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The FDA has approved Gemtesa (vibegron; Urovant Sciences) tablets to treat overactive bladder (OAB) with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence (UUI), urgency, and urinary frequency.

For World Immunization Week, Pharmacy Times® interviewed Nurisha Wade, MBA, VP of Global Healthcare Quality & Safety Center of Excellence at US Pharmacopeia (USP), and Farah Towfic, PharmD, MBA, director, CEO of Operations at USP, on USP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Handling Toolkit.

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Pharmacy Times® interviewed Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, the EVP and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association, on the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Area Enhancement Act that was recently introduced in Congress.

Nocturnal respiratory events, when they either completely or partially block the airways, often cause repeated oxygen desaturations and interrupted sleep in patients with OSA, leading to abnormal nervous system function.

Broadly, the study results showed that if a participant's cognitive ability, physical health, or mental health declined over the course of the 6-month study period, that participant became less cognitively engaged as the tasks increased in difficulty.

The study found that more than 10% of participants who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 (seropositive) became reinfected, compared with new infections in 50% of participants who had not been previously infected (seronegative).

A new service connects community pharmacies with health care systems to support the delivery of health care products and services through crowdsourcing.

Face mask usage may help, and pharmacists can provide other education and guidance about safe and proper use of nonprescription medications.

A CDC panel voted to add a warning label to the vaccine regarding rare cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

Pharmacists and other clinicians share responsibility for relieving symptoms, preventing transmission, and avoiding complications.

The POETYK PSO-1 and POETYK PSO-2 trials, which evaluated deucravacitinib 6 mg once daily, met both co-primary endpoints versus placebo, with significantly more patients achieving Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 75 response and a static Physician's Global Assessment score of clear or almost clear (sPGA 0/1) after 16 weeks of treatment with deucravacitinib.

Individuals who had COVID-19 and recovered had a robust antibody response after the first mRNA vaccine dose, but little immune benefit after the second dose.

The study highlights a new role for pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, known as PAPPA, in gestational diabetes, with translational potential as both a diagnostic tool and therapeutic target.

The decrease was lower in children under 2 years of age and recovered quickly in that group, but it remained persistent in older children.

During the Renaissance, a theory emerged in Europe regarding the source of human madness: a stone that was wedged deep inside the brain.

The legislation does not expand scope of practice, but instead brings Medicare rules in alignment with existing responsibilities already granted to pharmacists through various credentialing and privileging programs.

Physician expert witness excluded from testifying about standard of care in resulting lawsuit.

Tapping techs as immunizers opens up greater visibility and new source of health care labor.

People who used positive airway pressure therapy were less likely than others to receive a new diagnosis of dementia or mild cognitive impairment over the next 3 years.

Collaboration between a health coach and pharmacist is a relatively new concept, but initial evidence is promising.

The risk peaks close to delivery and then improves by 1 year after delivery, though a modest risk of developing kidney stones continues beyond 1 year after delivery.

The researchers’ analysis was based on a large representative sample survey carried out in November to December 2020, which examined a range of factors that previous studies had found to be related to hesitancy about getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

There have now been approximately 70,000 pregnant people vaccinated against COVID-19 with no evidence of harm.

Open to all health care professionals, the PQA meeting is a top forum for learning best practices and emerging trends in medication services, pharmacist-provided care, and quality improvement initiatives.

Technicians and other pharmacy professionals have been focused on the pandemic, but now can turn to what's next.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Amy Snyder, a member at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, on the implications for pharmacy of mandated COVID-19 vaccinations in higher education institutions.

Just as pharmacists have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kristen Lund, CPhT, a technician at Hy-Vee Pharmacy in Harlan, Iowa, said technicians have taken on greater responsibilities and have become more involved in patient care.

The molecules act as decoy CD4 proteins, which the HIV particles preferentially attach to instead of CD4 cells at the surface of the cell.

Community pharmacists should consider leaning on their specialty pharmacist peers, where available, as we continue to navigate the new, more virtual normal and attempt to expand these types of services in the future.