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What is a Patient Advocate?Health care advocates provide a vital service for patients who are managing chronic conditions.
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FDA Approves Broad Spectrum Parasite Protection for CatsThe NexGard COMBO topical solution from Boehringer Ingelheim helps protect cats from tapeworms and other intestinal parasites like fleas, ticks, and heartworms.
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What You Need to Know About the Albuterol ShortageThe FDA is working quickly to address shortages of the form used in nebulizers.
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How to Help Make Health Equity a RealityCMS and state officials are using payment incentives, data collection and program requirements to start edging the lofty ideals of health equity toward reality.
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Azacitidine Tablets for Acute Myeloid LeukemiaThe FDA approved azacitidine tablets (Onureg; Celgene Corporation) on September 1, 2020
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Video: Top Tips for Patients to Encourage Healthful Diet and LifestyleSharing concrete steps and suggestions can help ease the way for patients looking to transition to a more healthful lifestyle.
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Daridorexant Receives Approval for Insomnia TreatmentDaridorexant demonstrated significant reduction in daytime sleepiness among other measures.
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Case Study: Treating Infants for Cannabis ExposureAs more and more states legalize recreational marijuana, caregivers need to be vigilant about keeping products out of the reach of children.
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Current and Future Treatments for Hidradenitis SuppurativaHidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that presents with painful, deep, and inflamed lesions found in flexural, apocrine gland-bearing sites.
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Examining the US Response to the Mpox OutbreakBy way of natural immunity, vaccination, and behavior change, the majority of the 30,861 documented cases and 54 deaths were confined to 2022, and the epidemic curve portrays a picture of success.
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USP <797> Updated GuidelinesThe long-awaited revised USP <797> guidelines will become official on November 1, 2023.
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Probiotics for the Prevention of Pediatric Antibiotic-Associated DiarrheaEvidence of the relationship between probiotics and antibiotics is lacking.
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Medical Misinformation Consequences in Health CareThe COVID-19 pandemic and social media have resulted in extreme levels of misinformation.
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Relyvrio: A New FDA-Approved Treatment for Patients With ALSRelyvrio is intended to slow the disease progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Navigating and Treating 'New Year Depression' in PatientsThere may not be a diagnosis for ‘New Year Depression,’ but about 10% to 20% of individuals in the US may get a milder form of these winter blues.
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Navigating Pediatric ADHD Medication ShortagesStimulant medications are the first-line pharmacologic therapy for ADHD, but many of these medications are currently in short supply.
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Ethical, Practical Considerations of Exemptions to Employer Vaccine Mandates for AnxietyDoes anxiety justify an exemption from vaccine mandates among health care workers?
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Review: Harmful Excipients for Pediatric PatientsEvidence suggests some pharmaceutical excipients in medications may have adverse effects on pediatric patients. Here’s what you should know.
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Payers Need to Make Effort for Improvements in BiosimilarsEfforts to improve education on biosimilars are a start, but payer policies must catch up to ensure real change.
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Fenfluramine for the Treatment of Seizures Associated With Dravet SyndromeOn June 25, 2020, fenfluramine (Fintepla) was approved for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome in patients 2 years and older.
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The Future Looks Busy for Pharmacy Technicians in Immunization ProgramsDuring COVID-19, pharmacy technicians helped keep immunization programs running.
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Mind-Body Resilience for Women: A Focus on DepressionDeveloping innovative solutions for women with depression, accounting for differences in gender and sex, are critically important
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What Does an Oncology Pharmacy Technician Do?From compounding to cleaning, oncology pharmacy technicians take on key responsibilities in infusion centers.
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How Can Improving Provider-Patient Relationships Help Reverse Chronic Disease?The existing approach to disease management may be ill-suited to address the dynamic and diverse factors at play when it comes to chronic illness.
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Review of FDA Approvals for Pediatric Obesity ManagementGLP-1 receptor agonists, used to manage diabetes, are now being used for obesity in children and adolescents.
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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: Diagnosis and ManagementA deep dive for pharmacists into this frequently debilitating disorder
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Simplifying Widespread Itch Care with Targeted SolutionsMatthew Zirwas, MD, shares his step-by-step pearls for quelling the pruritic skin condition.
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Abrocitinib for Atopic DermatitisThe drug’s approval was based on the results of 3 clinical trials.
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Navigating Pediatric ADHD Medication ShortagesStimulant medications are the first-line pharmacologic therapy for ADHD, but many of these medications are currently in short supply.
