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Phase 3 trial results show that the drug reduced the risk of death or reoccurrence by 35% for individuals with high-risk disease compared with the placebo.

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Nearly 94.1% of individuals treated with the drug in the DESTINY-Breast03 study were still alive at the 1-year mark, according to a statement from AstraZeneca.

Stanford research results show that of nearly 39,000 individuals, just 22 had potential allergic reactions, and all recovered.

Dasiglucagon increases blood glucose concentration by activating hepatic glucagon receptors, thereby stimulating glycogen breakdown and release of glucose from the liver.

Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs combat high hypertension in individuals who are obese or overweight, according to the American Heart Association.

New legislation allows community pharmacies to improve medication access in an outpatient setting.

For patients with celiac disease, eating gluten triggers an immune response in the small intestine.

Cisplatin is frequently an effective therapy for pediatric cancer, but it is also known to cause permanent hearing loss in some patients.

In a phase 3 trial, the medication significantly reduced the risk of disease progression compared with individuals in a placebo group.

Sophia Humphreys, PharmD, MHA, said data are continuing to evolve around the safety and recommendations of COVID-19 booster doses, especially for the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech.

There are 4 essential epidermal growth factor receptor-mutant non-small cell lung cancer subgroups, according to new research results.

An anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy, ranibizumab prevents vision loss in patients with retinal vascular disorders, which can cause irreversible blindness or visual impairments in adults.

Pharmacists will need to make sure they have the necessary personal protective equipment in place to meet increased clinic activity and while keeping an eye on levels of flu vaccines and tests.

REMS are not intended to minimize all harmful effects of a drug, but instead focus on preventing, tracking, and handling a specific serious risk by informing, educating, and/or enforcing measures that reduce the frequency and/or intensity of the event.

Integrating these facilities into the pharmacy supply chain strategy has become key for hospitals during the pandemic.

Gemtesa (vibegron; Urovant Sciences) tablets are approved to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and urinary frequency.

Apalutamide (Erleada, Johnson & Johnson) demonstrated a strong prostate-specific antigen response and high adherence rates in patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as medications with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

Pharmacy Times spoke with Dr. Bradley Monk, investigator for KEYNOTE-826, #LBA2, which was presented at the ESMO Congress 2021, about the study and its importance to the world of cervical cancer.

Identity of business as source of medications supply can be kept confidential, supreme court rules.

The panel did, however, vote to recommend the booster shots to adults over 65 years of age and those at high risk of severe COVID-19.

Study results showed that an individual with the blood disorder did not respond to treatment, including intravenous immunoglobulin, following their second dose of the Pfizer vaccination.

A presentation at the Society of Hematologic Oncology 2021 Annual Meeting reviewed the treatment of amyloidosis in multiple myeloma.

Shereen Stutz and Mark Alwardt, of McKesson, said the rise in oral oncolytics during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed pharmacists to be more innovative and to become an even more integrated part of the oncology care team.

The results of a review by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute finds that pediatric patients who are vaccinated get protection from the long-term effects of the disease.

Investigators at the IMT School for Advanced Studies say that future rollouts should focus on workers, which would help avoid another lockdown.

PrEP simplifies management of the virus by eliminating the need for immune globulin and decreasing the number of doses needed.