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Passport to Protection: Best Practices for Travel Vaccines in the Pharmacy Setting

Drug Topics

JUNE 6, 2025

Garofoli, PharmD, BCACP, CTTS, FAPhA Publication Article Drug Topics Journal Drug Topics May/June 2025 Volume 169 Issue 03 Pharmacy team members can help patients prepare for upcoming travels, ensuring they are up to date with the recommended vaccines for their locations. The first resource is the CDC’s Yellow Book.

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Alzheimer’s vaccine granted Fast Track designation

European Pharmaceutical Review

JUNE 27, 2023

AC Immune SA has received Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its anti-amyloid beta (Abeta) active immunotherapy vaccine candidate for Alzheimer’s disease. The anti-Abeta therapy “specifically targets the most toxic forms of Abeta” according to Dr Andrea Pfeifer, CEO of AC Immune SA.

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RVAC and University of Pennsylvania to develop mRNA vaccines

Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 20, 2023

RVAC Medicines has announced a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for the discovery and development of mRNA vaccines. The mRNA vaccine candidates will help reduce the chances of autoimmune responses that might lead to allergic conditions or serious autoimmune diseases.

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Moderna’s mRNA vaccine along with Keytruda obtains PRIME designation

Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 6, 2023

Moderna has announced that its cancer vaccine mRNA-4157/V940 along with Keytruda secured the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Priority Medicines (PRIME) scheme designation for the adjuvant treatment of high-risk stage III/IV melanoma patients after complete resection.

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AI-derived cancer vaccines: the pharmaphorum podcast

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Today on the pharmaphorum podcast, Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock welcomes Hedi Ben Brahim and Eric Quéméneur, CEO and chief science officer respectively of Transgene, to discuss cancer vaccines in general and Transgene’s recent work in the space in particular. . Tune in to learn more. . You can listen to episode 58 of the? Podbean. .

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How To Start A Vaccine Program In Your Pharmacy

DiversifyRx

MAY 9, 2024

Are you finally thinking of starting a vaccine program in your independent pharmacy? Adding vaccine administration to your list of pharmacy services is a great way to serve and protect your community while increasing your pharmacy’s visibility, revenue, and profit. Additional revenue Vaccinations can be a profitable service.

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FDA grants GSK first-ever approval for RSV vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 4, 2023

After a winter marked by a rise in hospitalisations due to the RSV, the FDA has granted its first approval for an Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine to GSK’s Arexvy for adults ages 60 years and above. This vaccine specifically prevents RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD).

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Covid-19 vaccine success bolsters nanoparticle drug delivery research

Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 24, 2023

Since then, the field of nanomedicine has steadily progressed to reach high points such as the successful use of nanotechnology to deliver messenger RNA (mRNA)-based Covid-19 vaccines. In the case of most mRNA vaccines, a lipid nanoparticle-based approach was chosen due to its ability to protect the mRNA in the body and prevent degradation.

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

Drug Topics

JUNE 23, 2025

Presented at: American Pharmacists Association 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition; March 21-24, 2025; Nashville, TN.

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Pharmacists Provide Harm Reduction Services to Patients With Substance Use Disorder

Drug Topics

JUNE 10, 2025

She hesitated, and I took her into our immunization room. She admitted she was using them for injection drug use, and I gave her 5 syringes we were using for COVID-19 vaccine injections that were provided by the government. To read these stories and more, download the PDF of the Drug Topics May/June issue here.

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Pharmacists Help Patients Manage Chronic Pain

Drug Topics

JUNE 8, 2025

To read these stories and more, download the PDF of the Drug Topics May/June issue here. Related Content Measles Outbreak Reaches Over 800 Confirmed Cases in the US Ashley Gallagher June 7th 2025 Article Building trust with patients through fact-based information could help boost vaccination rates to the desirable coverage.

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Wildfires Have Significant Impacts on Respiratory Health

Drug Topics

JUNE 9, 2025

9 In response to the fires in Los Angeles County in January 2025, a 10-year study, called the Los Angeles Fire Human Exposure and Long-Term Health Study, was launched to assess the long-term effects of wildfire smoke exposure, including respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, reproductive, and immune system impacts. January 31, 2025.

