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During the 12-month trial period, Hyqvia was shown to be efficacious treating the occurrence of acute serious bacterial infections in children aged 2 through 16 years with primary immunodeficiency.

Pharmacists serve as advocates to optimize patient pharmaceutical care, advance the profession, and positively influence the community.

The FDA’s temporary Guidance for 503A compounding of shortage drugs was meant to be temporary and withdrawn once COVID-19 ended.

Availability of clinical trials in the gynecologic cancer care space are increasing, but it is important to be mindful of current racial disparities.

Keeping blood glucose levels within a target range delays prevents serious health complications associated with type 2 diabetes.

The risk is particularly high in the first 2 years after an HIV diagnosis.

The role of monoclonal antibodies in minimizing COVID-19–related complications remains important to assess.

To build a brighter, healthier, and more equitable future for all US citizens, there is an indisputable need to decriminalize psychedelic medicines.

Analysis indicates that there was a larger increase of filled prescriptions for individuals who delivered by cesarean birth.

These are used to help reduce inappropriate testing, where an expert consults with medical directors of infection prevention and control for a test-order override.

Pharmacy benefit managers offer mentorship, training opportunities, and professional advancement beyond what's available in traditional pharmacy careers.

Pharmacists are crucial in supporting patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder as shortages of Adderall continue.

It is important for pharmacists to educate patients, especially those with cardiovascular risks, about the differences between fish oil supplements and prescription n3-FAs products.

It is still unclear whether comorbidities have similar negative effects on cognition beyond those directly caused by obstructive sleep apnea.

Taken together, the studies point to meaningful changes in the standard of care for patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Individuals treated with the drugs from AstraZeneca demonstrate clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvement.

State-level respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization rates for 2022 could be the highest seen since 2006, analysis published in Frontiers in Pediatrics indicate.

The trial did not meet the second primary efficacy endpoint of medically attended respiratory syncytial virus-associated lower respiratory tract illness.

Implementing screening and testing services by pharmacists will expand access to care for patients.

Networking and being prepared and educated are keys to succeeding as women in the pharmacy field.

Not only are pharmacists easily accessible to the public, they are also highly visible as a source for travel immunization services.

The overall survival hazard ratio numerically favored niraparib in the germline BRCA mutation cohort and favored placebo in the non-germline BRCA mutation cohort in patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer.

Similarities between the symptoms of Clostridioides difficile infection and Crohn disease may cause confusion for health care providers.

Brianna Hawkins, MBA, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center doctor of pharmacy candidate, discusses oncology drug development and how students can start a career in this alternative path.

Many long-term therapies rely solely on load amelioration, but new ones are needed, according to investigators.

Individuals who are rituximab-naïve remained stable after 2 years of follow-up, the analysis shows.

It would also be beneficial to include a patient’s entire healthcare team in this management strategy, said an expert at the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) Annual Conference 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Part 1 of this 2-part series examines USP <797> and <795> revisions for sterile and nonsterile compounding, veterinary compounding, FDA inspections of 503A pharmacies, and the interstate distribution of compounded prescriptions post Wellness Pharmacy v. FDA.

Discussions are led by a variety of experienced preceptors to provide insight, strategies, and resources for pharmacy residents.

Eye drops come in many forms and for many indications, such as redness, itchiness, dryness, allergies, dilating drops, glaucoma drops, lubricants, numbing agents, antibiotics, and to lower pressure.