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STAT+: FDA alters warning label for Carvykti CAR-T, although link to secondary cancers is unclear

STAT

The Food and Drug Administration issued a change to the warning label for Legend Biotech and Janssen’s myeloma CAR-T, Carvykti or cilta-cel, adding that some secondary blood cancers have occurred following treatment for multiple myeloma with the cell therapy. 

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Review of 3 Alternative Pathways to Access Non–FDA-Approved Drugs

Pharmacy Times

Non–FDA-approved medications may be accessed for patient care via 3 alternative pathways: expanded access, the Right to Try Act, and off-label use, which are reviewed in this article.

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Penicillin allergy delabelling: A multidisciplinary approach for improved patient care

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Gerry Hughes explores the epidemiology of penicillin allergy and its significance in the context of patient care, as well as the need for a system-wide and multidisciplinary approach to penicillin allergy delabelling. million of these being incorrectly labelled as such. Penicillin is commonly implicated in drug hypersensitivity.

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12 Medications With Off-Label Uses

BuzzRx

The term “on-label use” of a drug may seem unfamiliar to most people. In short, this practice is referred to as “off-label” drug use. Surveys have shown that approximately 1 in 5 prescriptions in the US are for off-label use. In certain populations of patients, off-label drug use is even higher.

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How Pharmacists Can Use Artificial Intelligence To Advance Their Practice: Insights From ChatGPT

IDStewardship

Streamlined Prescription Filling : AI systems can automate prescription filling processes by extracting relevant information from electronic prescriptions, verifying insurance coverage, and generating labels. This reduces manual errors, saves time, and allows pharmacists to focus on patient care.

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Confessions of a Nurse Whose Passion for Patient Care Was Supported By Automation

Omnicell

I quickly learned how the automation cabinets provided security and safety for patient care. The latest advancements in managing medications within the last few years, such as IV compounding robot , has advanced the delivery of IV medications and removed human error to ensure accurate IV doses and accurate labeling of the solutions. 

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NKGen and Parkinson’s Foundation partner to advance cell therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

We are very impressed with the Parkinson’s Foundation’s holistic approach towards improving patient care and supporting cutting-edge research. “We The open-label, dose-escalation trial will analyse the safety and tolerability of SNK02 in solid tumour patients who are refractory to standard-of-care treatment.