Pharmacy Times

JULY 19, 2025

Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants Lancet 2021 Sep 11;398(10304):957-980. Current Cardiology Reports 2019; 21. Jansen, PharmD Candidate , Mark A. High Blood Pressure Facts.

HIV Treatment and Prevention Agents

Pharmacy Times

JULY 16, 2025

million deaths in 2019 alone. This post hoc secondary analysis, published by investigators in JAMA Network , aims to determine if this intervention had a spillover effect on antibiotic prescribing across the entire patient population. 1 Image credit: I Viewfinder | stock.adobe.com According to WHO, AMR accounted for 1.27

Compounding Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

JULY 25, 2025

2-4 Avatrombopag is an oral drug that mimics thrombopoietin, a natural compound that stimulates the production of platelets. In 2019, the FDA approved avatrombopag’s expanded indication for treatment of adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) that hasn't responded satisfactorily to a previous therapy.

Immunization

Pharmacy Times

JULY 1, 2025

Tafamidis, a selective transthyretin stabilizer, significantly reduces mortality and hospitalizations in ATTR-CM patients. Pharmacists are vital in patient education, medication adherence, and navigating financial assistance for tafamidis therapy.

HIV Treatment and Prevention Agents

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 9, 2025

Abuse Deterrent Pharma, LLC (ADP), has licensed the LIMITX technology from Acura Pharmaceuticals for a number of pharmaceutical compounds. It has been used frequently for manufacturing poorly soluble compounds. trillion economic impact in 2020. trillion economic impact in 2020.

Compounding Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

JULY 23, 2025

6,7 Image Credit: Goffkein | stock.adobe.com A recent study examined inhaler use among 279 patients hospitalized for an exacerbation. 8 The researchers looked for critical technique errors and assessed the need to change the inhaler type at hospital discharge. Worldwide, roughly 730 million people have one of these diseases.

Hospitals

Pharmacy Times

JULY 9, 2025

1,2 To better understand this relationship, researchers assessed 4754 patients with CLL/SLL who were treated with either venetoclax and obinutuzumab from April 2016 to August 2022 (n = 2104) or zanubrutinib from November 2019 to August 2023 (n = 2650). 1 At 12 months, 7.9%

Immunization

Pharmacy Times

JULY 16, 2025

1 The disease can range from mild to severe and is defined by major and minor criteria, most recently updated by the 2019 Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) ( Table 1 ).

Hospitals

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 20, 2025

They have a team of highly skilled distribution professionals who can juggle efficacy and safety checks along with compounding as if they were conductors of a world-class symphony. December 12, 2019. We need people to coordinate and track prior authorizations, write persuasive appeal letters, and keep patients updated. Oncology Live ®.

Compounding

Pharmacy Times

JULY 17, 2025

3 In 2019, the FDA issued a warning about serious breathing problems when gabapentinoids are used concurrently with opioids or in patients with respiratory risk factors. Published December 2019. Subscribe Now!

Compounding Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

JULY 24, 2025

For this reason, experts of a 2019 phase 3 trial assessed the clinical equivalence of IBI303 to Humira in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. The investigators conducted a retrospective study and gathered patient information from the hospital information system of Shenzhen Luohu People’s Hospital from May 1, 2020, to December 31, 2023.

Compounding Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

JULY 28, 2025

doi:10.2217/cer-2019-0059 Ganz ML, Chavan A, Dhanda R, Serbin M, Yonan C. J Clin Mov Disord. doi:10.1186/s40734-017-0051-5 Aggarwal S, Serbin M, Yonan C. Indirect treatment comparison of valbenazine and deutetrabenazine efficacy and safety in tardive dyskinesia. J Comp Eff Res. 2019;8(13):1077-1088. J Med Econ. 2021;24(1):103-113.

Compounding Pharmacies

The Checkup by Singlecare

JUNE 24, 2025

Semi-synthetic opioids are scientifically modified versions of these naturally occurring compounds. CDC, 2024) There were more than 125 million opioid prescriptions given to Americans in 2023, a number that’s slowly been decreasing since 2019. ( CDC , 2024) In 2019, 22% of U.S. CDC , 2024) In 2019, 22% of U.S.

