Martha Rumore, PharmD, Esq, discusses the legal and regulatory complexities surrounding tirzepatide compounding following FDA’s removal of the drug from the shortage list, which prompted a lawsuit and led to ongoing uncertainty for 503A and 503B facilities regarding enforcement discretion and future compounding restrictions.
Approximately 15% of patients with polycythemia vera will progress to myelofibrosis.
Low levels of vitamin D was linked with increased obstructive Apnea-Hypopnea Index scores.
If approved, the investigational intravenous gene therapy will be the first disease-modifying therapy for developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE).
In the results, 31% of patients maintained undetectable measurable residual disease 4 years after treatment.
Gut microbiome research is no longer an obscure field in cancer care.
ASHP investigators determined the severity and impact of ongoing drug shortages, with approximately 99% of respondents reporting that they experienced a shortage.
Intravenous immunoglobulin prescriptions deemed non-compliant according to French national guidelines were more common in younger patients.
Following lung cancer diagnosis, adjusting lifestyle habits can improve treatment responses.
Further efforts may be required to urge eligible members of the public to get screened for lung cancer.
The simultaneous doses of both vaccines compared with individual RZV and quadrivalent high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine (HD-IIV4, Fluzone; Sanofi) had similar overall safety findings.
Patients with hereditary angioedema who received sebetralstat earlier had faster complete resolution of their attacks.
A patient with BPDCN finds her champion.
Targeted therapies, CDK4/6 inhibitors, and precision medicine are improving outcomes for patients with high-risk and metastatic disease.
Rising cancer rates and costs pose challenges in global oncology markets amid AI and targeted therapy breakthroughs.
Experts from Moffitt Cancer Center discuss the benefit of multidisciplinary teams in lung cancer care.
Although patients hope for reduced costs, Pharma’s reaction to the IRA remains to be seen.
Incorporating the teach-back method and providing patient handouts expand health knowledge.
The 2024 NCODA International Fall Summit took place in Orlando, Florida, from October 23 to October 25.
HLX14 (Organon) is an investigational biosimilar to denosumab (Prolia/Xgeva; Amgen).
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical compound that is linked to various adverse health effects.
Findings suggest further need to educate the public on receiving an indicated vaccine as we approach peak respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season.
Advancements include novel combination therapies and improved diagnostic techniques.
The risk of developing lymphoma remained nearly the same between patients with Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis.
Initiating such discussions can be hard, but they can greatly affect health outcomes.
This model, which uses technology that discovers black holes, pulls from real data to evaluate cancer treatments, optimizing treatment choices for patients with different cancers.
Results indicate that sublingual epinephrine can resolve symptoms, including swelling of the face and throat, associated with oral allergy syndrome in minutes.
Liz Vogel, CPhT-Adv, CSPT, discusses the procedures and best practices for safe compounding of hazardous and non-hazardous drugs.
