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Pharmacy and public health associations have released statements following the recent shootings in California, Texas, and Ohio, and some are discussing what actions they can take to prevent further gun-related injury and death.

The conference will take place in conjunction with the 7th National Association of Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting & Expo.

Drug overdoses involving opioids have increased, and naloxone can be a life-saving drug to prevent deaths.

A study in the Bukoba municipality of Tanzania has suggested that scaling up HIV testing, improving linkages to HIV care, and strengthening retention of antiretroviral therapy interventions can help increase viral load suppression (VLS).

A regimen of afatinib as a first-line treatment followed by osimertinib in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer was found to significantly improve overall survival.

Identifying gene-pair relationships may help scientists understand why mutations in certain genes lead to cancer in certain tissues.

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Officials with the FDA issued a statement to clarify data accuracy issues with recently-approved gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi, AveXis), a product intended to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in children under 2 years old.

Officials with the FDA are assessing data accuracy issues related to Zolgensma, but have no major concerns about the spinal muscular atrophy treatment remaining on the market.

The opioid epidemic has become widespread throughout the country, and it is considered a top public health priority.

Effective patient-provider communication is critical to the healing process and it begins the moment the patient makes contact with the staff and continues even after the patient fills his prescription at the pharmacy.

Research could lead to the development of new cancer treatments to stop tumor growth.

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Permethrin, an insecticide of the pyrethroid family, is used against mites, ticks, and other insects.

Over the last 5 years, more than 4000 FDA-regulated clinical trials were initiated worldwide for rare disease treatments.

A patient presents with dizziness and is looking for ear wax treatment, but the cause is much more serious than expected.

Pexidartinib (Turalio, Daiichi Sankyo) is indicated for adult patients with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor associated with severe morbidity or functional limitations and not amenable to improvement with surgery.

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Researchers find anticholinergic drugs may cause vascular dementia.

The 1st annual International Congress on the Future of Neurology will be held on September 27-28, 2019 in New York City, featuring a rigourous agenda of presentations, question and answer sessions, and lightning rounds highlighting topics across the breadth of neurology.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce the risk of HIV infection in individuals at high risk.

The 1st annual International Congress on the Future of Neurology will be held on September 27-28, 2019 in New York City, featuring a rigorous agenda of presentations, question and answer sessions, and lightning rounds highlighting topics across the breadth of neurology.

Officials with the FDA have granted approval to pexidartinib (Turalio, Daiichi Sankyo) capsules for the treatment of adult patients with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) associated with severe morbidity or functional limitations and not responsive to improvement with surgery.

It is prudent for pharmacists to stay current with these therapies and prevention strategies, as they are well-positioned to educate and support patients in their illness.

A study by the CDC has made several findings around injection practices and sexual behaviors among HIV-positive persons who inject drugs.

With rapid growth, health system specialty pharmacies are more than likely to run into several operational pain points.

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