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Using medications to induce calm is generally considered less desirable than other methods of de-escalation but is often necessary to prevent injury.

Patients taking beta interferons for at least 6 months had a reduced mortality risk compared with patients who did not take the drug.

The drug application was granted the FDA’s Priority Review designation, as well as a Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher under a program intended to encourage development of new drugs and biologics for the prevention and treatment of certain tropical diseases.

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Dengue is endemic in the United States territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

The study authors believe that the modification of teriflunomide and the development of new DHODH inhibitors is urgent for drug-resistant epilepsy patients

Partnerships like the UC College of Pharmacy and Walgreens offer opportunities for experience with complex disease states, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV, and Crohn’s disease, that many students will see after they graduate.

A number of landmark clinical studies on lipid lowering and cardiovascular health have been published, shaping how patients are treated.

As highly accessible health care professionals, pharmacists have the opportunity to improve medication adherence and health outcomes of patients with bipolar disorder.

Mouthwash containing diphenhydramine, lidocaine, and antacids found to significantly reduce pain from oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer administered chemotherapy.

"If successful, this has the potential to contribute to a cure for HIV."

The FDA's boxed warning requirement follows several reports of rare, but serious injuries and deaths resulting from various complex sleep behaviors after taking these medicines.

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This drug was previously approved, in 2017, to treat HCV in adults.

The preclinical data was presented by Beam Therapeutics, Monday at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 22nd Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

The organization awarded the title to these heath care professions in recognition of the excellence achieved in pharmacy practice, according to the organization.

Study finds cannabidiol may act as a Trojan horse to transport molecules into the brain.

The safety and efficacy of the glecaprevir and pibrentasvir in pediatric patients was evaluated during clinical trials of 47 patients with genotype 1, 2, 3 or 4 HCV infection without cirrhosis or with mild cirrhosis.

The new billing system boasts the ability to meet the patient where they are in terms of digital communications and affordability.

The CDC is recognizing National Infant Immunization Week as part of the World Immunization Week, an effort of the World Health Organization.

After use of nonpharmacological and multiple blood pressure lowering medications, uncontrolled blood pressure still may be present. Thus, potential for patient to be diagnosed with resistant hypertension.

Novo Nordisk announced the results of the ELLIPSE trial, which examined efficacy and safety and demonstrated superiority of liraglutide (Victoza) injection 1.8 mg vs placebo, in a presentation at the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES)/Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD, on Sunday.

High levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol, also known as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), increase patients' risk for serious CV events such as heart attack or stroke. Adults who experience a heart attack or stroke have an approximately 1 in t3 chance to have another CV event.

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Study demonstrates safety of oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy in large group of preschool-aged children.

Adults who experience a heart attack or stroke have an approximately 1 in t3 chance to have another cardiovascular event.

The new initiative, entitled “Remove the Risk,” is part of the agency’s continued efforts to address the nationwide opioid crisis and aims to help decrease unnecessary exposure to opioids and prevent addiction.

This is the first time that the FDA has approved a treatment for pediatric patients with SLE. Belimumab has been approved for use in adult patients since 2011. GSK’s application for belimumab use in pediatric patients was granted the FDA’s Priority Review designation.

Belimumab has been approved for use in adult patients since 2011, and GSK’s application for belimumab use in pediatric patients was granted the FDA’s Priority Review designation.

Etanercept-ykro (Eticovo) is the second etanercept biosimilar to be approved by the FDA, following Sandoz’s etanercept-szzs (Erelzi) in 2016