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The objective of this study was to determine whether age is a key factor in sex-related differences among patients who experienced a heart attack.

The FDA has granted the cell-based, off-the-shelf immune primer ilixadencel an orphan drug designation for use as a treatment option in patients with soft tissue sarcoma.

This year, pharmacists’ role will continue to evolve because of, or despite, the COVID-19 pandemic.

There has been a 25% increase in food insufficiency among Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study.

Medications can play an important role in asthma management. Therefore, adherence to medications is important to optimize treatment and improve quality of life.

Studies have shown that patients with Parkinson disease admitted to the hospital experience longer hospital stays and increased mortality than age matched control groups.

In addition to communicating about COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, uses for online portals include requesting prescription refills, seeking advice on health concerns, and scheduling appointments.

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, and if a high-risk infection does not go away, it can lead to the development of a variety of cancers, including 91% of all cervical cancers, 70% of oropharyngeal cancers, and cancers of the vulva, vagina, and penis and anus.

The FDA has granted toripalimab a fast track designation for use in the frontline treatment of patients with mucosal melanoma.

Aurobindo Pharma’s Tobramycin Inhalation Solution is an AB-rated generic equivalent to the reference Tobi Inhalation Solution.

Following the release of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 response strategy, NCPA issued its support and urged the government to also consider engaging independent pharmacies in its implementation.

Amantadine, a treatment that was originally used as an agent against influenza A, lost efficacy due to viral resistance.

The approach is being developed specifically as a potential treatment for the significant fraction of people with debilitating depression who do not respond to existing therapies and are at high risk of suicide.

Study finds that death was significantly less likely for type 2 diabetes subjects taking metformin, compared to those not taking metformin.

This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of important topics that will be covered and posted throughout the week.

NCCN states that all patients with active cancer, or with active, recent, or planned cancer treatment, should be considered highest priority to receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorization.

The FDA has approved cabenuva, which consists of rilpivirine and cabotegravir, for treating HIV-1 infection in adults. This therapy is the first once-monthly, long-acting injectable to be approved for the treatment of HIV.

The approval is for a 240 mg injection of nivolumab every 2 weeks or 480 mg every 4 weeks in combination with 40 mg once daily of cabozantinib.

Health care providers should be more cognizant of psychological complications and sexual dysfunction risks in women with premature ovarian insufficiency and should work with patients to identify options for relief.

Between 5% to 10% of these lesions will develop into squamous cell carcinoma, a potentially invasive type of skin cancer.

Low carbohydrate diets also increased weight loss, reduced medication use, and improved body fat concentrations at 6 months.

One of the more recent potential risk factors of COVID-19 is vitamin D deficiency, which is an important modulator of innate and acquired immunity.

Frequent nightmares were not associated with heart medications and sleep-disordered breathing, but were linked with depression, anxiety, and insomnia.

During a study investigating therapeutics that target how RNA splicing activates antiviral immune pathways in triple-negative breast cancers, researchers observed that endogenous RNA in tumor cells that had been mis-spliced is able to mimic an RNA virus.

Study finds that recurring glioblastoma tumors with very few mutations respond significantly better to immunotherapies than similar tumors with multiple mutations.

The influence of this treatment continued for centuries.

In successive surveys over the past several months, an increasing number of pharmacists said they plan to be immunized, plan to manage the logistics of handling the vaccine, and will administer it to patients.

Nonadherence is linked to poor health outcomes, including a decreased quality-of-life, disease progression, and increased hospitalizations.

Combination treatment may be well-suited for patients with COVID-19 because remdesivir is a direct-acting antiviral drug, whereas baricitinib is an anti-inflammatory.

The study authors noted that although the Western diet does not promote good cardiovascular health, it is not clear exactly what contribution fried food might make to the risks of serious heart disease and stroke.