Jill Murphy, Assistant Editor

The approval is based on an interim analysis from the phase 3 IMpower110 study, which showed atezolizumab monotherapy improved overall survival by 7.1 months compared with chemotherapy in people with high PD-L1 expression, according to a press release.

Once accredited for use, the new test will improve doctors’ ability to predict and prevent vision loss from glaucoma.

Positive interim clinical data of the mRNA-1273 vaccine (Moderna, Inc) against the coronavirus disease 2019 were reported from a phase 1 study led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Ripretinib is indicated for adult patients who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitor therapies, including imatinib, according to an FDA press release.

Over the past 10 years, pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for mental health disorders have risen 60% and the rate of visits for deliberate self-harm have increased by 329%, according to a study published by Pediatrics.

Adverse events included self-limited nausea and diarrhea with no difference between the 2 groups.

Primary care will require a focus on individual and community health in the post coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era, according to a session presented on Thursday during the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) 2020 Annual Meeting.

The results will help the rare disease community shed light on the needs of people with rare diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic and other potential health crises, in addition to informing future research efforts.

The study aims to perform a medication risk stratification using drug claims data and to simulate the impact of the addition of various repurposed drugs on medication risk shortages in elderly people.

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Survey finds that nearly two-thirds of specialty pharmacists spend more than 15 minutes on the phone to fill 1 prescription, whereas 79% of specialty pharmacists seek additional information from clinicians at least 3 times in an average day.

The statement is one of the first from the AHA to focus on providing evidence-based strategies for parents and caregivers to create a healthy food environment for young children.

Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a strong connection between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates after studying global data from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Over the past 5 years, pharmacy residency positions have increased by 46% nationwide.

Leronlimab has been granted 2 other Fast Track designations as a combination therapy with HAART for HIV and as a treatment for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.

The study found that people who think they know more than their health care professionals are less likely to follow new medical guidelines, and this group would benefit from health messages being communicated in a different way.

The researchers analyzed the National Health Interview Survey 2015 to determine the food intake and frequency of consumption for US adults with IBD.

At the end of 5 years, the teens with either obesity, T2D, or high systolic blood pressure were significantly more likely to have thicker and stiffer carotid arteries, the main blood vessel that leads to the brain, according to the study.

The new order took effect immediately, on May 7, according to the Connecticut Pharmacists Association.

Previous clinical trials have shown that SGLT2 inhibitors protect kidney, or renal, function among patients with T2D, but their effect on serious renal events in patients in real-world clinical practice remains unclear.

Researchers examined the long-term relationship between eating foods containing flavonoids and the risk of AD and AD-related dementias (ADRD).

The objective of the study was to develop an education program that increased confidence and knowledge of pharmacists managing CDK4/6 inhibitors.

This discovery is an initial step toward developing a fully human antibody to treat or prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2, according to the study authors.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a timely statement emphasizing the importance of asthma awareness and standing with parents, families, advocates, researchers, and health care professionals.

Lifestyle classes, or cardiac rehabilitation, are typically offered to heart attack patients unless the patient has a particular reason why it is not suitable for them.

A study to help determine the incidence rate of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children and their family members has begun enrolling participants in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Baker and her co-authors used federal employment data to find that 10% of US workers are employed in occupations in which exposure to disease or infection happens at least weekly based on employee and employer self-reports.

The findings of a recent survey from ValuePenguin found that 55% of the 1200 respondents said their mental health is suffering because of COVID-19, more specifically in millennials (63%) and parents with younger children (64%).

CPP is a rare disease defined as the onset of puberty before age 8 years in girls and before age 9 years in boys.

The APhA’s program “Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis: An Open Forum Webinar Series for Pharmacists” addressed the new conditions, including that hand sanitizer is compounded according to the following formula consistent with World Health Organization recommendations.