Aislinn Antrim, MA, Assistant Managing Editor

At 3 and 6 months, rivaroxaban was found to be as effective and safe as apixaban in the composite outcome of recurrent venous thromboembolism or bleeding-related hospitalization.

Clinicians should consider potential aspiration of illicit drug packets that were swallowed or inserted into the body.

Future research should investigate which therapies with new mechanisms of action add incremental benefit to existing treatment regimens for non-small cell lung cancer.

When used with chemotherapy, pembrolizumab provides a synergistic response to increase survival rates.

Biomarker testing and management of immune-related adverse events are key roles for pharmacists.

Getting payers on board will be key to national biosimilar cost-savings potential.

A survey of women in New York confirmed that nearly three-quarters would be comfortable getting a contraceptive prescription from a pharmacist.

Pharmacists concluded that the workflow could be implemented for any drugs that are in short supply.

Although evidence suggests some deterioration for a few aspects of mental health, such as anxiety and behavioral problems, the overall findings were mixed with no clear pattern.

Coughing is a reflex predominantly mediated by control centers in respiratory areas of the brainstem, which is modulated by the cerebral cortex.

Results suggest pharmacists should use the phrase “bad reaction” to avoid stigma associated with the term “overdose.”

Three key opportunities for oncology stewardship are dose rounding, implementation of biosimilars, and management of sites of care.

Implementing screening tools, conducting brief interventions, and involving pharmacists can help manage alcohol use disorder and Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.

The findings could also help explain why certain comorbidities persist following other viral infections, including COVID-19.

The 2022 theme is “Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV.”

Pharmacy Times will be covering the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2022 Midyear Clinical Meeting from December 4 to 8.

Instagram offers a myriad of ways to share content and connect with others.

Educating patients while remaining empathetic, sharing personal experiences helps overcome this hurdle.

Researchers also noted an increasing rate of seroconversion with COVID-19 booster vaccination series.

Findings support the potential protective association of vaccination in reducing long COVID, although it does not appear to eliminate the risk.

Despite an apparent benefit of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) on early discharge, the likelihood of needing second-line treatment was 3 times higher in patients who initiated treatment with IVIG alone.

Study suggests states maintaining higher health care expenditures are more attentive to price transparency initiatives and tend to adopt all-payer claims databases.

Zilucoplan is a subcutaneous, self-administered peptide inhibitor of complement component 5.

Intravenous immunoglobulin is used for several autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, although researchers have not fully understood its specific mechanisms.

Efficacy results comparing the cemiplimab-rwlc combination to chemotherapy alone showed a 22-month median overall survival versus 13 months.

Tetracyclines have been shown to offer some degree of immune protection resulting in mucosal healing, and in this study, they had one of the smaller associations with herpes zoster.

However, findings do not preclude the possibility that mechanisms other than cardiac remodeling may be responsible for benefits of SGLT2 inhibition.

Approximately 10% of patients in trial experienced a heart attack, stroke, blocked arteries requiring treatment, or death from cardiovascular disease.

Intravenous iron reduced the risk of hospitalization for heart failure or cardiovascular death by approximately 20%.

Chlorthalidone was associated with more individuals with potassium levels below 3.1 mmol/L, suggesting a greater risk of hypokalemia.