the field.

Additionally, the 2-time dependent variables, dose reduction, and relative dose intensity 2 (RDI2) were included in the respective model as covariates to explore the connection to overall survival.

Approval in this patient population makes dupilumab the first and only biologic medicine approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis from infancy through adulthood.

Cymbalta is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor indicated for major depressive disorder and anxiety, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain related to the muscles and bones.

Gastro-Ease helps maintain a healthy stomach, promoting health and comfort.

Overall, the investigators observed that the CR, undetectable minimal residual disease rates, progression free survival, and overall survival amomg the patients enrolled in the trial were favorable.

Ginna Laport, MD, discussed the growing body of research surrounding venetoclax.

It is vital to have a robust controlled substance monitoring program to promptly identify and mitigate drug diversion.

Inclisiran (Leqvio) is a small interfering ribonucleic acid approved by the FDA for patients who are on a maximally-tolerated dose of statins and need additional LDL-C reduction.

In a collaboration using a neutral zone, organizations do not have access to each other’s data, but will instead have access to insights gathered by pooling their data together with other organizations for analysis by artificial intelligence technology.

Investigators analyze the results of 71 clinical trials from around the world that were published between 1987 and 2020.

Self-audits help onsite frontline pharmacy leaders and team members to assess compliance before an external surveyor enters their pharmacy to inspect medication use processes.

Further analyses showed guselkumab provided patients with sustained improvements in measures of health-related quality of life, fatigue, pain, and work productivity.

In addition to the new approval for rheumatoid arthritis, Riabni has already been approved for the treatment of adult patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and microscopic polyangiitis.

Priorix can be administered as a first dose, followed by a second dose of Priorix, or as a second dose to those previously administered the first dose of another MMR-containing vaccine.

Fosamprenavir calcium (Lexiva ) is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.

Sinupret is a natural product that may help to promote strong nasal passages and sinuses along with overall immune function.

Beth Koselke, PharmD, BCOP, discusses the impact of pharmacist intervention in clinical trial enrollment, specifically in the MYLUNG Consortium.

As pharmacists’ role in the health of communities continues to grow, it becomes even more critical for pharmacists to be armed with advanced technology when providing drug analysis.

All individuals who received second-line chemotherapy regimens met the PFS2 endpoint and all but 1 individual had died at time of data cutoff, according to a presentation at 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Pharmacies can help bring inequities plaguing health care systems to an end to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not follow trends of inequity experienced in the HIV pandemic.

Rucaparib at the 400 mg dosage combined with nivolumab and ipilimumab for 4 cycles will continue onto a phase 2 trial for individuals with relapsed ovarian cancer.

Famvir, a prodrug of penciclovir, is a nucleoside analog DNA polymerase inhibitor indicated for adults patients who are immunocompetent with herpes labialis (cold sores); treatment of recurrent episodes of genital herpes; and treatment of recurrent episodes, suppressive therapy of recurrent episodes and herpes zoster (shingles).

Nicholas Robert, MD, chief medical officer at Ontada, discusses disparities in biomarker testing and how they are being addresses at ASCO 2022 Annual Meeting.

Biomarker positive patients were randomized to maintenance rucaparib 600 mg or matched placebo within 10 weeks of completing PBC until disease progression.

In light of the growing numbers of students opting for post-graduate trainings, colleges and schools of pharmacy may want to consider offering electives geared toward exposing students to post-graduate career possibilities and provide guidance toward success.