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Conference Coverage Recap: American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting and Exposition 2025

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Wildfires Have Significant Impacts on Respiratory Health Laura Stiles June 9th 2025 Article There were more fires in the span of a 13-year period from 2005 to 2018 than in the previous 2 decades. McKesson ideaShare: Wrapping Up The Week June 25th 2023 Podcast Drug Topics wraps up a great week in Las Vegas at McKesson ideaShare.

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Pharmacist-Led Interventions Show Promise in Improving COPD Outcomes

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Wildfires Have Significant Impacts on Respiratory Health Laura Stiles June 9th 2025 Article There were more fires in the span of a 13-year period from 2005 to 2018 than in the previous 2 decades.

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Self-Care Measures for Preventing and Managing Dysmenorrhea

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December 2018. link] articles/2018/12/dysmenorrhea-and-endometriosis-in-the-adolescent 4. American Pharmaceutical Association; 2025. Dysmenorrhea and endometriosis in the adolescent. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Accessed April 28, 2025. Smith RP, Kaunitz AM. UpToDate.

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Hypertension: A Silent Killer Requiring Novel Therapies

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2018 ESC/ESH guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension. 2018; 39: 3021–3104. Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;71:e127-e248. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.006 2017.11.006 Williams B, Mancia G, Spiering W, et al. Eur Heart J.

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Avatrombopag Receives FDA Approval for Treamtent of Pediatric Patients With Chronic Immune Thrompcytopenia

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It was initially approved in 2018 for thrombocytopenia in adults with chronic liver disease scheduled to undergo a procedure. May 21, 2018. Despite efficacious treatments that lead to remission, many patients relapse after multiple lines of therapy. Avatrombopag (oral route). Mayo Clinic. July 1, 2025. Accessed July 25, 2025.

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Invest a Few Minutes in Inhaler Counseling

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The global asthma report 2018. August 31, 2018. Every inhaler needs to be inspected periodically to make sure that it’s still clean and in good shape. 14,18 Conclusion It may seem like counseling on inhaler use could take too much time, but with practice, it can take minutes. REFERENCES Global Asthma Network. Accessed June 6, 2025.

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Fremanezumab-Vfrm Approved by FDA for Preventative Treatment of Episodic Migraine in Children, Adolescents

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This indication expands on fremanezumab’s initial FDA approval in 2018. The SPACE trial showed fremanezumab significantly reduced monthly migraine days and acute medication use compared to placebo. The treatment is administered monthly and can be given at home, aiding adherence and reducing treatment burden.

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