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In this video, Dr. Sherman explains the recent data surrounding the right candidates for long-acting cabotegravir for HIV prevention.

Teena Chopra, MD, MPH, professor of infectious diseases at Wayne State University, discussed the role of the microbiome in overall patient health and recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection.

Lodise said that one of the notable takeaways is the de-prioritization of polymyxins for the treatment of these infections.

Clonidine, Estradiol, Fentanyl, and Scopolamine are involved most frequently, an ISMP review shows.

The emergency use authorization is based on the agency’s previous analysis of immune response data that supported use of a dose for individuals aged 18 years and older.

Daratumumab continued to demonstrate deep and durable responses, including improvements to stringent complete response (sCR) rates and minimal residual disease (MRD)-negativity.

Studies are currently underway to determine the impact of the Omicron COVID-19 variant on the long-acting antibody combination.

Saol Therapeutics also announces the acquisition of 4 plasma-derived hyperimmune products by Kamada, which will be invested to help launch Lyvispah and other pipeline developments.

Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) was the first CAR T-cell immunotherapy to be approved for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Results of analysis suggest that pharmacists can play a crucial role in increasing annual vaccinations.

Pharmacists can play an important role in avoiding common medication errors for patients receiving direct oral anticoagulants.

In this video, Dr. Sherman describes the pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of cabotegravir and rilpivirine as long acting injectable antiretroviral therapy agents.

NeilMed Sinus Rinse Kit treats stuffy nose, post-nasal drip, dryness inside the nose and nasal passages, or nasal irritation caused by colds, flu, allergies, or pollutants.

Vosoritide is indicated to increase linear growth in pediatric patients with achondroplasia.

Factor V Leiden can increase the chance of developing abnormal blood clots, most commonly in the legs or lungs.

Olaparib is a first-in-class PARP inhibitor and is the first targeted treatment to block DNA damage response in cells or tumors with a deficiency in homologous recombination repair.

In this video, Dr. Sherman describes what pre-exposure prophylaxis is and how long-acting injectable antiretroviral agents can help to prevent HIV and may even improve adherence.

The investigators found that modeling was a cost-effective method for determining the functionality of the proposed blueprint by transforming it into a physical space.

Organizational citizenship can be described as behaviors that are discretionary, not necessarily formally recognized by the formal reward system, and are not expressly described in the context of job duties.

Lodise discussed key points from the guidance, current regimen recommendations, and clinical scenarios where therapy recommendations outside of the guidelines might be considered.

Although barcode scanning during product verification has greatly improved the safety of medication dispensing operations, many products aren’t easily incorporated into traditional dose preparation processes, including medications manually dispensed in oral syringes.

Acalabrutinib is a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) intended for the treatment of adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma who have received at least 1 prior therapy.

The investigators found that the ability to track the status of a medication in real-time may assist with communication gaps between departments and facilitate patient safety improvements.

Based on experience with other variants, Pfizer and BioNTech have high confidence that if needed, they can deliver an Omicron-based COVID-19 vaccine in March 2022.

Timely access to cancer treatment improves patient outcomes.

The findings of a study showed that the percentage of “I am satisfied with my job” respondents increased by 28.7% for those in the pilot and decreased by 17.9% for those not in the pilot.

The investigators said that there were no new safety signals identified, and no reported instances of tumor lysis syndrome.

Although the test does not definitively diagnose problems such as Alzheimer disease, it helps physicians get a baseline of their patients’ cognitive functioning.