The FDA approval of pritelivir offers an oral treatment for refractory HSV lesions in immunocompromised adults, with drug interactions creating an important role for pharmacists.
A suspected plague death in Russia has renewed attention on the rare infection. Here's how to spot pneumonic plague, and which antibiotics the CDC recommends.
Emergency and ICU pharmacists would be most likely to see pneumonic plague. An expert reviews first-line agents, alternatives, and postexposure prophylaxis.
Weltruza, the first subcutaneous long-acting injectable (LAI) formulation of olanzapine, requires no loading doses, oral supplementation, or postinjection monitoring.
Eric Lawitz, MD, explains how pharmacists can raise liver risk with patients with obesity and why a FIB-4 score from routine blood work is a good first step.
Investigational inhaled stem cells for COPD raise questions about lasting clinical benefit and the pharmacy controls needed to deliver a living-cell product through a nebulizer.