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OTC Assessments With Recommendations and Counseling Should Be a Billable Encounter

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 17, 2025

link] Tichy EM, Hoffman JM, Tadrous M, et al. National trends in prescription drug expenditures and projections for 2024. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2024;81(14):583-598.

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Unicorns Don’t Exist: Rethinking the Generalist Model in Oncology Pharmacy

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 20, 2025

LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report 2024. LinkedIn Learning. Accessed May 15, 2025. link] The views expressed in this article are the authors' own and do not reflect the views of their employer.

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OTC Case Studies: Summer Skin Care

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 20, 2025

Accessed May 12, 2025. Preventing tick bites. August 28, 2024. Accessed May 12, 2025. About mosquito bites. June 21, 2024. Accessed May 12, 2025.

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Pharmacies Need Strategies to Improve Health Care Access

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 18, 2025

Wick, MBA, RPh, FASCP Key Takeaways Pharmacists can address SDOH by providing patient-centered care, promoting immunizations, and offering point-of-care testing to improve health outcomes. Addressing pharmacy deserts and enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration, especially with social workers, are crucial for improving health care access.

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You Shall Not Pass: Pharmacist Review of Drug-Herb Interactions in Cancer Treatment

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 12, 2025

HOPA has selected 4.0 CE hours from BCOP Updates 2024 and the Annual Conference 2025, featuring topics such as acute leukemia, cellular therapy for solid tumors, and the pharmacist’s role in serious illness conversations. Additional information is available here.

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Pharma Fix: The quest for the next tuberculosis vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 24, 2023

Since the first human administration of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine in 1921, no one has been able to successfully follow the vaccine’s path to become the next approved vaccine to tackle tuberculosis (TB). However, as the TB-related death toll remains high, the global need for another vaccine is steadily rising.

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Evaluation of a Pharmacy-Delivered Oncofertility Intervention

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 11, 2025

Download Issue PDF Download RIS Articles in this issue Evaluation of a Pharmacy-Delivered Oncofertility Intervention Pharmacy Leadership in the Future of Oncology Care Newsletter Stay informed on drug updates, treatment guidelines, and pharmacy practice trends—subscribe to Pharmacy Times for weekly clinical insights.

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The Value of a Medically Integrated Pharmacy to Maximize Cost Avoidance and Reduce Waste of Oral Oncolytic Medications

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 17, 2025

HOPA has selected 4.0 CE hours from BCOP Updates 2024 and the Annual Conference 2025, featuring topics such as acute leukemia, cellular therapy for solid tumors, and the pharmacist’s role in serious illness conversations. Additional information is available here.

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Real-World Data on Expanding Step-Up Dosing Administration of Bispecific T-Cell Engagers in the Outpatient Setting

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 13, 2025

Results Data will include toxicity management in the OP setting (eg, rates and grades of CRS/immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome, deferred admissions, etc), an algorithm for appropriately selecting patients for OP administration, and a specific OP SUD treatment protocol.

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Impact of Patient Access to Care on Rates of Febrile Neutropenia Post Inpatient Administration of a Colony-Stimulating Factor

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 16, 2025

HOPA has selected 4.0 CE hours from BCOP Updates 2024 and the Annual Conference 2025, featuring topics such as acute leukemia, cellular therapy for solid tumors, and the pharmacist’s role in serious illness conversations. Additional information is available here.

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Self-Care Measures for Preventing and Managing Dysmenorrhea

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 20, 2025

Self-management of primary dysmenorrhea-related pain: cross-sectional study on non-pharmacological interventions. Pain Manag. 2024;14(5-6):265-272.

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Walgreens Launches Program to Enable Technicians to Pursue Pharmacy School

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 26, 2025

doi:10.5688/ajpe8920 Download Issue PDF Download RIS Articles in this issue Walgreens Launches Program to Enable Technicians to Pursue Pharmacy School Pharmacists Can Provide Travel Health Tips for Patients Is Fluoride Friend or Foe? Chesnut R, Anderson GW, Buncher O, Dietrich MA, Rosenberg JM, Ross LJ. Am J Pharm Educ.