FDA

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 19, 2025

million deaths in 2019, and this is predicted to increase to approximately 23 million annual deaths by 2030. Whole foods contain a mixture of micronutrients, fiber, antioxidants, and other compounds that augment the absorption and application of essential vitamins and minerals.

Compounding Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 5, 2025

Concerningly, preventable adverse events due to medication errors cause an estimated 44,000 to 98,000 hospital deaths annually, more than the number attributed to motor vehicle accidents. 2019:10(2). 1-3 Detect-A-Dose Lid Label Covers. Image Credit: © Medi-Dose, Inc. REFERENCES 1. Delgado NL, Usuyama N, Hall AK, et al. 2020;8(4):216.

Packaging

Pharmacy Times

JULY 8, 2025

From 2019 to 2023, the percentage of centers using biosimilars increased from about 38.2% (n = 26) to 88.1% (n = 59). There was a slow uptake of infliximab biosimilar use among the ICN centers. Initially, only 1 center (1.9%) within ICN used an infliximab biosimilar in 2016, and five (8.2%) used an infliximab biosimilar in 2018.

HIV Treatment and Prevention Agents

The Checkup by Singlecare

JANUARY 16, 2025

In fact, 2019 study found that a leading cause of people not taking statinseven when recommended by a doctoris concerns over possible side effects. Statins have a good reputation among healthcare professionals. However, many patients fear muscle and joint pain, even though the side effect only happens to a small percentage of those taking it.

Dosage

Pharmacy Times

JULY 1, 2025

031), and diagnosis between 2016 and 2018 (OR 1.93, P < 001) as well as 2019 and 2020 (1.88, P < 001). Following 2019 to 2020, use of these agents saw a slight decline and stabilization around 75%. 3 The utilization of HER2 therapies increased from 64.6% in 2013 to 80.9%

Compounding Pharmacies

The Checkup by Singlecare

JUNE 25, 2025

“Simvastatin [blood] levels can surge by up to 260% when taken with grapefruit juice, potentially increasing the risk of adverse effects like rhabdomyolysis,” says Isaac Tawfik , Chief of Cardiology at Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health Hospital.

Compounding

OctariusRx

JUNE 2, 2025

Compounded Drugs: Will your facility use compounded drugs? Is the pharmacy providing the compounded drugs an FDA registered 503B outsourcing facility ? According to a 2019 report from the U.S. According to a 2019 report from the U.S. For starters, we recommend getting the <800> HazRx phone app.

Compounding

Drug Topics

JUNE 9, 2025

The pollution includes fine particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds, all of which can be transported in a smoke plume miles away from the actual fire.” million Kaiser Permanente Southern California members from 2008 to 2019. can travel deep into the lungs when inhaled.

Compounding

The Thyroid Pharmacist

AUGUST 1, 2025

In fact, I skipped the breastfeeding class offered at my hospital to buy a second car with my hubby (we only had one car prior to starting a family). It is associated with better gastrointestinal adaptation, better infant sleep, less crying, and a reduced pain reaction (to routine hospital procedures). [3] I need to feed this baby!”

Health and Personal Care Stores

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 11, 2025

13510 Nutrition Counseling Coverage Act of 2021, HR 6971, 116th Cong (2019-2020). Clinical interventions for food-drug interactions: a pharmacist’s perspective. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2022;47(1):45-52. doi:10.1111/jcpt.13510 Accessed May 23, 2025.

Compounding Pharmacies

PharmaShots

JULY 23, 2025

Rafael: ZL-1310’s unique design, which utilizes the novel ADC technology platform called TMALIN® to leverage the tumor microenvironment to allow clinicians to potentially deliver more targeted doses of chemotherapy to cancer cells, sets the compound apart from current standard of care treatments. Could you reflect on it? 

