Infection following CAR T-cell therapy is a common and clinically significant complication driven by prolonged immune dysregulation, cytopenias, and hypogammaglobulinemia, requiring phase-based risk awareness and proactive preventive management across the treatment continuum.
Alongside medication-specific counseling points, pharmacists can emphasize the importance of a therapeutic home environment.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center was born to create positive disruption to the financing and delivery of care. Its latest program may be the most likely to succeed (or fail).
Cannabinoids may offer modest, condition-specific analgesic benefits as adjunctive therapy in select chronic pain populations, but current evidence supports a limited role due to inconsistent efficacy, heterogeneity in studies, and safety and pharmacologic concerns.
At Duke Neurological Disorders Clinic, Jenelle Hall Montgomery, PharmD, BCACP, CPP, isn’t just advising on medications—she’s prescribing them, switching them, and managing the full arc of a patient’s therapy.
Vertanical's investigational cannabis-derived therapy VER-01 received FDA breakthrough therapy designation after positive phase 3 data demonstrated significant pain reduction and improved tolerability in patients with chronic low back pain.
Medicare’s MTF underpays pharmacy dispensing fees, forcing losses on Part D claims and threatening rural access unless CMS sets realistic, inflation-indexed rate floors.
A poster presented at the 2026 ADA Scientific Sessions underscores the importance of individualized dose titration for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) utilizing Technosphere inhaled insulin.
Pharmacy Times speaks with Sanjay R. Patel, MD, about the clinical significance of the phase 3 AD109 data and the evolving role of pharmacologic therapy in obstructive sleep apnea.
New SYNCHRONIZE data signal broad metabolic and hepatic benefits.
A pilot survey presented at ADA Scientific Sessions found that although health care professionals reported high awareness of DSMES, important gaps in actual understanding remain.
Dave Dixon, PharmD, examines why SGLT2 inhibitor and GLP-1 uptake remain low and how pharmacists can bridge the gap between evidence and implementation.
Expert Lance Sloan, MD, MSE, FACE, FASN, FACP, FEAA, FASPC, discusses CATALYST trial data on mifepristone, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) resistance, and screening for hypercortisolism in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Adding semaglutide to existing regimens in older adults with inadequately controlled T2D significantly reduced HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, body weight, and blood pressure.
Targeted diabetes education improved pharmacists' confidence and competence in addressing clinical inertia, with survey data identifying leading causes of delayed treatment intensification in type 2 diabetes.
John Buse, MD, PhD, breaks down the 2026 American Diabetes Association (ADA) hyperglycemia guidance update, including earlier glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor use and a broader holistic care framework.
Real-world ADA 2026 data shows bempedoic acid add-on lowers major heart risks in type 2 diabetes more than ezetimibe, despite smaller LDL drops.
Jillian Fetzner, MSN, APRN-CNP, described how integrating pharmacists into a collaborative practice agreement processed 3750 diabetes refill requests without provider involvement.
High-dose semaglutide shows improved kidney markers and lowers inflammation in obesity without diabetes, suggesting benefits beyond weight loss.
Dave Dixon, PharmD, breaks down the key cardiovascular and kidney risk management updates in the 2026 ADA Standards of Care and what they mean for pharmacy practice.
Vince Sung, PharmD, MBA, BCOP, BCPS, discusses the clinical implications of the updated prostate cancer guidelines.
Alyson Myers, MD, explains why expanded telehealth access, technology equity, and pharmacist partnerships are essential — not optional.
A panel of clinical pharmacists meets to discuss the complex process of operationalizing cell and gene therapy at an academic medical center.
Both slow and fast transition periods were safe and effective, with minimal adverse events.
A pharmacist-led refill authorization program in endocrinology eliminated 3750 refill requests from provider in-baskets in 2025.
PET scans show long COVID mood and brain fog link to limbic activity, not widespread brain inflammation, reshaping COVID-19 treatment targets.
ADA data show CGM plus pharmacist groups helps seniors with type 2 diabetes prevent hypoglycemia, boost confidence, and prompt safer meds.
Elranatamab monotherapy produced a 92% overall response rate and a 45% complete response rate in patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, supporting the potential of BCMA-directed bispecific antibody therapy as an early intervention strategy before progression to active disease.
Cross-trial data from more than 6000 administrations show that a subcutaneous isatuximab on-body injector was highly reliable and well tolerated.
Real-world adoption of talazoparib plus enzalutamide in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer highlights ongoing gaps in homologous recombination (HR) biomarker testing across prostate cancer care.
