Ashley Gallagher, MA

The data show a decrease in all-cause mortality for sustained midlife weight loss achieved without surgical or pharmacological interventions.

This designation follows Hadlima’s low-concentration prefilled syringes and single-dose vials, which were designated in June 2024.

Pharmacists play a critical role in vaccination and education for patients about the evolving infectious disease landscape.

Ustekinumab is a medication used to treat and manage inflammatory conditions, including psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease.

By protecting pregnant patients from cardiometabolic risk factors, healthier blood pressure can be promoted for children.

Triptans are often a first-line treatment for migraine and can be used to treat menstrual migraine and cluster headaches.

Acetaminophen exposure can increase the risk of perforation, ulceration, bleeding, heart failure, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease.

Adalimumab-aaty (Yuflyma) prefilled syringes and autoinjectors are now fully interchangeable with the reference product adalimumab (Humira) across marketed dosage forms and strengths.

The supplemental new drug application for roflumilast (Zoryve) is approved for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older.

The new program aims to reduce costs for patients, with savings estimated at as much as $3600 per year.

Importing prescription drugs from Canada has been met with criticism, such as weakening the pharmaceutical supply chain and posing increased risks to patient safety.

Patients included in the study were aged 6 to 17 years with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Pharmacists can substitute ustekinumab with the biosimilar at the pharmacy level, depending on their state laws.

V116 is noninferior to 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) for all 12 common serotypes and superior to 9 unique serotypes.

Approximately 67% of adults in the US know that vaccines do not cause autism in children, declining significantly from 74% in 2021.

However, there is no association between cortisol and tau pathology.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists have been associated with improvements in quality of life (QOL), restrained eating, and emotional eating behavior.

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine has been available in the US under emergency use authorization since July 2022.

Investigators note that the long-term effects of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication for children remain lacking.

Dihydroergotamine (Brekiya) is an acute treatment to help relieve migraine attacks, and it can come in nasal sprays, injections, and intravenous infusions.

The investigators hope to pursue a human vaccine in order to improve upon the already existing vaccines.

Investigators report that patients experience weight loss with a reduced weekly dosage of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1).

However, investigators find many gaps remaining in care for patients in relation to race, ethnicity, and disabilities.

Investigators also find that patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes later in life do not have a better prognosis compared to those diagnosed earlier.

Investigators also found that nocturnal hypoglycemia is a strong predictor of daytime hypoglycemia.

Pharmacist-led interventions improve medication adherence compared with the usual care for patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes.

Patients with psychosis, depression, and anxiety exhibit higher rates of vaccine hesitancy.

Tirzepatide (Zepbound) demonstrated superiority compared to semaglutide (Wegovy) across the primary end point and 5 key secondary end points.

Investigators find that unhealthy eating and inadequate or excessive sleeping duration could contribute to developing diabetic nephropathy.

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