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Sharon Park, PharmD, MEd, BCPS, , associate professor and assistant dean for academic affairs at the Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy, discusses career options for pharmacy students outside of the traditional roles of a pharmacist.

Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVP, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy, discusses the importance of Black pharmacists in creating equitable access to COVID-19 vaccinations.

The introduction of a biosimilar insulin could result in major shifts in the accessibility and affordability of insulin for all patients.

If approved, pembrolizumab would be the first adjuvant immunotherapy option for this patient population with renal cell carcinoma.

The safety of atezolizumab in the Impower010 trial was consistent with its known safety profile and no new safety signals were identified.

Among those who had hypertension, diabetes, and/or obesity as well as COVID-19, the risk rose to 160%.

The requirement to promote a healthy, productive, and safe work environment is borne by all, not just those with a managerial title.

Current guideline recommendations include various combinations of targeted therapy with immunotherapy.

Study suggests that immediate onset mRNA vaccine reactions may not be caused by classic allergy, or IgE-mediated hypersensitivity.

The Independent Data Monitoring Committee concluded that DESTINY-Breast03 met the primary endpoint of progression-free survival and showed a highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive, unresectable and/or metastatic breast cancer previously treated with trastuzumab and a taxane.

The strongest associations with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder were present for nervous system, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and metabolic diseases.

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

A panel of key stakeholders in the pharmacy field discuss the nature of environmental conditions as a social determinant of health and the potential impact on patient health outcomes, as well as how to best educate patients and colleagues when approaching the subject in the pharmacy.

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

The investigators examined data from more than 50,000 individuals participating in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health study over a 23-year period.

Polatuzumab vedotin regimen is the first in 2 decades to show such significant improvements.

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

The partial immune response observed in these patients can create an environment for immune selection of evolutionary variants, according to the authors of the study.

Ten quiz questions to assess your knowledge on common multiple sclerosis treatments.

Multimorbidity, health-related quality of life, and stigma and discrimination continue to be major issues for people living with HIV, including those who have achieved viral suppression, according to a consensus statement from a multidisciplinary panel of HIV experts published in Nature Communications.

The investigators found that the combination of cemiplimab-rwlc and chemotherapy resulted in a substantial improvement in OS compared to chemotherapy alone for patients with metastatic or locally advanced disease and tumors with either squamous or non-squamous histology and across all programmed death-ligand 1 expression levels.

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

The Crohn’s disease Exclusion Diet may help to increase the food options available for many children with the condition.

Asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn) (Rylaze) is approved for use as a component of a chemotherapy regimen for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma

The investigators said that attention-grabbing anti-vaccine arguments, regardless of scientific basis, as well as an overall distrust of the pharmaceutical industry, science, and health providers, seems to be primarily responsible.

Research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2021 found associations between COVID-19 and persistent cognitive deficits, including the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer disease.

BCC is the most common form of skin cancer and is typically treated with surgical excision. However, excision can be a costly and burdensome treatment, especially for patients with multiple BCC lesions, according to the study.

This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of important topics that will be covered and posted throughout the week.

The study sample included female patients between 36 and 61 years of age, and in all cases, the baseline rheumatic disease was either mild or stable under medical treatment.

The new format being rolled out at Rite Aid stores is designed to center pharmacists and make them easily accessible to patients.