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What Patients On a Vegan Diet Need to Know About Medications
Animal products are prevalent in pharmaceuticals manufacturing, including in some unexpected places.
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Smartwatch Rolls Out New Female Health Tracking Feature
With the advent of their new smartwatches, Fitibit is looking to add new features to their apps, including a women's health mechanic.
PBM Transparency, DIR Fees Top Priorities for Pharmacists on Capitol Hill
Community pharmacists urge Congress to support 3 priority bills that create transparency for pharmacy benefit managers and improve patient access.
Trending News Today: Aetna, UnitedHealthcare Look to Pass Drug Rebates to Consumers
Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.
Trending News Today: FDA Launches Investigation Into Unauthorized Herpes Vaccine Research
FDA OKs Marketing for First AI Device for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection
Officials with the FDA have approved marketing of the first medical device to use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect notable eye disease diabetic retinopathy (DR) in adults with diabetes.
Drug Combo Shows Promise Treating Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The EGFR/TNF inhibitor treatment effectively blocks the tumor necrosis factor escape route for non-small cell lung cancer.
Improvement Needed to Reduce Hepatitis B Virus Prevalence Worldwide
Access to diagnosis and treatment must be improved worldwide to meet target goals for the elimination of viral hepatitis.
Acute Migraine Treatment Shows Positive Results in Trials
An acute treatment for migraines achieved both co-primary regulatory endpoints in 2 pivotal phase 3 trials.
Prescriptions for Man, and Man's Best Friend
Veterinary pharmacy is a difficult field. Pharmacists must judge if the prescribed dose is appropriate for the pet, based upon age, gender, species, and indication.
Menopause Management Considerations for Women with HIV
Due to lack of data on menopause and HIV, many women living with HIV infection have limited access to medical care and support.
Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy: The Latest Special FDA Designation
The FDA has programs designed to expedite the drug development and review processes for promising pipeline products. The newest of these programs is Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT).
Can Facebook be Trusted with User Health Data?
Recently, Facebook was in the spotlight for trying to share patient data with health organizations.
Trending News Today: CVS Offers Pharmacists, Consumers Tool to Find Cheaper Drug Alternatives
Trending News Today: Most High-Risk Individuals Unaware of PrEP for HIV Prevention
Study Highlights Health Disparities Between States, Need for Disease Prevention
More action is needed to address health disparities, risk factors, and social determinants of health, as well as disease prevention.
Antipsychotic Drug Linked to Deaths in Parkinson's Patients
Reported deaths of Parkinson’s patients treated with Acadia Pharmaceutical’s antipsychotic therapy pimavanserin (Nuplazid) has sparked concern.
5 Ways Stay-at-Home Parents Can Stay Connected to the Pharmacy Profession
After completing a drug information residency and serving as a pharmacy professor, I knew that the next chapter of my life would be dedicated to being a parent.
New Leading Causes of Death Emerge in United States
US report indicates new drivers of death have emerged over time and have continued to unequally affect residents at the state level.
Novel Immunotherapy Combo for Lung Cancer Shows Promise in Early Trial
The therapy is a combination of a checkpoint drug, nivolumab, and a new immune stimulation drug, ALT-803.
Experimental Drug May Prevent Cancer By Inhibiting Obesity-Associated Gene
New drug shows promising signs of delaying the development of existing breast and lung cancers. .
Sassy Pharmacist and Polite Pharmacist Tackle Common Questions
Here are some top pharmacy concerns and 2 hilarious ways to answer.
20 Questions for The Cynical Pharmacist
Let's get to know this very popular social-media phenomenon.
6 Memorable Television Pharmacists, Part 6
This is the sixth part of a series on how pharmacy professionals have been depicted on TV, both in a positive and a negative manner.
FDA Approves First Light-Adaptive Contact Lens
The approval follows a review of scientific evidence, including a clinical study of 24 patients that evaluated daytime and nighttime driving performance while wearing the lenses.
Medication Use in Horse Racing: Yea or Neigh?
Medication use in horse racing has become a hot topic across the country.
FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Novel Combo Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
The triple combination includes a novel cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator amplifier, third generation corrector, and potentiator.
Synthetic Cannabinoids Linked to Deaths in Illinois
Three deaths are among 107 reported incidences of individuals who experienced severe bleeding after using synthetic cannabinoids.
New Drug Targets Specific Gene Fusions in Rare Pediatric Cancers
Pediatric patients treated with larotrectinib in a clinical trial demonstrated a 93% response rate.
Hospital Payment Reform: Experimental Program Highlights Need for Improvement
An experimental program in Maryland aimed to reduce health care spending by shifting away from hospital-based care and toward less costly, primary, preventive, and outpatient services.