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With so many approved regimens and common use of oral agents in the treatment of multiple myeloma, oncology pharmacists are essential team members.

More medication options mean a greater chance for patients to survive and enjoy a better quality of life.

CMS Interim Final Rule on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid potentially impacts pharmacies that provide services under a contract or arrangement with these facilities.

If approved, empagliflozin would be the first therapy proven to significantly improve outcomes for individuals with heart failure, according to Boehringer Ingelheim.

Pharmacy performance measures can support greater patient access to care and services through team-based care and to facilitate value-based contracts between pharmacists and payers.

Pharmacists can encourage patients to ask prescribers about newly approved preventive therapies when appropriate.

They are attempting to determine the associations and connections to further benefit individuals using the therapies.

The study enrolled 214 patients, with 105 randomized to a risankizumab injection every 4 weeks over a 24-week period, while 109 patients received a placebo.

Tums treats symptoms such as heartburn, upset stomach, or indigestion.

Odevixibat is indicated for the treatment of pruritus in patients 3 months of age and older with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.

Risk factors for liver cancer include chronic infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus, cirrhosis, diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

For patients with diabetes, continuous glucose monitoring offers the opportunity to lessen the burden of traditional finger sticks.

Addressing barriers such as cognitive impairment, cultural issues, and denial can help patients avoid adverse effects.

Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive either erenumab or topiramate, with the erenumab arm split into dosages of 70 mg or 140 mg.

Study results show no differences in the rate of neuropathic pain, surgical site infection, wound-related complications, or other complications between the 2 groups.

The results were presented at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2021.

If authorized, ritonavir could be prescribed broadly as an at-home treatment to help reduce COVID-19 severity, hospitalizations, and deaths, as well as to reduce the probability of infection following exposure among adults.

After adjusting for age, education level, and gender, each 1-point increase in dietary inflammatory score was linked to a 21% increase in cognitive impairment, study results show.

Opportunities are continuously expanding in screening and medication therapy management services.

Pharmacists Can Provide Advice on Pain Products’ Directions, Dosage, and Duration of Use

The phase 3 clinical trials evaluated the efficacy and safety of cariprazine as an adjunctive treatment for these patients.

Learn about how Dr. Nabila Ismail combines her passion for pharmacy with her love for travel.

Natural melatonin sends messages to the receptor agonist in the brain and other areas of the body to help control the sleep and wake cycles.

Kymriah is a CD19-directed genetically modified autologous T-cell immunotherapy.

Heart defects associated with Eisenmenger syndrome cause blood to circulate abnormally in the heart and lungs.