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Generic substitution can lower patient drug costs and improve medication adherence.

Among 38 patients with B-cell derived malignancies who were seronegative after 2 COVID-19 vaccine doses, 55% had detectable antibodies after the third dose whereas 45% remained seronegative.

Patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia are generally divided by those exposed to Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi), patients relapsing after venetoclax, and patients relapsing after BTKi and B-cell lymphoma-2 inhibitors.

The medication receives the approval after it was shown to be more effective than daily tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with emtricitabine tablets.

Although it may not be feasible in all situations, professional sabbatical leave could be a win-win for both pharmacists and their employers.

Oral use of glucosamine hydrochloride may reduce pain related to rheumatoid arthritis.

Semaglutide (Rybelsus) is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

During atrial fibrillation, both of the heart's upper chambers beat chaotically and irregularly without coordination.

Kelan Thomas, PharmD, MS, associate professor of clinical sciences at Touro University California College of Pharmacy, discusses potential adverse effects and drug-drug interactions with psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine treatment.

The agency has given the greenlight to maralixibat after the ICONIC study combined with 5 years of supportive studies that demonstrated the reduction of pruritis.

Individuals who used intranasal corticosteroids prior to being infected were about 22% less likely to be hospitalized from severe COVID-19 than those who did not.

This month's case studies include questions about continuous glucose monitoring, diabetes neuropathic pain, diabetes and colds, and smoking cessation.

Robert Z. Orlowski, MD, PhD, director of the Myeloma Section at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, reviewed novel agents in the treatment of triple-class refractory myeloma during a session at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO).

The researchers noted the importance of maintaining vaccination rates for conditions that can lead to respiratory issues, especially with COVID-19 cases still raising concern throughout the United States.

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Janssen) demonstrates a lower incidence of bleeding events in pediatric patients.

Ten quiz questions to assess your knowledge on common symptoms and treatments for obstructive sleep apnea.

T2D is associated with a higher mortality risk linked to the coronavirus than individuals with T1D.

The recommendation for managing cytopenias among patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors is to discontinue treatment at the onset of grade 3 or higher.

The combination of cetuximab and encorafenib resulted in a median overall survival of 8.4 months, compared to 5.4 months in the control arm among patients with colorectal cancer.

Significant reductions in mean monthly migraine days compared with placebo were seen as early as weeks 1 through 4 in the clinical trial program for atogepant.

Although specialty pharmacies may be able to offer some of the services that a hub provider does, a hub can standardize patient and provider support across the network.

Study shows that shedding pounds potentially decreases the risk of diabetes, dyslipidemia, and high blood pressure.

Amisulpride is a selective dopamine-2 and -3 receptor antagonist that inhibits postoperative nausea and vomiting.

There are several types of bipolar disorders, including mania or hypomania and depression.

Lauren C. Pinter-Brown, MD, FACP, of UCI Health and Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, addresses the areas that may need further investigation to progress advanced cutaneous T cell lymphoma treatments in the future.

The medication has met the criteria of overall survival for individuals with this type of liver cancer who were previously treated with sorafenib, Merck says.

Patients with senile dementia who have silent epileptic activity show improvement when taking this medication.

Risk stratification for survival should not dictate treatment, but stratification for thrombosis risk should play an important role in treatment decisions.