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Understanding Recent Changes to 505(b)(2) Drugs and Reimbursement

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 23, 2025

REFERENCE Soefje SA. 505(b)(2) drugs: new chaos for infusion centers. Presented at: Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association 2025 Annual Conference; April 9-12, 2025; Portland, OR.

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CAR T and Beyond: The Expanding Pipeline and Promise of Cell Therapies

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 19, 2025

Accessed January 20, 2025. link] Short L, Holt RA, Cullis PR, Evgin L. Direct in vivo CAR T cell engineering. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2024;45(5):406-418. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2024.03.004

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Prevalence of Dosage Modifications and Impact on Response Milestone Among Patients With CML Treated With Imatinib Using RWD

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 17, 2025

HOPA has selected 4.0 CE hours from BCOP Updates 2024 and the Annual Conference 2025, featuring topics such as acute leukemia, cellular therapy for solid tumors, and the pharmacist’s role in serious illness conversations. Additional information is available here.

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Race to the finish: pharma edges closer to approval with RSV vaccines

Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

RSV researchers at major pharmaceutical companies are currently working to develop new RSV drugs to beat future waves of RSV infection and gain the first RSV vaccine FDA approval. Pharmaceutical companies are pushing to develop drugs and vaccines for RSV with these populations in mind.

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Spring 2025 Quiz: Test Your Pharmacy Knowledge!

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 12, 2025

Submit Download Issue PDF Download RIS Articles in this issue Spring 2025 Quiz: Test Your Pharmacy Knowledge! Image credit: Orawan | stock.adobe.com Which of the following drug classes is included in the Expert Consensus Decision Pathway guideline–directed medical therapy for heart failure?

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Q&A: As RSV vaccine approvals loom, regulators need to devise vaccination strategies

Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 1, 2023

After a long period of inactivity in RSV vaccine development , two pharmaceutical companies are now approaching regulatory decisions for their RSV vaccines. Both Pfizer and GSK have major approval decisions regarding the use of their RSV vaccines for older adults this May. What incentivises a country to cover a vaccine?

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Clinical Manifestations of Acute, Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease With PTCy in Patients Receiving Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 18, 2025

HOPA has selected 4.0 CE hours from BCOP Updates 2024 and the Annual Conference 2025, featuring topics such as acute leukemia, cellular therapy for solid tumors, and the pharmacist’s role in serious illness conversations. Additional information is available here.

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Impact of a Community-Based Specialty Pharmacist in Identifying Drug Therapy Problems for New Adult Oncology Patients

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 16, 2025

HOPA has selected 4.0 CE hours from BCOP Updates 2024 and the Annual Conference 2025, featuring topics such as acute leukemia, cellular therapy for solid tumors, and the pharmacist’s role in serious illness conversations. Additional information is available here.

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Transitions of Care Pharmacists Mitigate Readmission Rates for COPD

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 23, 2025

Comprehensive pharmacist-led transitions-of-care medication management around hospital discharge adds modest cost relative to usual care: time-andmotion cost analysis. 2023;60:469580231218625.doi:10.1177/00469580231218625

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NSW government invests $13.39m in life-changing therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 20, 2025

Find out more This treatment involves obtaining immune cells from patients, modifying them in a laboratory setting then reintroducing them into patients’ bodies to destroy cancerous cells. Please check your inbox to download the Whitepaper. Data Insights The gold standard of business intelligence.

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Is Fluoride Friend or Foe?

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 25, 2025

link] Download Issue PDF Download RIS Articles in this issue Is Fluoride Friend or Foe? FDA begins action to remove ingestible fluoride prescription drug products for children from the market. News release. May 13, 2025. Accessed May 15, 2025.

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Patients Allege Home Delivery Pharmacy Failed Timely Notification of Data Breach

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 24, 2025

The plaintiffs were awarded attorney’s fees, expenses, and service costs, and the settlement agreement includes a fund of $1.075 million, with a cap of $5000 per class member. REFERENCE Webb v Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC, 1:22-cv-10797-RGS (ED Mass 2022).

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How Your Pharmacy Can Participate in American Diabetes Month

Digital Pharmacist

OCTOBER 25, 2023

You can even download additional resources and graphics related to national diabetes day at this link. Promote Routine Immunizations People with diabetes are at a higher risk of complications from infections.

