Aislinn Antrim, MA, Assistant Managing Editor

Antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 1 month after the booster dose were increased compared to before the booster dose in children 5 to 11 years of age.

Ribociclib plus fulvestrant achieved a median overall survival of 67.6 months in the first line setting for postmenopausal women with HR-positive/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Studies have estimated that 16% of people with dementia experience depression, but this may be as high as 40%, demonstrating a great need for effective treatments.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes who use insulin are often restricted when accessing continuous glucose monitoring systems.

With more than 80,000 retail and outpatient pharmacy locations, pharmacists are the most accessible health care professionals in the United States.

Researchers also noted the importance of patient-reported outcomes due to the fluctuating and unpredictable nature of generalized myasthenia gravis and the subjectivity of symptoms.

Adenovirus has been noted in some patients throughout Europe, but not among all of them so investigators are considering other potential causes and contributing factors in the hepatitis outbreak.

In addition, YouTube can supplement and inform students’ academic experiences.

Regardless of the ability to access and dispense products, pharmacists are responsible for getting patients the best care.

Pharmacists can play a more active role in educating patients on tools and resources available to them, enrolling patients in programs, gathering subjective and objective data.

Patient data are essential to providing coordinator care, but more data also creates heightened risks.

Prescription medications are vital to optimal patient outcomes, but they are also becoming increasingly expensive.

Digital medicine is the use of technology to measure or intervene in certain health conditions and is overseen by the FDA, unlike digital health apps or technologies.

A panel of experts at the Asembia 2022 Specialty Pharmacy Summit discussed some of the obstacles in providing medications approved under Emergency Use Authorization.

Omidubicel is a first-in-class, advanced nicotinamide-enabled stem cell therapy candidate being evaluated as the first potential allogeneic advanced cell therapy donor source for individuals with blood cancers in need of a transplant.

Women in the study had higher rates of urgent procedures and were in poorer health when they received surgery.

Evusheld concentrations remained elevated in serum for 6 months after administration, supporting that a single dose could provide long-term protection against COVID-19.

Up to 50% of all patients with breast cancer have tumors with a HER2 immunohistochemistry level not currently eligible for HER2-targeted therapy.

Oncologists and rheumatologists reported the highest costs to their practices at $6700 and $7900 per month, respectively.

With Epsolay treatment, inflammatory lesions of rosacea were reduced by nearly 70% by the end of both 12-week trials compared with a 38% to 46% reduction with the vehicle cream.

Of the 53 pediatric patients enrolled in the CARAVAN study, no new safety signals were apparent for patients treated with remdesivir.

Patients taking the product should consult with their physician or pharmacist to determine whether they have the affected product.

The first cases were identified in October 2021 at a children’s hospital in Alabama that admitted 5 children with significant liver injury, including some with acute liver failure.

The booster vaccine candidate includes mutations found in the Beta variant of concern, several of which have been persistent in more recent variants such as the Omicron variant.

Among Black and Latina women with heart failure, negative health outcomes are magnified due to significant health disparities and inequities in the management of the chronic condition.

Asthma contributed most to the risk of high blood pressure and coronary heart disease.

When states legalize marijuana, the volume of prescriptions within the drug classes that align with the medical indications for pain, depression, anxiety, sleep, psychosis, and seizures significantly decline.

Medicaid expansion implementation was associated with a decrease in the number of uninsured patients from 6.7% pre-expansion to 3.6% post-expansion.

Heart-related complications in children with COVID-19 are uncommon, but case reports have noted cardiogenic shock, myocarditis, pericarditis, and arrhythmias.

The companies plan to submit these data to the FDA in the coming days for an Emergency Use Authorization of a booster dose for children ages 5 through 11 in the United States.