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Worse cases of periodontitis demonstrate association with progression of the scarring of the heart’s left atrium, data indicate.

The economic burden of symptoms of major depressive disorder were estimated to cost $326 billion for the United States in 2018 alone.

The knowledge of clinical pharmacists can help protect kidney function and prevent the development of acute kidney injury in ICU patients.

The approval is for the youngest patient population with hereditary angioedema to date.

Patients with triple-negative breast cancer treated with veliparib had statistically significantly longer survival than those given placebo.

In a clinical trial program, 92% of health care providers, patients, and caregivers were able to successfully administer tezepelumab-ekko both in the clinic and at home for severe asthma.

Ultra-processed food consumption linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from ovarian cancer and breast cancer.

Belimumab was the first and only approved biologic for active systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis in more than 50 years, including for pediatric patients.

Participants also generally prefer newer injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis compared to pills for HIV prevention.

Study findings mark the first evidence of improved health-related quality of life scores following treatment with an investigational microbiome agent in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile.

Specialty medication has grown to about 55% of net spending, which is up by 28% since 2011 mostly driven by autoimmune diseases and oncology.

Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy) is a conjugated Trop-2-directed antibody and topoisomerase inhibitor previously approved for patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Availability of TNF-alpha inhibitor biosimilars in Southern European markets led to lowered costs within the drug class, even after an increased consumption volume for these therapies.

Peripheral artery disease is more common in Black patients than any other racial or ethnic group, but its potential association with negative social determinants of health is not known.

Study shows a statistically significant improvement in inflammatory syndrome after a fecal microbiota transplant in patients coinfected with COVID-19 and clostridioides difficile.

B12 deficiency is often due to a lack of consumption of vitamin B12 rich foods or malabsorption.

IQVIA report states that appropriate reimbursement for all health care professionals who provide immunization services would encourage their ongoing provision of vaccines.

Results from the phase 2 and long-term trials will be presented later this year, following further data collection.

CVS and Walgreens have both recently announced that they are seeking FDA certification to use the mail to distribute mifepristone, the first pill used in a 2-drug abortion.

Researchers found a 27% heightened risk of cardiovascular disease for individuals with celiac disease compared with those who didn’t have the condition.

The trial is the first randomized phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of ciltacabtagene autoleucel patients with relapsed and lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma.

The mRNA-1345 vaccine candidate was previously granted Fast Track designation by the FDA in August 2021.

Apretude is an antiretroviral drug that inhibits HIV replication by binding to the active site of integrase and blocking the strand transfer step of retroviral DNA integration.

Daprodustat (Jesduvroq, GSK) is the first oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor to gain approval in the United States.

Kathy Pham, PharmD, BCPPS, senior director of Policy and Professional Affairs at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), discusses her experience at ACCP and why advocacy is important to health care and the profession of pharmacy.

Rapid antigen tests, which can identify infected individuals before they present symptoms, are considered a promising means of reducing the spread of COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccines are known to have one of the most complex schedules that the average pharmacist has ever had to manage for a vaccine directed towards a single preventable disease.

Alcohol-related disorders were the most expensive substance type that contributed to total estimated medical cost.

The need for pharmacists to return to a more clinically-focused role became apparent as the COVID-19 pandemic revealed gaps in patient access to care across the country.

In the United States, 91% of states had lower rates of targeted therapy use than expected.