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Breast cancer screening guidelines using mammography vary among guiding bodies, including the American Cancer Society and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Amy Cadwallader, PhD, director of Regulatory and Public Policy Development at US Pharmacopeia (USP), discusses how medicine quality and the medicines supply chain can affect antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Abemaciclib (Verzenio; Eli Lilly and Company) is an FDA-approved kinase inhibitor being investigated for new indications in individuals with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Combination therapy with both nivolumab and relatlimab leads to increased T-cell activation compared with monotherapy with either agent alone.

Andrea Iannucci, PharmD, BCOP, member of the Board of Directors of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), discusses how HOPA works within and its impact on hematology/oncology pharmacy practice management.

The impact of the pandemic on the mental health of health care workers, including pharmacists and pharmacy staff, has been well documented.

Kai Zhao, PhD, director of the Nasal Physiology and Therapeutic Center in the Department of Otolaryngology at Ohio State University College of Medicine, discusses his research investigating the persistence of taste and smell loss among patients who have been infected and reinfected with COVID-19.

Stephanie Mason believes that pharmacists should expect their involvement in glycemic management to increase in the near future.

Capecitabine (Xeloda) is indicated for adjuvant colon cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer, and metastatic breast cancer.

Insurers are refusing to cover new, highly effective anti-obesity drugs, but some prescribers are getting around the issue.

Vaxneuvance was approved for an expanded indication by the FDA on June 22, 2022, for active immunization in children 6 weeks of age and older.

Simplifying processes reduces errors in compounding, IV pump programming, and physician order entry.

This month's OTC product news features contact lenses for astigmatism, supplements, and children's probiotics.

But investigators find that individuals who had shingles that spread to the central nervous system had nearly twice the risk of developing mental deterioration, though it is rare.

Treatment identifies patients with ROS1 fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer or those with NTRK fusion-positive solid tumors for whom treatment with Rozlytrek may be appropriate.

Analysis shows that individuals who received treatment within 3 days of symptom onset with tixagevimab and cilgavimab reduced their risk by 88% compared with the placebo.

In clinical trials, dabrafenib and trametinib showed meaningful efficacy in multiple BRAF-positive tumor types, including in patients with rare cancers who have no other treatment options available.

The Opioid and Naloxone program at North Dakota State University School of Pharmacy aims to make a difference.

This year's theme "Team Up!" encourages pharmacists and their teams to meet in-person at the NCPA Annual Convention.

There is a need to stop health disparities in our public health communities, especially in the LGBTQ+ space.

The survey results come as the ACIP evaluates data to provide guidance for flu vaccines in older adults.

Jardiance shows reduction of 50% compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and 30% compared with glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists.

Study results showed that a lower proportion of participants treated with LAGEVRIO had an acute care visit compared with those who received the placebo.

Data show significantly higher geometric mean titer ratios, meeting prespecified endpoints for superiority against the variant.

PAPs can significantly reduce OOP costs for patients.

Imlunestrant is currently under investigation as monotherapy or in combination with other anticancer therapies for patients with estrogen receptor-positive, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer and endometrial cancer.

Kai Zhao, PhD, director of the Nasal Physiology and Therapeutic Center in the Department of Otolaryngology at Ohio State University College of Medicine, discusses how patients who have experienced a loss of taste and smell following COVID-19 infection may be impacted by this symptom for years without realizing it.