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Pneumococcal Vaccine Rates Low Despite Updated Recommendations

Drug Topics

In 2022, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) published updated pneumococcal vaccine recommendations. Increasing pneumococcal vaccine uptake is especially important in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted routine immunization services and highlighted the vulnerability of adults to respiratory infections.”

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Understanding Biologics and Biosimilars Amid an Evolving Treatment Landscape

Pharmacy Times

Because biologics and biosimilar products are large and complex proteins, there is a higher risk of a patient’s body identifying them as an “outside source” and mounting an immune response to them. Our bodies don't like foreign sources. They like the things that it creates itself.

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Correct Patient Misconceptions Around Biosimilars

Pharmacy Times

Pharmacists stand at the forefront of patient care, making them indispensable in dispelling misinformation that can sometimes surround biosimilars. Their accessibility and expertise perfectly position them to engage in direct conversations with patients, addressing safety, efficacy, and interchangeability concerns. April 2015.

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Results Find SGLT2 Inhibitors Associated With Erythrocytosis

Drug Topics

Investigators included patients who initiated SGLT2is or a comparator, including GLP-1s or dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4i). Patients were 18 years and older with type 2 diabetes and were included from January 1, 2015, through June 30, 2024. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter. REFERENCES 1.

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Overdose Deaths Begin to Sustain Decline After Decades Long Increase

Drug Topics

Death rates were collected from January 2015 to October 2024, and geographic regions—Midwest, Northeast, South, and West—were used. 1 Investigators found that 800,645 patients died from a drug overdose in the time period, with 31.7% per 100,000 population in January 2015 to a peak of 33.24 From 2018 through 2024, 1.4%

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Social Media Increases IBS Awareness, but Symptoms Continue to Impact Patients

Drug Topics

Even though 81% of health care providers agree that social media has increased awareness of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), symptoms continue to impact patients’ daily lives and productivity, according to a survey by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) in partnership with The Harris Poll. REFERENCES 1. News release.

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Solutions for Constipation Relief

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Take this month to recognize their expertise and the valuable support they provide in patient care! According to a 2015 research review, 100 milligrams of ginger extract may increase bowel movements. [63] Alterations in the colonic flora and intestinal permeability and evidence of immune activation in chronic constipation.