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FDA to Evaluate Merck’s Doravirine, Islatravir Regimen for HIV-1

Drug Topics

MK-8591A-051 is a randomized, active-controlled, open-label phase 3 study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and antiretroviral activity of a switch to doravirine/islatravir compared with continued baseline antiretroviral therapy.

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Lorundrostat Shows Clinically Meaningful Outcomes in Patients With CKD and Hypertension

Pharmacy Times

Along with the successful pivotal trials, Launch-HTN and Advance-HTN, and the ongoing open-label extension trial, these results comprise the core package for our planned NDA submission.” Explore-CKD established that lorundrostat 25 mg once daily has a favorable clinical profile for this patient population.

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FDA Removes REMS for Currently Approved BCMA-, CD19-Directed CAR T Cell Immunotherapies

Pharmacy Times

Accurate product labeling and ongoing safety monitoring remain essential for patient safety in CAR T therapies. Still, providing accurate product labeling for these products—which properly conveys the risks of CRS and neurological toxicities—remains essential to ensuring patient safety.

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

Pharmacy Times

Oncology pharmacy practice changes at a rapid pace. There are too many drug approvals, label updates, and new data published for even the most skilled and experienced oncology pharmacist to keep up with, let alone those still building their baseline knowledge. Fifteen years ago, pharmacists could learn oncology on the job.

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Ropeginterferon Alfa 2b Is Well-Tolerated, Efficacious in Treatment of Prefibrotic Myelofibrosis

Pharmacy Times

2-5 In the multicenter, phase 2, open-label prospective study, researchers investigated ropeg-IFN-α2b treatment in patients with profibrotic MF or DIPSS low-intermediate-1 risk MF. With phase 3 trial win, PharmaEssentia plots label expansion for rare blood cancer treatment Besremi. Updated November 30, 2023. Accessed June 30, 2025.

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OTC Case Studies: Summer Skin Care

Pharmacy Times

In general, choosing a product that has broad spectrum on the label, covering both UV-A and UV-B rays and containing 20% zinc oxide, for her children will be optimal, especially for more sensitive areas of the skin. Whereas SPF 15 blocks approximately 93% of UV-B rays, SPF 30 and SPF 50 increase coverage slightly (97% and 98%, respectively).

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FDA Approves Datopotamab for Treatment of EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pharmacy Times

In 2024, the FDA granted datopotamab a breakthrough therapy designation for patients with NSCLC based on data from the TROPION-Lung05 and TROPION-Lung01 trials that have since led to the agent’s accelerated approval.

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