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Blood Pressure Management and Falls in Nursing Home Residents

JAMA Internal Medicine

In this study, Dave et al harness national Veterans Health Administration (VHA) clinical data to examine the association between initiation of a new antihypertensive agent with the incidence of fall-related fractures in residents at VHA nursing homes, or community living centers. fold greater risk of serious falls (HR, 1.80 [95% CI, 1.52-2.13])

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FIRST-LINE IBRANCEĀ® (PALBOCICLIB) COMBINATION THERAPY IN HR+, HER2- METASTATIC BREAST CANCER

The Pharma Data

months with letrozole alone (HR 0.58: 95% CI, 0.49 months among patients in the letrozole group (HR 0.66: 95% CI, 0.53 This real-world cohort includes more than 1,400 women with HR+, HER2- mBC with any extent of visceral disease. months with IBRANCE plus letrozole versus 11.9 to 0.82; P=0.0002). in the IBRANCE group and 68.0%

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Upcoming Triage Cancer Conference to Address Financial Toxicity: May 15th

Triage Cancer

FREE continuing education credits/contact hours for social workers and nurses, 7 FREE continuing education credits for patient advocates, and 6 FREE PDCs for HR professionals. Continuing Education for Professionals. This event also offers 6.5 What have past attendees said about our Conferences?

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Statement from Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla on Testing Positive for COVID-19

Pfizer

PAXLOVID may only be prescribed for an individual patient by physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants that are licensed or authorized under state law to prescribe drugs in the therapeutic class to which PAXLOVID belongs (i.e., PAXLOVID is not authorized for use for longer than 5 consecutive days.

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PFIZER CONFIRMS U.S. PATENT TERM EXTENSION FOR IBRANCE UNTIL MARCH 2027

The Pharma Data

IBRANCE is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with HR+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer in combination with an aromatase inhibitor as initial endocrine based therapy in postmenopausal women or in men; or with fulvestrant in patients with disease progression following endocrine therapy. 2,3 In the U.S.,

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Pfizer Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Conversion of PAXLOVIDā„¢ Conditional Marketing Authorization to Full Marketing Authorization in the European Union

Pfizer

telehealth, in-person visit) with a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant licensed or authorized under state law to prescribe drugs, if any of the following apply: Sufficient information is not available to assess renal and hepatic function.

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New Data Shows AbbVieā€™s VENCLYXTOĀ®/VENCLEXTAĀ® Fixed Duration Combination Demonstrates Sustained Progression-Free Survival in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients after Three Years off Treatment

The Pharma Data

months; hazard ratio [HR] 0.33 [95% CI 0.25-0.45]); with chlorambucil in combination with obinutuzumab (Obi-Clb; HR 0.85, 95% CI [0.54-1.35]; Advise nursing women to discontinue breastfeeding during treatment. After a median follow-up of more than four years (52.4 0.45]); results are descriptive. with Ven-Obi versus 83.1%