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The FDA and Aetion have announced an agreement to collaborate on advanced analytical techniques in an effort to answer urgent research questions about COVID-19.

Pharmacy continues to be female dominated, according to the survey.

There is a number of things that pharmacy students can do to help their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to an NIH press release, researchers will analyze the medical records of up to 21,000 women to evaluate whether changes to health care delivery that were implemented as a result of the pandemic have led to higher rates of pregnancy-related complications and cesarean delivery.

The intention of risk evaluation and mitigation strategy programs is to ensure that the patient gets potentially dangerous drugs that are monitored appropriately.

The approval is based on an interim analysis from the phase 3 IMpower110 study, which showed atezolizumab monotherapy improved overall survival by 7.1 months compared with chemotherapy in people with high PD-L1 expression, according to a press release.

The placement of clinical pharmacists at the nexus of functional pharmacogenomics and in specialty pharmacy care makes good sense.

Today, we’re celebrating Edwin Gbenebitse, RPh, who has owned Ashland Pharmacy in Brooklyn, New York, for 21 years.

The anti-cancer medicine venetoclax may improve the current therapy for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer.

Positive interim clinical data of the mRNA-1273 vaccine (Moderna, Inc) against the coronavirus disease 2019 were reported from a phase 1 study led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

To support the successful reopening of the country in a manner that prevents further COVID-19 outbreaks, the NACDS has issued a report in which it urges government action on 3 key objectives.

Ripretinib is indicated for adult patients who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitor therapies, including imatinib, according to an FDA press release.

A harmonized and collaborative approach to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine research and development is necessary for a successful outcome.

With states reopening, pharmacies need to implement controls that will not only protect the safety and health of their employees, but also their patients.

Over the past 10 years, pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for mental health disorders have risen 60% and the rate of visits for deliberate self-harm have increased by 329%, according to a study published by Pediatrics.

What caused a customer’s birth control pills to lose efficacy?

Adverse events included self-limited nausea and diarrhea with no difference between the 2 groups.

It turns out that the US Preventive Services Task Force has a recommendation against this supplementation.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of Linda Dumas, PharmD, a pharmacist and pharmacy manager at Publix in St. Augustine, Florida.

The NASP Challenge is an unique opportunity to identify innovative ideas and creative solutions focused on enhancing the specialty pharmacy patient jouney.

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines global business unit of Sanofi, is leveraging previous development work for a SARS vaccine as part of a goal to unlock a fast path forward for developing a COVID-19 vaccine.

Going through rotations, students should focus on creating meaningful relationships, and always putting their best foot forward.

Before COVID-19, the health care industry was largely headed toward a value-based system that was shifting to focus on social determinants of health, according to Bruce Japsen, at the PQA 2020 Annual Meeting.

The authors found that telehealth services were facilitated by patients being able to easily share information with providers from equipment that managed CGM for diabetic ketosis and hyperglycemia.

Today, we’re celebrating Keri Bates, PharmD, who works at Rocky Ridge Drug Company in Alabama.

The results will help the rare disease community shed light on the needs of people with rare diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic and other potential health crises, in addition to informing future research efforts.

The study aims to perform a medication risk stratification using drug claims data and to simulate the impact of the addition of various repurposed drugs on medication risk shortages in elderly people.

Top news of the week from Pharmacy Times® surrounding the novel coronavirus.