Luke Halpern, Assistant Editor

Perhaps the most significant development in the pharmaceutical industry in decades, crops of biosimilars are being approved and are ready for distribution. What lies next, in terms of legislation and the impact on pharmacists, remains to be seen.

The research was aided by the Decipher Genomics Resource for Intelligent Discovery, which helped derive the gene signatures used during the analysis.

The drug can now be tested for safety, tolerability, and efficacy in a phase 1 study.

The drug is the first approved antiviral COVID-19 treatment that could be used across all stages of liver disease.

Protection of T cells from tumor-induced suppression suggests potential for enhancing efficacy of therapies, with plans to initiate a phase 1/2 clinical trial in patients with advanced breast cancer.

The drug showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful efficacy results across key subgroups.

It is the first vaccine of its kind to be FDA approved, and it met multiple safety and efficacy standards through clinical trials.

Researchers sought to find a remedy for the development of treatment-resistant depression in patients whose antidepressant treatment has fluctuated in efficacy.

The treatment is the first of its kind to be FDA-approved to treat CHAPLE disease.

The model was the first to incorporate C-reactive protein/albumin ratio and apply LASSO regression analysis to a predictive model for children with Kawasaki disease.

The results differ from previous studies and the predictions of the researchers that the Child Tax Credit would reduce the prevalence of low birth weight among pregnant women across the country.

Previous studies have shown promising results with liver or kidney transplants in patients with HIV, but there was a lack of literature regarding heart transplants specifically.

Although the rate of people with probable insomnia who discussed their sleep habits with a physician was relatively high, the number of people who went on to seek actual treatment was low.

The Mylight phase 3 trial confirmed that there was no clinically meaningful differences between aflibercept and its reference biologic, Eylea, for patients with wet macular degeneration.

The combination regimen showed positive progression-free survival results among patients with HER2-positive breast cancer in the phase 3 HER2CLIMB-02 trial, but overall survival data have yet to mature.

Researchers recommended less restrictive policy regarding telepharmacies to improve access to medications and pharmacists, while ultimately improving outcomes and adherence to treatment regimens.

Topics discussed include care workflow, app functionalities, problems and disadvantages, and benefits for HIV experts.

Unexpectedly, a study found that more than 70% of cancer survivors were current drinkers, indicating the need for intervention and strategies to reduce harmful drinking habits.

Intravenous immunoglobulin was found to be the most effective immunotherapy in preventing relapses after treatment with steroids in pediatric patients.

Key study finding shows associations between the beat frequency in the rhythmic stimulus in the frontal left sites of infant brains and pathways related to brain modulation and nucleotide levels.

Prior to this study, anti-platelet factor 4 disorder was thought to be caused by exposure to heparin or autoimmune conditions.

A dose of 900 mg per day of gabapentin prior to spine surgery was associated with the lowest pain score among all studied dosages.

Although not a traditional at-risk group for severe respiratory syncytial virus complications, pregnant patients should be aware of the possibility of infection and be educated on proper prevention procedures.

A panel released recommendations in accordance with decades of a changing landscape in acetaminophen poisoning and due to an absence of agreed upon guidelines in the space.

Prior studies had produced conflicting results on whether the pandemic positively or negatively impacted health care-associated C. difficile infections, yet the results of this current study indicate the pandemic played a limited role.

Unexpectedly, the highest increases in delirium compared to projections were in the 66 to 74 years of age group, which could have important personal and societal repercussions, such as earlier development of dementia.

Despite the low uptake of healthy lifestyle behaviors to achieve 5% weight loss or greater, the probability of weight loss increased among individuals with higher initial BMI.

Gretchen Garofoli, PharmD, an associate professor at the West Virginia School of Pharmacy, discusses the current recommendations for COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza vaccines and vaccine hesitancy.

Results of phase 3 trials could lead to the approval of remibrutinib to provide more effective and controlled treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria than H1-antihistamines.

There was no association between the amount of evidence behind a product and the time until Medicare coverage, suggesting issues within the coverage determination process itself.