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Market Your Pharmacy with a 2023 Health Awareness Calendar

Digital Pharmacist

JANUARY 16, 2023

World Immunization Week: April 24-30. National Immunization Awareness Month. National Influenza Vaccination Week: December 6-12. Cervical Health Awareness Month | S hare downloadable content from the NCCC and advocate for HPV vaccinations. National Cancer Prevention Month. National Kidney Month. UV Safety Month.

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Pharmacists Can Provide Travel Health Tips for Patients

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 25, 2025

Pre-travel risk assessments by pharmacists are based on travel destinations, ensuring personalized health advice and preparation for patients.

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CMO Moves: Regulatory catalysts for drug manufacturing – March 2023

Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 21, 2023

Source: GlobalData Pharmaceutical Intelligence Center Clinical trial catalysts In late January, AC Immune released positive interim results from the Phase I/II trial (NCT05462106) studying the company’s vaccine in patients with prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. Please check your email to download the Report.

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Liminatus Pharma enters SPAC merger deal with Iris Acquisition

Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm, Liminatus focuses on the development of new therapies for cancer that utilises the immune system of the body to detect and fight cancer cells. The GCC Vaccine is being analysed in Phase II clinical trials. The boards of directors of both companies have granted approval for the merger.

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Achieving Targeted Delivery with Nanoscale Systems

PharmTech

JUNE 9, 2025

Similarly, while some nanoscale delivery systems can exhibit prolonged lifetimes in the bloodstream, others have short circulation times or can be viewed as foreign materials by the immune system and rapidly cleared. All these challenges tend to lead to high costs for therapeutics and vaccines leveraging nanoscale drug delivery systems.

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Lipid Nanoparticles Immunogenicity & Toxicity | December 6-8, 2022

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AUGUST 16, 2022

Following the success of LNP-mRNA vaccines, we have seen an influx of novel types of lipids based nanocarriers over the last 12 months, progress has been made to minimize immuno-toxicity challenges – from maximizing therapeutic window to fine-tuning the immune response. . Download the full event guide to find out more.

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Sanofi and Queensland collaborate to build $190m research facility

Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 5, 2022

With the establishment of this Translational Science Hub, Queensland is set to become an international messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine hub. With an initial focus on enchaining mRNA technology and developing a vaccine for Chlamydia, the research at the hub is anticipated to commence in the first quarter of next year.

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Alzheimer’s vaccine granted Fast Track designation

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Unicorns Don’t Exist: Rethinking the Generalist Model in Oncology Pharmacy

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You Shall Not Pass: Pharmacist Review of Drug-Herb Interactions in Cancer Treatment

Pharma Fix: The quest for the next tuberculosis vaccine

Evaluation of a Pharmacy-Delivered Oncofertility Intervention

The Value of a Medically Integrated Pharmacy to Maximize Cost Avoidance and Reduce Waste of Oral Oncolytic Medications

Real-World Data on Expanding Step-Up Dosing Administration of Bispecific T-Cell Engagers in the Outpatient Setting

Impact of Patient Access to Care on Rates of Febrile Neutropenia Post Inpatient Administration of a Colony-Stimulating Factor

Self-Care Measures for Preventing and Managing Dysmenorrhea

Walgreens Launches Program to Enable Technicians to Pursue Pharmacy School

Understanding Recent Changes to 505(b)(2) Drugs and Reimbursement

CAR T and Beyond: The Expanding Pipeline and Promise of Cell Therapies

Prevalence of Dosage Modifications and Impact on Response Milestone Among Patients With CML Treated With Imatinib Using RWD

Race to the finish: pharma edges closer to approval with RSV vaccines

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Q&A: As RSV vaccine approvals loom, regulators need to devise vaccination strategies

Clinical Manifestations of Acute, Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease With PTCy in Patients Receiving Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Impact of a Community-Based Specialty Pharmacist in Identifying Drug Therapy Problems for New Adult Oncology Patients

Transitions of Care Pharmacists Mitigate Readmission Rates for COPD

NSW government invests $13.39m in life-changing therapies

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