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

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

Previous studies have demonstrated an association between low levels of vitamin D in the blood and pain, sensitivity to infection, fatigue, depression, and lower self-rated quality of life.

They added that side chains are linked to nitrogens in the molecular backbone, forming a structure that resists enzymes.

New research provides a further explanation for how an infection by influenza A virus followed by S. pneumoniae superinfection causes severe pneumonia and a high death rate.

Symptoms of IBD include diarrhea, fatigue, abdominal pain, cramping, blood in stool, reduced appetite, and weight loss.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times®, Sachin Nagrani, MD, medical director at the home visit and telemedicine service Heal, discusses the Biden administration's announcement that booster shots will soon be available for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and what this would mean for patients and practitioners.

In the latest Student Cafe interview series, students from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy discussed the future of pharmacy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marketing theory is particularly useful for defining your business and your competitors.

The mutated genes in question, TET2 and DNMT3A, each influence the efficacy of treatment in different ways.

This designation could shorten the FDA review period to 8 months compared to the 12 months under Standard Review.

Pharmacy Times spoke to ASHP’s Vice President of Government Relations Tom Kraus about the recent actions from ASHP urging the HHS to allow pharmacists to provide COVID-19 prophylaxis treatment.

Immune Globulins are injections that are used to treat immunodeficiency disorders.


Cities were ranked on a 50 point scale, weighing factors including therapy session rate by state, total prescription charges by state, their grade for mandatory treatment laws by state, criminalization of mental illness by state, number of residents per 1 mental health provider by county, poor mental health days by county, and overall community wellbeing.

Peter Koshland, PharmD, CEO of Koshland Pharm and a practicing pharmacist, discusses the role of the pharmacist in ketamine therapy.

The kinase inhibitor is a promising treatment option for patients with MET exon 14 skipping mutation non–small cell lung cancer.

Silmitasertib has produced clinical benefit as a monotherapy and in combination with drugs such as gemcitabine and cisplatin.

Pharmacists can help patients with allergies acquire the right oral antihistamines or decongestants, steroid or decongestant nasal sprays, and/or eye drops based on symptoms.

In the latest Student Cafe interview series, students from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy discussed the future of pharmacy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the study, approximately 20,000 people were followed over a span of 4 years, which showed that reports of marijuana use peaked at 9% for patients with cancer versus 14% among those with no cancer history.

The treatment was also well-tolerated, with a similar safety profile to placebo, according to the investigators.

The approval of Tibsovo marks the first and only targeted therapy approved for patients with previously treated IDH1-mutated cholangiocarcinoma.

At 30 days following the third dose in the series, the pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine was non-inferior to the 13-valent vaccine for all 13 shared serotypes.

Pharmacists must remain nimble to help patients continue receiving the medications they need, as technology now plays a central role in workflow and medication management.

Recent research has linked gut microbiota and cardiovascular disease with reported differences in gut microbial compositions among individuals with and without cardiovascular disease.

Tisagenlecleucel is a CD19-directed genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy already indicated for B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

After chickenpox, the virus stays inactive in nerve tissue near the spinal cord.


Technicians play a key role in this vital element of pharmacy operations, protecting drug efficacy and against errors.

Between 40% and 50% of patients respond long term without relapsing.