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Insights From ASCO 2025 Guide Pharmacy Practice in Solid Tumors and Hematologic Cancers

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Tarlatamab established a new standard for relapsed SCLC, with improved survival and easier administration, enhancing treatment accessibility. 2 Vepdegestrant is an oral PROTAC that targets ER and is the first agent of its type to be evaluated in a phase 3 trial.

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Educate Patients About Safe Medication Disposal

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Safe disposal options include DEA Take Back Days, pharmacy kiosks, law enforcement kiosks, mail-back envelopes, and home disposal methods. Image credit: OM | stock.adobe.com Why Proper Disposal Matters Disposing of medications appropriately helps prevent environmental contamination of water and soil.

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Hypertension: A Silent Killer Requiring Novel Therapies

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Malesker, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, FASHP, BCPS +1 More Hypertension is widespread and linked to serious health risks, but new treatments for resistant cases target new mechanisms of action. Jansen, PharmD Candidate , Mark A. 2,3 Hypertension remains a major public health challenge both in the United States and globally.

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Pharmacists Weigh Promise and Challenges of Finerenone for Patients With HFpEF

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Pharmacists are positioned to personalize HFpEF care through monitoring, patient-centered strategies, and shared decision-making, enhancing treatment adherence and outcomes. 1 In a recent Pharmacy Times Clinical Forum, pharmacists gathered to discuss how they are navigating this treatment landscape and evaluating the emergence of finerenone.

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A Review of Oral Cephalosporins for Common Outpatient Infections

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Because of their ability to cover a wide array of bacteria, low adverse effect profile, and oral availability, cephalosporins are commonly used in the treatment of outpatient infections. Both agents have high bioavailability, achieve high urinary concentrations, are available as suspensions, and can be used in infants.

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Pharmacists Have a Crucial Role Helping Patients With ATTR-CM Navigate Treatment With Tafamidis

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SHOW MORE Pharmacists can help oversee the treatment process to ensure patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) are adhering to tafamidis. Ongoing research explores tafamidis' long-term efficacy, potential in other heart failure forms, and combination therapies for enhanced outcomes.

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Impact of Patient Access to Care on Rates of Febrile Neutropenia Post Inpatient Administration of a Colony-Stimulating Factor

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Although the use of colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) is well-established in mitigating severe FN, existing literature suggests there is only an approximate 3% difference in FN rates between various CSF agents. Utilizing colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) decreases the incidence of severe FN.