December 2012 - FRMC

12/17/2012

Kevin L. Carter

Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and currently affects about 5 million Americans. By 2050, this number is expected to increase to 13 million.

Alzheimer disease (AD) is the...

12/17/2012

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Inhibition of HIV-1 Disease Progression

12/17/2012

Kevin L. Carter

Two important human lentiviruses have been described: (1) pandemic HIV type 1 (HIV-1), and (2) HIV type 2 (HIV-2), which is mainly confined to West Africa. Both viruses have similar transmission routes, cellular targets, and AIDS-defining...

Two important human lentiviruses...

12/17/2012

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Administration of Telaprevir Twice or 3 Times Daily

12/17/2012

Tim Casey

Boston—Patients with hepatitis C had similar sustained virologic response rates after 12 weeks whether they took 1125 mg of telaprevir twice daily or 750 mg of telaprevir every 8 hours, according to a randomized, open-label, multicenter,...

Boston—Patients with hepatitis C...

12/17/2012

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Boceprevir Pharmacokinetics

12/17/2012

Tim Casey

Boston—An analysis of clinical trials found that co-infected patients had a reduction in boceprevir exposure compared with mono-infected patients with hepatitis C. The authors noted the difference likely occurred because of an interaction...

Boston—An analysis of clinical...

12/17/2012

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Hospitalization and Costs Lower with Aripiprazole

12/17/2012

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

San Diego—A retrospective cohort analysis of medical and pharmacy claims data from 24 state Medicaid plans found that schizophrenia patients newly treated with the atypical antipsychotic (AA) aripiprazole had lower hospitalization rates and...

San Diego—A retrospective cohort...

12/17/2012

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Vilazodone Well Tolerated in Treatment of MDD

12/17/2012

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

San Diego—Data from 2 pivotal trials of 891 patients demonstrated that vilazodone was significantly superior to placebo on all depression rating scales tested, according to results presented during a poster session at the Psych Congress. The...

San Diego—Data from 2 pivotal...

12/17/2012

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Benefits of Wellness Programs, On-Site Care Services

12/17/2012

Tim Casey

Las Vegas—Research presented during a session at the Fall Managed Care Forum showed that employers, employees, and health plans can benefit from implementing wellness programs, managing chronic conditions such as diabetes, and having on-site...

Las Vegas—Research presented...

12/17/2012

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Biologic DMARDs for Rheumatoid Arthritis

12/17/2012

Tim Casey

Las Vegas—Soon after patients are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), they experience symptoms, and, within 2 years, they have a moderate loss of function that can contribute to health problems, lost work time, and other issues. To...

Las Vegas—Soon after patients...

12/17/2012

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Session Discusses Effective Insomnia Management

12/17/2012

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

San Diego—Insomnia is prevalent in the general population and quite common among people with mental health disorders. Approximately 50 to 70 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders that adversely affect daily functioning,...

San Diego—Insomnia is prevalent...

12/17/2012

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Combination Therapy for ADHD Shows Promise

12/17/2012

Eileen Koutnik-FotopoulosÔªø

San Diego—Combination therapy has been used informally in mental health, but new evidence is emerging that combination therapy is safe and effective for difficult and treatment-resistant cases of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder...

San Diego—Combination therapy...

12/17/2012

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An expert discusses the evolution and challenges of payment models in the cell and gene therapy (CGT) space reviewed during his session at Asembia 2024.

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Learn about developments in federal legislation and regulations within the pharmacy landscape shaping the future of managed care in an interview with a session presenter from AMCP 2024.

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Integrating Behavioral Health Services to Reduce ED Visits: Substance Use Disorder and Social Determinants of Health

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Advancements and Challenges in Diabetes Management

02/27/2024

Featuring Mansur Shomali, MD, chief medical officer at Welldoc, endocrinologist at MedStar Health

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Learn about the state of digital therapeutics for disease management such as diabetes care in terms of cost, outcomes, integration, and more with Dr Mansur Shomali, CMO at Welldoc.

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