Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 8, 2025

SHOW MORE Intranasal insulin shows promise in targeting memory regions of the brain, offering new hope for Alzheimer disease treatment in older adults. Insulin absorption varies between cognitively normal individuals and those with mild cognitive impairment, with higher uptake in the former.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 13, 2025

The recent approval of brentuximab vedotin (BV, Adcetris; Seagen Inc) in combination with lenalidomide (Len, Revlimid; Bristol Myers Squibb) and a rituximab (R; BV-R2) product is a pivotal moment in cancer therapeutics and provides an alternative treatment for adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL).

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 19, 2025

Malesker, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, FASHP, BCPS +1 More Hypertension is widespread and linked to serious health risks, but new treatments for resistant cases target new mechanisms of action. Jansen, PharmD Candidate , Mark A. 2,3 Hypertension remains a major public health challenge both in the United States and globally.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 2, 2025

These technologies prevent the risk of both hypo- and hyperglycemic episodes, facilitating safer fasting. Additionally, providers should tailor dietary, hydration, and medication recommendations to post-MBS patients to reduce and prevent complications. The guideline itself includes other specific examples.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 1, 2025

SHOW MORE Pharmacists can help oversee the treatment process to ensure patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) are adhering to tafamidis. Ongoing research explores tafamidis' long-term efficacy, potential in other heart failure forms, and combination therapies for enhanced outcomes.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 7, 2025

Pharmacists are essential in managing OIC, advising on treatment, monitoring effectiveness, and identifying contraindications and potential complications. Pharmacological support often starts with OTC agents, like water-holding laxatives (e.g., polyethylene glycol and lactulose) and stimulant laxatives (e.g., bisacodyl and senna).

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 16, 2025

Although the use of colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) is well-established in mitigating severe FN, existing literature suggests there is only an approximate 3% difference in FN rates between various CSF agents. Utilizing colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) decreases the incidence of severe FN.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 10, 2025

3 Although meloxicam injection delivers a non-opioid alternative for pain control, it is not recommended as a first-line agent when rapid onset of analgesia is needed due to its delayed onset. 2 REFERENCES 1. Meloxicam: Selective COX-2 inhibition in clinical practice. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. December 21, 2004. Subscribe Now!

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 21, 2025

Cardiovascular disease risks in HIV patients have evolved with ART, requiring preventive measures like statins and cardiovascular risk scores for effective management. Healthy aging in HIV patients involves addressing accelerated aging, multimorbidity, and geriatric syndromes, emphasizing functional ability and quality of life.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 23, 2025

The presentation emphasized early intervention and personalized treatment plans in managing type 2 diabetes, shifting from "treating to failure" to "treating to target." He was joined by Laura, a patient who began tirzepatide treatment shortly after being diagnosed with T2D.

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Drug Topics

JULY 30, 2025

Prescription cascades refer to a medication being prescribed to prevent or treat an adverse drug reaction to another medication. Further, it would be potentially inappropriate if there are more suitable treatment alternatives available, such as switching the drug causing the adverse drug reaction.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 8, 2025

Further research is needed on the clinical impact, treatment longevity, and cost implications of biosimilar use in pediatric IBD. These diseases are caused by a dysregulated mucosal immune response to the intestinal microflora in hosts who are genetically predisposed.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 17, 2025

Understanding and addressing barriers to medication adherence are crucial for effective treatment of psychiatric disorders and improving patient outcomes. Medication adherence is important for the successful treatment of psychiatric or behavioral health diagnoses.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 7, 2025

The FDA's fast track designation highlights birelentinib's potential to meet unmet needs in CLL/SLL treatment. A cornerstone of treatment for these patients is BTK and BCL-2 inhibitors, but many patients progress or relapse on these therapies.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 3, 2025

She emphasizes that treatment options are mostly supportive, making prevention through good hygiene and vaccination essential. As a result, RSV is often overlooked as a contributing agent to respiratory and especially cardiorespiratory disease.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 11, 2025

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a clinical hold on several of Gilead’s trials evaluating two HIV treatment candidates, though the rest of the drugmaker’s diverse pipeline remains unaffected. Gilead is considered the leading big pharma in HIV treatments. Shares in Nasdaq-listed Gilead opened 0.3%

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 15, 2025

Upon sensing dsRNA, the cell effectively halts protein synthesis, thereby preventing the virus from manufacturing the essential proteins required for its own reproduction. This innovative approach allowed for the high-throughput screening of many compounds, specifically 370,830, to discover potential therapeutic agents. EuerkAlert!

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

AUGUST 1, 2025

Benefits for the Baby Human breast milk is nutrient-rich and contains a variety of anti-inflammatory, immune-protective, and antimicrobial properties that support your baby’s immune system and reduce the risk of lower respiratory tract infections, ear infections (otitis media), and gastroenteritis.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 25, 2025

1,2 “There is an extraordinary unmet need in obesity treatment, which is the ability for patients to stop GLP-1 drugs without regaining weight. 1 “These early Revita data are better than I expected and suggest the potential to prevent the weight regain we see in practice. Fractyl Health. News release. June 23, 2025. Gallagher A.

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BuzzRx

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Please continue reading to learn about some of the most effective treatments for folliculitis. If you have certain health conditions or are taking medications that weaken the immune system, treatment is almost always warranted, as your body cannot clear infections well enough compared to others. What is folliculitis?

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The Checkup by Singlecare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Examples of statins that can interact with Paxlovid include: Zocor ( simvastatin ) Lipitor ( atorvastatin ) Mevacor ( lovastatin ) Crestor ( rosuvastatin ) Simvastatin and lovastatin should not be taken at least 12 hours before the first Paxlovid dose, throughout treatment, and five days after completing Paxlovid.

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PharmaShots

APRIL 25, 2023

This drug is currently in multiple P-IIa clinical trials and is being evaluated in combination with other antiviral agents for cHBV. ARO-AAT and ARO-APOC3 are among the highest-phase products developing under Arrowhead’s pipeline for the treatment of liver diseases. R&D Expenditure: $85.1M R&D Expenditure: $437.9M

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Pharmacy Friday Pearls

MARCH 4, 2022

18 years Administration Oral Oral Oral PK/PD MOA: Nirmatrelvir – inhibitor of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease Prevents viral replicationRitonavir is a CYP3A inhibitor included to increase nirmatrelvir plasma levelsRitonavir alone has NO activity against SARS-CoV-2 Time to peak: Nirmatrelvir: 3 hrs & Ritonavir: 3.98 Introduction.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 20, 2023

And as we’ve seen, even with supplementation, you need to address your root causes to prevent iron supply and demand challenges. Autoimmune Gastritis Autoimmune gastritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your immune system attacks your stomach lining. Too much iron/ferritin can be a problem.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JANUARY 20, 2023

Many adaptogens are anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and supportive of a healthy immune function, as well as a calm mood. Nikolai Lazarev defined adaptogens as “an agent that raises the body’s ability to resist stress by countering undesired stressors, whether physical, chemical, emotional, or biological.”

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Pneumonia is often mild to moderate, requiring only outpatient treatment. Risk factors of pneumonia are age older than 65, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder ( COPD ), HIV infection , weakened immune system and smoking. Pneumonia usually requires evaluation and treatment. Treatment depends on the cause.

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