All News

Integrating specialty pharmacy staff into oncology, neurology, rheumatology, and other specialty clinics within their health systems is a growing trend with a range of beneficial outcomes.

A new study contradicts the popular belief that COVID-19 is spread through close contact with droplets.

This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of hot topics that we will be posting throughout the week, including:

An upcoming court case will decide whether states can regulate pharmacy benefit managers.

Women with 2 or more moderate to severe menopause symptoms are at a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Researchers found that N95 facemasks could be decontaminated using a prototype phototherapy unit that dispenses a UV-C dosing level high enough to effectively kill the virus is less than 2 minutes.

Cinacalcet tablets are a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Sensipar (cinacalcet) tablets.

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab is the first immunotherapy approved for previously untreated unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.

During American Pharmacists Month, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is honoring the role of pharmacists as the most accessible point of health care for patients, particularly among those in the greatest need.

A study published in The Lancet Public Health found that modifiable health risks, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and smoking, were linked to more than $730 billion in health care spending in the United States in 2016.

Cardiovascular disease incidence decreased for the top 20% of earners, but showed varying growth for the bottom 80% of earners depending on the condition.

Top news of the week from Pharmacy Times.

Minocycline is the first product to be approved by the FDA for use in rosacea, a diverse skin condition that most commonly presents with deep facial redness, spider veins, and acne-like inflammatory lesions.

What chemical was preferred in the 17th and 18th centuries for its ability to induce vomiting and to balance the body?

The Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT) plans to screen approximately 2000 people with unknown or atypical forms of diabetes that do not fit the common features of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D).

The FDA has approved golimumab for the treatment of patients 2 years of age and older with active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Two groups of medications that are generally prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes have been found to reduce risks associated with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.

This is the largest contact tracing study conducted in the world for any disease, analyzing the process of identifying people who came into contact with an infected person, according to a press release.

The study suggests that babies born to mothers infected with the virus generally do well 6 to 8 weeks after birth.

Intravenous Immunoglobulin helps to improve hypoxia, which can reduce the need for mechanical ventilation.

A messenger RNA coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine was well tolerated in older adults.

Next-generation clinical pharmacy technology enriches the patient-pharmacist experience to drive better outcomes for health plans and risk-bearing providers.

Dimethyl fumarate delayed-release capsules are a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate).

The announcement is part of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative and the RADx Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program, which will support 32 institutions across the United States and focus on populations disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

The highest increase in remote delivery of mental health care was reported in those working in outpatient facilities and in women.

Pharmacy managers can resort to any great number of tools to help promote self-efficacy, including positive performance feedback, delegation, and empowerment.

Lower birth weight babies may not be able to metabolize medication as efficiently as normal weight babies.