December 6 Pharmacy Week in Review

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can't miss for the busy pharmacy professional.

Nicole Grassano: Hello and welcome to the Pharmacy Times News Network. I’m Nicole Grassano your host for our Pharmacy Week in Review.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting is approaching, and Pharmacy Times will be on-site to provide comprehensive coverage from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sessions to look for at this year’s meeting include the Innovations in Drug Information Practice and Research 2019, Pharmacy Forecast 2020: Trends That Will Shape Your Future, and student programming events, including a session on personal financial management.

ASHP Midyear 2019 will take place December 8 to 12, 2019. Be sure to watch for Pharmacy Times’ daily newsletters, online conference articles and videos, and social media updates. Sign up for newsletters on our website, PharmacyTimes.com.

Specialty Pharmacy Times will be onsite during the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2019 Conference, providing step-by-step coverage and updates in breast cancer treatment from the conference.

The symposium is designed to provide state-of-the-art information on the diagnosis, etiology, experimental biology, prevention, and therapy of breast cancer and premalignant breast disease, to an international audience of academic and private physicians and researchers. Be on the lookout for coverage in areas, including endocrine therapy, HER2 positive breast cancer, immuno-oncology, and more.

Specialty Pharmacy Times will also be conducting video interviews with experts from across the country who specialize in breast cancer treatment and patient care.

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium will run from December 10 through the 14, 2019. Check back on the Specialty Pharmacy Times website and be sure to watch for daily newsletters, online conference articles and videos, and social media updates. Sign up for newsletters on our website, PharmacyTimes.com.

The 61st American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition takes place December 7 to 10, 2019, in Orlando, Florida, and Pharmacy Times and Specialty Pharmacy Times will be on location delivering coverage.

The largest hematology conference in the world, the ASH Annual Meeting brings together more than 25,000 attendees from more than 115 countries across all hematology specialties. More than 4900 abstracts will be presented, with about 1000 oral presentations and 3900 poster presentations on deck.

At this year’s meeting, a number of key themes will take center stage, with evolving developments in CAR T-cell therapy, sickle cell disease, and other hematologic disorders, such as acute myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Additionally, keep an eye out for our coverage on late-breaking data being presented in therapeutic areas, including AML, B-acute lymphocytic leukemia, and multiple myeloma.

Check back on the Specialty Pharmacy Times, website and be sure to watch for daily newsletters, online conference articles and videos, and social media updates. Sign up for newsletters on our website, PharmacyTimes.com.

Pharmacists may get more questions about Xarelto, if patients have seen a recent commercial for the prescription medication.

In the spot, called “Not Today: Factory,” the narrator says that Xarelto is proven to reduce the risk of and treat another deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.

According to the commercial, in clinical trials almost 98% of patients did not have another deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism with Xarelto.

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Thanks for watching our Pharmacy Week in Review. I’m Nicole Grassano at the Pharmacy Times News Network.