Cellular Respiration Significantly Increases in Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders
October 28th 2019Metabolic activity in the immune cells of patients with primary immunodeficiency was used as a biomarker due to cellular metabolism, which serves as a key regulator in immune cells.
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2019 Next-Generation Pharmacist® Winners are Announced
October 28th 2019Pharmacy Times® and Parata Systems, the founding partners of the Next-Generation Pharmacist® awards, honored the 2019 winners, named at the annual awards gala Friday, October 25, at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California.
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Alprazolam Tablets Recalled for Foreign Substance
October 26th 2019Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. is operating a voluntary nationwide recall of one lot of Alprazolam Tablets, USP C-IV 0.5 mg to the consumer/user level. This recall stems from the potential presence of foreign substance, and to date, Mylan has not received any adverse events related to this batch.
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New Treatment for CABP Receives FDA Approval
October 25th 2019Officials with the FDA have expanded the use of Melinta Therapeutics’ delafloxacin (Baxdela) to include treatment of adult patients with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia caused by designated susceptible bacteria, but the drug’s availability will be delayed for this new indication.
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Bedtime Hypertension Treatment More Effective Than Morning Treatment
October 25th 2019Researchers have found that patients with high blood pressure (BP) who take all their antihypertensive medications at bedtime have better controlled blood pressure and a significantly lower risk of death or illness caused by heart or blood vessel problems, compared to patients who take their medications in the morning.1
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Combination Therapy Shown to Increase Overall Survival and Progression-free Survival for HCC
October 24th 2019Genentech has announced the results of a Phase III study which showed that atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in combination with bevacizumab (Avastin) increased overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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FDA Approves Therapy for Children with Lower Limb Spasticity
October 24th 2019Officials with the FDA have approved Allergan’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for onabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX®) to expand its indication to include treatment of pediatric patients, ages 2 to 17 years, with lower limb spasticity, excluding spasticity caused by cerebral palsy.
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Guideline-Consistent Breast Cancer Treatment Reduces Patient Costs
October 24th 2019Patients with metastatic breast cancer who receive care aligned with National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines experienced less financial burden than patients who received guideline-discordant treatment.
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Health Care Organizations Participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
October 24th 2019According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. On October 26, 2019 health care organizations across the country are participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to help address this public safety and public health issue.
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