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Session at NACDS Total Store Expo discusses minor changes that retail companies can make to mesh artificial intelligence into their work to increase sales, improve margins, and lower costs.

Entrepreneurs and healthcare retailers can support pharmacists by digitizing the recommendation model and closing the diagnostic gap.

Educator and pharmacy advocate encourages pharmacists to work together to improve the scope of the profession and patient access to services.

Jennifer Chesak, author of The Psilocybin Handbook for Women, discusses how estrogen can affect binding at the serotonin receptor sites, causing psilocybin to impact women’s bodies differently.

Advancements in the development of amyloid-targeting monoclonal antibodies show promise for treating Alzheimer disease, but there have been concerns around cost, adverse reactions, and inequity of care for marginalized patients.

Unexpectedly, the highest increases in delirium compared to projections were in the 66 to 74 years of age group, which could have important personal and societal repercussions, such as earlier development of dementia.

New standards from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs could drive changes that improve patient safety by optimizing drug therapy to reduce the risk of harm and improve health and well-being before a medication is dispensed.

The study implemented a novel workflow for ambulatory care pharmacists to execute pharmacist-administered depression screenings.

In the COLUMBUS study, the FDA requested that the investigators evaluate the contribution of binimetinib while maintaining the same dosage of encorafenib at 300 mg to confirm the benefits of the combination.

Although SB5 is an effective treatment for plaque psoriasis, it is recommended that patients consider the potential risks and adverse effects.

Pharmacy technicians are stepping up to assume expanded responsibilities that contribute to pharmacy management and patient safety.

Despite the low uptake of healthy lifestyle behaviors to achieve 5% weight loss or greater, the probability of weight loss increased among individuals with higher initial BMI.

Precision therapies, although effective in earlier stages, may not work later.

The program would aim to incentivize competition in small molecule generics markets, which currently have limited competition.

Gretchen Garofoli, PharmD, an associate professor at the West Virginia School of Pharmacy, discusses the current recommendations for COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza vaccines and vaccine hesitancy.

Findings may have therapeutic implications because of the potential to target neurotransmitters to treat or prevent melanoma.

Results of phase 3 trials could lead to the approval of remibrutinib to provide more effective and controlled treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria than H1-antihistamines.

Approximately 57% of individuals who were shown a flowchart of the FDA vaccine approval process were very or somewhat likely to recommend a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to a pregnant family member or friend compared to only 40% of those who were not shown the process.

Policy efforts must be put in place to support HCV treatment for all individuals to reduce the disparities in direct-acting antiviral treatment.

There was no association between the amount of evidence behind a product and the time until Medicare coverage, suggesting issues within the coverage determination process itself.

A variety of comorbid mood disorders often accompany this condition, including OCD and PTSD.

Microgravity provides researchers with a unique environment for studying how cells behave differently than they do on Earth.

After repeated treatment with packed red blood cell transfusions, treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin in a child with parvovirus B19 infection successfully resolved the infection and negated the need for further transfusions.

Talquetamab-tgvs (Talvey) is a first-in-class bispecific antibody that binds to GPRC5D and CD3 to induce T cell-mediated killing of GPRC5D-expressing multiple myeloma cells.

No major changes were found in overdose behaviors among individuals who received take-home naloxone.

With the continued advancement and approval of cell and gene therapies, the need for trustworthy microbiology quality control solutions is at an all-time high.

Study shows that as patients with type 2 diabetes lost more teeth, their risk of heart failure grew.

Lack of information and access to health care, stigma, discrimination, criminalization, and privacy concerns are among the barriers some groups face when trying to obtain preventative HIV medications.

Routine habits such as brushing and flossing can have a drastic impact on one’s overall health, including reducing risk of cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases.

After carboplatin joined the growing list of drug shortages, staff pharmacists acted to minimize the impact on patients.