Saro Arakelians, PharmD

Physicians may ask for either or both of comprehensive metabolic panel or complete blood count tests every 3 to 6 months, based on the conditions patients have.

Daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj (Darzalex Faspro, Janssen) was approved in July in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma following their first or subsequent relapse.

Vitamin D promotes calcium absorption in the gut and maintains adequate serum calcium and phosphate concentrations to enable normal bone mineralization and to prevent hypocalcemic tetany.

The lower a person’s T-score, the lower the bone density.

Both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cause swelling in the airways that makes it difficult to breathe.

The goal of treating heart failure is to reduce symptoms, improve heart function, and increase ejection fraction.

A number of prescription medications are indicated for the treatment of this aggressive disease.

Octagam 10% is indicated for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura in adults and dermatomyositis (DM) in adults

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Depending on the patient needs, the prescriber can prescribe one or both types of insulin.

Truvada is a medicine people at risk for HIV should take to prevent infection with the virus from various ways, such as sex or injection drug use.

Forced exhalation volume in one second and forced vital capacity can determine the stage severity for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Study examines whether dapagliflozin is cost-effective when added to standard of care for patients who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Its important for the patients with heart failure to know how much their ejection fraction is.

Patients on metformin should check their vitamin B12 levels on regular basis to make sure it is at normal range.

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Patients at risk for diabetes should try to focus on adhering to their medications, diet and exercise to reduce their blood sugars, which will decrease their A1C levels.

Vviloxazine (Qelbree) is a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor that provides a new treatment option for patients aged 6 to 17 years with ADHD.

Reducing blood pressure is the major determinant of reduction in cardiovascular risk in both young and older patients with hypertension.

Lipophilic statins for dyslipidemia penetrate muscle more easily than hydrophilic statins and are associated with a higher incidence of adverse effects.

Blood pressure has to be monitored closely in patients diagnosed with stage 1 or 2 hypertension.

Bezlotoxumab is administered to prevent Clostridium difficile infection from recurring in patients who are receiving treatment for the infection and are at risk for recurrence.

Older drugs such as lovastatin (Mevacor, Altoprev), simvastatin (Zocor), and atorvastatin (Lipitor) have the most drug interactions.

Heart failure outcomes improve with optimal iron levels.

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The combination of pertuzumab, trastuzumab and hyaluronidase–zzxf is indicated for adult patients with HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and for adult patients with early HER2-positive breast cancer.

Aldosterone blockers, such as spironolactone and eplerenone, can cause hyperkalemia.

Below a certain GFR, clinically significant reductions in plasma glucose cannot be achieved with sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitors.

How should pharmacists manage a patient with diabetes on metformin with GFR below 30?

Zydelig (idelalisib) is a kinase inhibitor approved in 2014 for 3 oncology indications.