The ‘life-years gained from screening–computed tomography’ lung cancer screening model is recommended by the American College of Chest Physicians for personalizing patients’ shared decision-making in screening for lung cancer.

Independent veterinary pharmacists face competition from retail giants like Chewy and Amazon. To compete, they emphasize personalized service, compounding, and educating customers about their capabilities.

Pharmacy owner Thuy Cao helped a patient who was struggling after her mother's death.

A new study from Ohio State University found that the majority of TikTok content with information about gynecologic cancer was false or inaccurate.

The phase 3 LIBERTY ASTHMA VOYAGE clinical trial was conducted with the purpose of investigating the effects of the investigational drug and discovering whether it would be a promising option.

A study found that the 3 leading cell type therapies used to treat COVID-19 were mesenchymal stem cells or multipotent stromal cells, natural killer cells, and mononuclear cells.

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy found during several inspections that some CVS stores in the state had dirty conditions, a lack of control over dangerous medications, and months-long wait times for medications.

Suicides among health care professionals are estimated to occur at a higher rate than in the general public.

The presence of 4 or more comorbidities was strongly associated with a higher risk of critical outcomes, regardless of vaccination status.

Although there were some differences in response after dosing, both OTC and oral prescriptions demonstrated statistically significant improvements in pain.

Standout updates include a relaxed recommendation for patients with a history of egg allergies, and that all available influenza vaccines for the 2023 to 2023 flu season are quadrivalent.

Pharmacists and patients can utilize mobile apps to help manage medications.

From automated medication dispensing systems to telepharmacy services, technology can help reduce the risk of adverse patient events.

Implementing a standardized oxytocin infusion protocol may increase patient safety while reducing maternal adverse effects that are associated with rapid, high rates of infusion of oxytocin.

Investigators saw there was a significant difference of lower treatment initiation in people younger than 30 years old, females, Hispanic and Asian individuals, and people who inject drugs.

The 3 most common issues associated with higher satisfaction were “makes adjusting insulin easier,” “helps to keep low blood sugars from happening,” and “makes me feel safer knowing that I will be warned about low blood sugar before it happens.”

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The perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution from Bausch + Lomb was approved by the FDA in May and will have a whole acquisition cost of $771 for a one-month supply.

The American Diabetes Association's 2023 “Children and adolescents: standards of care in diabetes” highlights risk factors and treatment for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

The mRNA-1010 vaccine generated a powerful response against 4 influenza virus strains compared to traditional flu shots.

A 1-year observational follow-up of a 3-month randomized controlled trial provides insight into the benefits of advanced hybrid closed-loop system use in people with type 1 diabetes using multiple daily injections and self-monitoring of blood glucose.

Abacavir/dolutegravir/lamivudine is a fixed-dose combination containing two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI).

Widespread use of continuous glucose monitoring was not found to attenuate the association between impaired awareness of hypoglycemia and diabetes-related distress.

Michael Ganio, PharmD, MS, senior director of pharmacy practice and quality at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), sat down with Drug Topics to discuss the current drug shortages and how pharmacists are dealing with them.