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Tune in to this episode of Pharmacy Focus for a deep dive into the world of independent pharmacists prescribing, featuring insights and expertise from Deeb Eid.

To develop the next generation of pharmacy leaders, pharmacists should receive effective training from the beginning of their careers.

Pharmacists' expertise is crucial in educating patients about regulatory changes, helping them navigate alternative formulations, and providing insights into evidence-based choices.

Pharmacists in community and retail practices are stepping out from behind the counter and becoming more involved in patient care.

If vaccination coverage was increased by 100%, outpatient care could be reduced by 81.2%, hospitalizations by 91.7%, and deaths by 91.3%.

Those who were exposed to the clinically acquired stomach bacteria had a 24% increased risk of Alzheimer disease after a decade of onset.

Conclusions could not be made regarding whether lower risk was associated with improvement in heart failure or if the success of optimal medications led to better clinical outcomes.

Investigators optimized the assay during development and qualification to be used in the clinical setting for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.

Although machine learning models demonstrate potential to improve early detection of Alzheimer disease, sample sizes that underrepresent ethnic and racial groups result in unfairness.

Findings may translate to a safe intervention for older women at risk of osteoporosis.

Genetic risk, pertaining to sodium and potassium pathways, could help tailor interventions specifically to patients for the management of hypertension.

Adalimumab-aqvh (Yusimry; Coherus Biosciences) entered the market in July 2023, following approval by the FDA in December 2021.

The risk of poor cognitive performance was nearly double in participants who had the greatest number of sleep disturbances compared to the least.

However, cognitive performance was not significantly worse than patients hospitalized for other conditions of a similar severity.

Perhaps ashwagandha may aid in stress management, athletic performance, and sleep, but this effect is far from definitive.

Gepirone does not induce sexual dysfunction, a common limitation associated with SSRIs.

The efficacy of biologics suggests a potential for biologic-based treatment for patients with asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap.

The results have been highly anticipated, following other studies showing that doxycycline increased protection against sexually transmitted infections for cisgender men and transgender women.

The pattern for the diminished learning curve, associated with elevated amyloid levels, was consistent across 3 memory tasks, with strongest results for recalling digit-signs and groceries prices.

Due to the observational nature of the study, the study authors said they cannot determine causal relationships between statins and cognitive decline for patients with Alzheimer disease.

Investigators did not find any association between energy drink consumption during pregnancy and any adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Available data indicate that as much as 50% of all antibiotics prescribed for individuals may be either unnecessary or not administered in the most effective manner as recommended.

The study highlights the ongoing need for health care providers to recommend respiratory illness vaccinations to increase protection among nursing home residents during the peak season of infection.

Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, has shown a clinically and significant reduction in glycated hemoglobin for those with type 2 diabetes.

Investigators found that those who used statins post-breast cancer diagnosis had a lower risk of breast cancer death when the median total cholesterol decreased.

Pharmacists involvement in HIV care and treatment has been shown to lead to clinically and statistically significant improvements in ART adherence, as well as greater viral load suppression for patients with HIV.

However, comprehensive policy and payment structures are needed to ensure care sustainability.

The study results also determined that those who were previously vaccinated against smallpox had a 2.7 times higher immune response than those who were not previously vaccinated.

Sleep duration is positively associated with quality of life in adolescents.

Real-world data can help resolve access barriers by providing a highly detailed view into the barriers that impact specific patient populations.