The trial randomized patients to receive TV-46000 once monthly, TV-46000 once every 2 months, or placebo, and found that patients had improved outcomes on TV-46000 regardless of dosing schedule.
Nonprescription fluticasone nasal spray is used to relieve symptoms of rhinitis, such as sneezing and itchy, watery eyes.
Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who have received 2 or more prior systemic therapies, at least 1 of which for metastatic disease.
Melissa Pein, a pharmacy technician supervisor at Children’s Mercy Kansas City Hospital, discusses the role pharmacy technicians play in vaccinations.
Bladder cancer most often begins in the cells that line the inside of the bladder.
Study evaluates the safety profile of upadacitinib at 15 mg and 30 mg once daily for patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis.
Study results show that the type of vaccine patients received was a major factor in inducing an immune response, with those receiving mRNA shots faring better.
With so many approved regimens and common use of oral agents in the treatment of multiple myeloma, oncology pharmacists are essential team members.
More medication options mean a greater chance for patients to survive and enjoy a better quality of life.
CMS Interim Final Rule on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid potentially impacts pharmacies that provide services under a contract or arrangement with these facilities.
If approved, empagliflozin would be the first therapy proven to significantly improve outcomes for individuals with heart failure, according to Boehringer Ingelheim.
Pharmacy performance measures can support greater patient access to care and services through team-based care and to facilitate value-based contracts between pharmacists and payers.
Pharmacists can encourage patients to ask prescribers about newly approved preventive therapies when appropriate.
They are attempting to determine the associations and connections to further benefit individuals using the therapies.
The study enrolled 214 patients, with 105 randomized to a risankizumab injection every 4 weeks over a 24-week period, while 109 patients received a placebo.
It was previously known that beta-lactam antibiotics function by restricting cell wall growth, but the exact mechanics have remained unknown until now.
Tums treats symptoms such as heartburn, upset stomach, or indigestion.
Odevixibat is indicated for the treatment of pruritus in patients 3 months of age and older with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.
Risk factors for liver cancer include chronic infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus, cirrhosis, diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
For patients with diabetes, continuous glucose monitoring offers the opportunity to lessen the burden of traditional finger sticks.
Addressing barriers such as cognitive impairment, cultural issues, and denial can help patients avoid adverse effects.
Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive either erenumab or topiramate, with the erenumab arm split into dosages of 70 mg or 140 mg.
Study results show no differences in the rate of neuropathic pain, surgical site infection, wound-related complications, or other complications between the 2 groups.
The results were presented at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2021.
If authorized, ritonavir could be prescribed broadly as an at-home treatment to help reduce COVID-19 severity, hospitalizations, and deaths, as well as to reduce the probability of infection following exposure among adults.
After adjusting for age, education level, and gender, each 1-point increase in dietary inflammatory score was linked to a 21% increase in cognitive impairment, study results show.
