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Caroline Carney, MD, MSc, FAPM, CPHQ, chief medical officer of Magellan Health, a board-certified internist, and a board-certified psychiatrist, discusses the correlation between heart health and mental health.

The necessary push for the health care industry to move to whole-person care instead of condition-oriented models and tactics for applying a value-based model in pharmacy benefits.

This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of important topics that will be covered and posted throughout the week.

High demands on the health care system from COVID-19 may mean a permanent shift in the landscape.

The FDA hold was announced in December 2020 following the diagnosis of one patient with hepatocellular carcinoma in the HOPE-B pivotal trial.

Twenty percent of the pharmacies contacted indicated they would not dispense buprenorphine, with independent pharmacies and those in southern US states found significantly more likely to restrict the drug.

A heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation occurs at least twice as frequently in patients with diabetes as those without.

This product is a higher dosage of naloxone hydrochloride than the 2 mg and 4 mg dosage products previously approved by the FDA.

COVID-19 vaccines used these messenger molecules, and the future possibilities are exciting.

In this issue of Pharmacy Careers®, we highlight stories of pandemic resilience across the pharmacy landscape.

Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, EVP and CEO of APhA, discussed the value of the pharmacist on patient care teams and how this value could be supported and enhanced in the future.

The response to COVID-19 has elucidated the challenges and opportunities with pharmacy-provided services delivery.

Although the CDC and FDA have lifted the pause on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, Humphreys said the vaccine now comes with a warning label, and ongoing safety reviews will be paramount to ensure its continued safety.

Study finds that cannabidiol (CBD) and expectancies for receiving CBD do not appear to reduce experimental pain intensity but do make the pain feel less unpleasant.

Kenneth Komorny, PharmD, BCPS, a co-lead on development of National Comprehensive Cancer Network recommendations for biosimilar management, explains some of the positions the NCCN has taken.

Health care practitioners and manufacturers must change practice patterns and management strategies.

If gut-imprinted immune cells are diluted in comparison to immune cells triggered by other parts of the body, there could be implications for the oral-based COVID-19 vaccines currently under development.

The Pharmacy Times® Pharmacy Focus podcast provides the latest industry news and information, thought-leader insights, clinical updates, patient counseling tools, and innovative solutions for the everyday practice and business of pharmacy.

Medication should be considered for patients with slightly elevated blood pressure who do not respond to 6 months of healthy lifestyle changes, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) published in Hypertension.

Individuals with an average risk of colorectal cancer said they would prefer a stool-based screening test for colorectal cancer over colonoscopy.

Pharmacists can play a vital role by offering inhaler counseling and helping improve adherence, especially during COVID-19.

The relatively new combination of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors with VEGF inhibitors represents a promising option for patients with various malignancies.

In 1932, chemist Gordon Alles synthesized the compound beta-phenylisopropylamine while investigating a new asthma medicine.

Researchers have created a new tool that allows doctors and scientists to evaluate infant brain health by assessing the concentration of various metabolites in the brain, according to a study published in NMR in Biomedicine.

Although therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19 have dominated the news in the last year, development of other drugs has continued.

Prevention methods, including smoking cessation and public education, remain critical in combating the United States’ third most common cancer type.

The efforts of pharmacists to keep their doors open during the pandemic, build COVID-19 testing sites, and prepare for and administer COVID-19 vaccinations took extraordinary investment and determination.

In addition to altered supply chains and medication access during the early months of the pandemic, the report predicts long-term changes for both COVID-19 survivors and those with chronic illnesses.

A metanalysis published in SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine found that administering the therapies early in a patient’s treatment could be associated with better outcomes.

Although transthyretin can play a negative role in patients with amyloidosis, it may have protective effects in patients with Alzheimer disease.