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Will expansions in scope of authority stick, or have the effectiveness and speed of pharmacy adoption of services moved the medical establishment to battle stations?

With therapeutics developing quickly in the cardiovascular space, pharmacists are more important than ever.

Pharmacy Times spoke with Dave Dixon, PharmD, to learn more about his presentation titled “New Pharmacologic Therapies for Heart Failure.

George MacKinnon, PhD, MS, RPh, FASHP, FNAP, discussed how a multi-pronged approach to burnout is necessary in the pharmacy environment.

Sirolimus is the first topical treatment to gain FDA approval for facial angiofibroma associated with tuberous sclerosis complex.

Oncology and specialty treatments advance alongside care.

Mavacamten is a first-in-class, oral, allosteric modulator of cardiac myosin being evaluated for the treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Session at American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2022 highlight treatments for symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) approved for patients with large B-cell lymphoma that is refractory to first-line chemoimmunotherapy or relapses within 12 months of first-line chemoimmunotherapy.

Vaxneuvance was previously granted FDA Priority Review and Breakthrough Therapy designation for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease.

Tolterodine Tartrate (Detrol LA) is an antimuscarinic indicated for the treatment of overactive bladder with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequency.

Biotene provides relief from the symptoms of dry mouth, such as bad breath, stickiness in the mouth, and chapped lips.

Mark Svet, MD, is the lead study author on a sub-analysis of the VOYAGER PAD study evaluating data on the use of rivaroxaban in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Multiple approaches can be taken to optimize medical therapy in patients with PAD.

Pharmacy Times spoke with Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, the 70th president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

Despite the approval of exciting new therapies for heart failure, there are still some challenges that need to be addressed to improve patient outcomes.

Common issues that affect patient outcomes include economic stability, education access, health care access, social and community context, and neighborhood environment.

Results of the phase 3 VOYAGER PAD clinical trial show rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies) plus aspirin lowers severe vascular events in patients with peripheral arterial disease after lower-extremity revascularization.

Empagliflozin (Jardiance, Boehringer Ingelheim/Lilly) tablets are the first and only heart failure therapy to demonstrate a statistically significant risk reduction in cardiovascular death.

Session explores data from both the SCORED trial of sotagliflozin and the REVERSE-IT trial investigating bentracimab to reverse the antiplatelet effects of ticagrelor.

Health care professionals need to meet their patients at their health level and find a diet and medication regimen that works for them to best reduce the risk of cardiovascular events.

Pharmacy Times spoke with Craig Granowitz, MD, PhD, chief medical officer at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, to learn more about sotagliflozin and new data being presented at the American College of Cardiology 2022 Scientific Sessions.

Pharmacy Times spoke with Orly Vardeny, PharmD, MS, a core investigator at the Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research in the US Department of Veterans Affairs, about pharmacists’ roles in managing pharmacotherapy disparities.

Lowering salt intake was not found to reduce visits to the emergency department, however, there were improvements in quality of life.

Milind Desai, MD, national principal investigator of the VALOR-HCM trial, discussed new results presented at the American College of Cardiology 2022 Scientific Sessions.

Sarah Wheeler, PharmD, BCOP, clinical pharmacy specialist in Hematology/Oncology at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, discusses some of the barriers that patients with cancer may encounter following their diagnosis.

A 30-year analysis of more than 110,000 health professionals also suggests that replacing animal products, such as bacon, butter, and cheese, with avocado also reduces cardiovascular events.

Session at the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Annual Conference 2022 focuses on methods to improve emotional exhaustion among pharmacists and other health care providers.

With risk stratification, up to 60% of individuals with chronic myeloid leukemia who are low-risk sustain treatment-free remission.

This week, Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, spoke with Janan Sarwar, PharmD, about nontraditional career opportunities for pharmacists.