Pharmacology News

ChatGPT could help reduce vaccine hesitancy and provide accurate information on sexually transmitted infections, according to two new studies.

An mpox vaccine is now commercially available in the United States, expanding the locations where patients can access the shot to include pharmacies, physician offices and other facilities that normally vaccinate.

The FDA this week approved the antibiotic Zevtera for the treatment of three bacterial infections 17 years after it was first submitted to the agency.

Moderna announced positive interim results from a phase 3 trial of its next-generation COVID-19 vaccine, which the company said will help pave the way for its combination shot against COVID-19 and influenza.

Idorsia announced that the FDA has approved aprocitentan, its antihypertensive drug, for treatment of hypertension in combination with other drugs in patients whose BP is not adequately controlled on other drugs.

DENVER — Long-acting ART was shown to be safe and effective in a study conducted in sub-Saharan Africa — an “essential first step” in demonstrating its potential use to treat HIV on the continent, an expert said.

DENVER — People with HIV who have challenges adhering to a daily oral regimen should be offered long-acting formulations of ART, study findings suggest.

Novo Nordisk and the FDA announced approval of a new indication for semaglutide 2.4 mg for reduction of risk for major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with overweight or obesity and established CVD.

DENVER — Giving patients the option of choosing long-acting PrEP resulted in a fivefold increase in coverage and a reduction in HIV incidence during the SEARCH trial in Uganda, researchers reported.

DENVER — Phase 2 study data showed that a once-weekly oral regimen of an investigational two-drug HIV treatment was well tolerated among patients with HIV and allowed them to maintain viral suppression.