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Specialty medication has grown to about 55% of net spending, which is up by 28% since 2011 mostly driven by autoimmune diseases and oncology.

Biosimilars, staffing issues, and mail-order companies are key trends to watch.

Peripheral artery disease is more common in Black patients than any other racial or ethnic group, but its potential association with negative social determinants of health is not known.

The CBD gummy market is being fueled by the desire for alternative, natural treatment options.

B12 deficiency is often due to a lack of consumption of vitamin B12 rich foods or malabsorption.

IQVIA report states that appropriate reimbursement for all health care professionals who provide immunization services would encourage their ongoing provision of vaccines.

Mandy Reece, PharmD, CDCES, BC-ADM, BCACP, FADCES, vice chair and associate professor in the department of pharmacy practice at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, discusses diabetes care, change in treatment, and management.

Bausch + Lomb Corporation and Modulight anticipate that ML6710i will be available for eye care professionals during the first half of 2023.

Unlike in The Wizard of Oz, there may be more of a scare than actual danger from non-physicians prescribing diagnostics, treatments

CVS and Walgreens have both recently announced that they are seeking FDA certification to use the mail to distribute mifepristone, the first pill used in a 2-drug abortion.

Researchers found a 27% heightened risk of cardiovascular disease for individuals with celiac disease compared with those who didn’t have the condition.

The mRNA-1345 vaccine candidate was previously granted Fast Track designation by the FDA in August 2021.

Apretude is an antiretroviral drug that inhibits HIV replication by binding to the active site of integrase and blocking the strand transfer step of retroviral DNA integration.

Daprodustat (Jesduvroq, GSK) is the first oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor to gain approval in the United States.

Kathy Pham, PharmD, BCPPS, senior director of Policy and Professional Affairs at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), discusses her experience at ACCP and why advocacy is important to health care and the profession of pharmacy.

This is the largest known study to consider medical and recreational cannabis policies with US psychosis-related health care claims.

Rapid antigen tests, which can identify infected individuals before they present symptoms, are considered a promising means of reducing the spread of COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccines are known to have one of the most complex schedules that the average pharmacist has ever had to manage for a vaccine directed towards a single preventable disease.

The need for pharmacists to return to a more clinically-focused role became apparent as the COVID-19 pandemic revealed gaps in patient access to care across the country.

Amjevita is approved for all indications of reference Humira except for hidradenitis suppurativa.

Providers must carefully prescribe, monitor, and adjust renally relevant drug lists in patients with chronic kidney disease to prevent progression.

Patients with acute migraines should assess their condition before starting a treatment regimen.

Pharmacists play an important role in providing education and support with adherence to PrEP in populations with a high risk for HIV infection.

Intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment is the most effective behavioral treatment for childhood obesity.

The agency also denied 3 citizen petitions asking for CBD products to be marketed as dietary supplements.

There's no better time to remind pharmacists that they are vital in the fight against CVD.

Social media can leverage pharmacists as personalities and help influence which topics the public discusses and the data they consume, presenter says.

The updated label now includes patients with cold agglutinin disease with or without a history of transfusions.

A community-based multidisciplinary team can have a significant impact addressing health disparities and diabetes management.

Economic food insecurity, associated with cardiovascular mortality, disproportionately impacts Black communities.