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FDA Meeting to Focus on Abuse-Deterrent Opioids
Officials with the FDA noted this this public meeting is designed to bring new ideas to the table on how to combat drug addiction in the most effective way possible.
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Lifelong Learning in Specialty Pharmacy Goes Beyond Continuing Education Requirements
Recent pharmacy school graduates will find the benefits of investing in professional development to open new career paths.
Affordable Care Act Marketplaces Look Bleak for Some Areas in 2018
Approximately 2.4 million Americans will only have 1 insurer selling ACA plans in 2018.
Compounds of Anti-Tumor Variations Highly Potent Against Cancer Cells
Analogs of epothilones were even effective against a drug-resistant cancer cell line.
Two Plaque Psoriasis Drugs Indicate Considerable Added Benefit
Psoriasis drugs Cosentyx and Taltz demonstrated significantly more remissions in patients with psoriasis.
Cosentyx, Taltz Show Promise Treating Plaque Psoriasis
Psoriasis drugs achieve positive effects in remission and health-related quality of life.
Genes Could Increase Likelihood of Developing Common Cold
Mutated MDA5 may not recognize human rhinoviruses.
Low-Dose Combinations of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs May Reduce Side Effects
Quarter-doses of 2 hypertension drugs more effective than a standard dose of 1 drug.
Study Takes Step Towards Personalized Medicine for Colorectal Cancer
Genomic approach increases understanding of cancer.
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Launches Program for Lung Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
Express Scripts implements personal care program aimed at improving medication adherence.
LED Light Approach Harnesses Immune System for Cancer Attack
LED light could be used to direct immune cells to superficial tumors.
COPD Market Sales Expected to Reach $14.1 Billion by 2025
AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline are key players in the COPD market.
Trending News Today: Drones Could Change the Future of Emergency Care
Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.
New Biologics Expected to Power COPD Drug Spending
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease market projected to reach $14.1 billion by 2025.
LED Light May Enhance Efficacy of Immunotherapy Fighting Cancer
LED technique may help overcome immunosuppression in cancer.
Trending News Today: Trump Pushes Senate to Revise AHCA
Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.
Coenzyme Q10 and L-carnitine Supplementation and Myocardial Infarction: Improved Quality of Life
More than 1 million Americans suffer myocardial infarctions annually.
No Spleen, No Problem: Using Community Pharmacists to Increase Vaccination Rates after Splenectomy
The journal Research and Social and Administrative Pharmacy has published a study about the pharmacist's role in vaccinating asplenic patients.
Why Pharmacists Must Remain Data-Driven Decision Makers
Scientific inquiry stands as the basis of so many advances in our society that it seems inconceivable to question the return on investment in science.
Olive Oil May Stop Brain Cancer from Forming
Compound in olive oil inhibits disease activity of certain proteins.
FDA Grants Approval of myBETAapp, BETACONNECT Navigator for Relapsing-Remitting MS
The software helps track Interferon beta-1b injections among MS patients.
Affordable Care Act Plans Being Canceled by Patients
Many individuals have canceled ACA plans due to affordability issues.
CMS Seeks Public Input for Affordable Care Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeking help to improve the future of the insurance marketplaces.
Altering Sequence of Cannabinoids, Chemotherapy Administration Improves Anticancer Effects
Sequence of drug administration is crucial to the success of combination treatments for cancer using cannabinoids.
CDC Greenlights Virus Removal Technique for HIV-Positive Men to Father Children
Medications that suppress viral loads aid HIV-infected men who want children.
Jardiance to Enter Clinical Testing for Chronic Kidney Disease
Results from the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial suggests empagliflozin (Jardiance) has potential in the treatment of chronic kidney disease.
Experimental Cancer Drug May Also Treat Heart Failure
Investigational cancer drug blocks inflammation and fibrosis in heart cells.
Diplomat Now Dispensing Sarilumab to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
The drug offers a new therapeutic option to help manage RA.
Sofosbuvir Reduces Need for Liver Transplants in Patients with Hepatitis C
HCV drug greatly reduced the rates of liver transplants and mortality in patients with advanced stages of cirrhosis.
Hybrid Closed-Loop System Favorable for Type 1 Diabetes
Closed-loop systems help diabetes patients achieve blood glucose control, according to a presentation at the American Diabetes Association’s 77th Scientific Sessions.