Chemotherapy

Drug Topics

JUNE 24, 2025

With the goal of determining obesity-related mortality during the study period, researchers explored age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) for 3 timeframes within the COVID-19 pandemic: pre-pandemic (2018-2019), COVID-19 (2020-2021), and post-pandemic (2022-2023). in older adults.

Compounding

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MARCH 21, 2024

Supporting the successful compounding of drugs with 3D printing processes has the potential to not only fulfil unmet patient needs but also drive efficiencies in hospital pharmacies. 3 But what about 3D drug printing in hospitals? Moreover, hospital pharmacies often encounter challenges related to drug shortages.

Hospitals

PharmD Live

MAY 30, 2024

Every day, 750 seniors (age 65 and older) in the United States are hospitalized due to serious side effects from one or more medications.(Shehab People over 65 make up only 14% of the population but account for 56% of hospitalizations for adverse drug events (ADEs) (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ, 2021). Shehab et al.

Long-Term Care Facilities

pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Despite significant advances in treatment in recent years, those living with the condition on average spend several weeks in hospital each year, receiving emergency treatment. Travel to hospital for regular check-ups is frequently needed. In 2019, the charity received a windfall of nearly $1.3

Hospitals

pharmaphorum

MAY 11, 2021

Healthcare systems the world over have been facing the same challenges for some time – and the pandemic has only served to compound them. The NHS AI Lab, set up in 2019 in partnership with the Accelerated Access Collaborative, was designed to change that. Embracing AI potential.

Compounding

pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 10, 2022

However, the global lockdown forced many Americans to utilise telehealth, with many patients, doctors, and hospitals realising the benefits after using it first-hand—and almost 88% of Americans want it to stay for non-urgent appointments. Customer demands encouraged new partnerships among healthcare providers and technology companies.

Compounding

pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Every time a patient with a rare condition walks into a hospital, doctors face the probable challenge of starting from scratch. Nearly 44% of the drug approvals by the CDER in 2019 were related to orphan drugs. However, its effects can be equally severe and life-threatening as other prevalent diseases.

Compounding

The Checkup by Singlecare

JANUARY 11, 2024

“There are a few studies that show that honey decreases coughing and is a safe option,” says Dean Blumberg, MD , the chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento, California. You can mix honey with hot milk, warm lemon water, or tea to relieve coughing. Evidence of effectiveness is limited.

Hospitals

The Checkup by Singlecare

DECEMBER 28, 2023

“Semaglutide does not just reduce weight and control sugars, it has also been shown to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events, stroke risk, heart failure symptoms and hospitalization, and progression to dialysis in patients with diabetes.” The FDA has urged consumers to use caution when taking medication from these compound pharmacies.

Insurance

OctariusRx

JUNE 7, 2022

Compounded Drugs: Will your facility use compounded drugs? Is the pharmacy providing the compounded drugs an FDA registered 503B outsourcing facility ? According to a 2019 report from the U.S. According to a 2019 report from the U.S. For starters, we recommend getting the <800> HazRx phone app.

Compounding

pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Eli Lilly’s Humalog compound and formulation patents expired in 2013 and 2014, respectively. However, 2019 saw Eli Lilly respond to criticism of high insulin prices by launching a cut-price version. Between December 1, 2018 and January 31, 2019, 65% of erectile dysfunction prescriptions filled were for Viagra or its generic version 12.

Prescription Filling

pharmaphorum

MAY 11, 2021

Healthcare systems the world over have been facing the same challenges for some time – and the pandemic has only served to compound them. The NHS AI Lab, set up in 2019 in partnership with the Accelerated Access Collaborative, was designed to change that. Embracing AI potential.

Compounding

IDStewardship

AUGUST 29, 2022

For example, when a physician prescribes a non-formulary medication, there may need to be coordination with: your inventory technicians to figure out where to source this medication, IV technicians to provide appropriate compounding instructions to make the IV bag, and nursing staff to provide education on proper administration and monitoring.

Hospitals