Killian Meara

Mental health challenges in the United States were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and pharmacists are poised to help pick up the pieces.

After myocardial infarction, all-cause mortality was the most frequent event, followed by heart failure, renal failure, and atrial fibrillation.

A new study found that opioid morphine milligram equivalents dose prescribed in the 60 days prior to delivery date was significantly associated with a higher likelihood of spontaneous preterm birth.

Participants of a recent study who experienced more daily cognitive symptoms had a greater likelihood of reporting moderate interference with functioning, less likelihood of full-time employment, and greater severity of depressive symptoms.

Many patients with the condition continue to experience severe hypoglycemic events even with the use of continuous glucose monitors and other disease management tools.

Drug Topics talked with Gregg Sylvester, MD, chief health officer and vice president of medical affairs at CSL Seqirus, about what we can learn from this unique situation to improve future vaccine development and distribution.

The NDA submitted by Lykos Therapeutics was assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of August 11, 2024.

A new study found that 52% of participants with treatment-refractory unipolar or bipolar depression achieved remission after 3 ketamine infusions.

The link between high-risk human papillomavirus infection and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease mortality was strongest in women with obesity.

In terms of geographic representation, nonmetropolitan counties, the West, and the South had higher excess deaths than reported COVID-19 deaths.

A new study found that over a quarter of participants with type 1 daiebets exhibited clinically relevant levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms related to a diabetes event that they experienced.

Participants of a recent study who had pre-existing depression or anxiety were significantly more likely to develop insomnia.

Investigators found that the non-pharmacological interventions were significantly effective at improving HbA1c, quality of life, anxiety, and blood glucose.

A new study found that Hispanic patients were more likely to report fair or poor health and reduced activity compared to non-Hispanic patients at 3 months.

A recent study found that patients with pre-gestational diabetes reported higher levels of both borderline and abnormal anxiety compared to patients with gestational diabetes.

Findings from a recent study showed that participants who watched a video discussing COVID-19 vaccination had significantly higher knowledge scores compared to those who did not watch it.

Three posters being presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine 44th Annual Pregnancy Meeting examined the impact of continuous glucose monitoring on pregnancy outcomes.

Smartphone apps were effective at promoting weight loss and reducing BMI, but had no impact on HbA1c levels or waist circumference.

A study found that patients with type 2 diabetes who showed evidence of any remission had a 33% lower rate of chronic kidney disease, and a 40% lower rate of the composite cardiovascular disease measure.

The lawsuit claims several pharmacy benefit managers, including Express Scripts and OptumRx, collaborated with manufacturers in “deceptive” and “dangerous” marketing.

The Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act seeks to ensure that seniors in rural and underserved communities have access to care and services from pharmacists for common infectious diseases.

Problematic substance use was highest among firefighters, followed by emergency medical technicians, and police officers.

Within a 12-month time frame, adjusted vaccine effectiveness against diagnosed long and probable long COVID was 41.7% and 35.4%, respectively.

A new study found that a universal coronavirus vaccine would be cost saving as long as it had an efficacy and coverage of 10% or more.

A new study found that SARS-CoV-2 RNA was correlated with incident COVID-19 cases at the school level.

A recent study found that reduced drug use was associated with a decrease in cravings, drug seeking behaviors, and depression severity.

The estimated efficacy of the vaccine against documented infection for children and adolescents during the Omicron wave was 74.3% and 85.5%, respectively.

In August, the FDA issued a 1-year stabilization policy on the final enhanced drug distribution security requirements under the DSCSA. What exactly does that mean for pharmacists?

A study found that patients living in a food desert and in a less walkable neighborhood had an increased risk of gestational diabetes.

The Starlyng-1 study showed that the treatment met its primary endpoint of a one-sided Cmin of >0.80; a one-sided Cmax of <1.25; and a two-sided Cavg of 0.80-1.40, with 90% confidence limits.