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• FDA Approves Veppanu for Some Forms of Advanced Breast Cancer

  06-05-2026 15:16 via pharmacypracticenews.com
  Originally published by our sister publication Specialty Pharmacy ContinuumBy PPN StaffThe FDA approved vepdegestrant (Veppanu, Arvinas Operations) for adults with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced, or metastatic breast cancer who have experienced disease progression following at least one line of endocrine therapy.The agency also approved the Guardant360 CDx—a comprehensive genomic profiling panel—as a companion diagnostic device to identify patie
  
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• Pharmacogenetic Algorithm May Help Predict Opioid and Pain Risks After Lumbar Spine Surgery

  06-05-2026 15:14 via pharmacypracticenews.com
  Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology NewsBy Michael VlessidesClinicians looking to accurately predict which patients will experience serious opioid and pain outcomes after lumbar spine surgery may find promise in a pharmacogenetic opioid-risk algorithm developed by a team of Pittsburgh researchers. Their study concluded that the combination of genetic and clinical factors better predict such risks than clinical factors alone, findings which may ultimately result in perso
  
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• Pharmacy Inflation Slows as IT, Construction, and Facilities Speed Up

  06-05-2026 15:11 via pharmacypracticenews.com
  Originally published by our sister publication Specialty Pharmacy ContinuumBy Susan KreimerFor the first time in more than a decade, pharmacy is no longer the most accelerated nonlabor cost in healthcare, as information technology and facilities-related expenses top projected inflation, indicating a change in how hospitals must tackle budget planning, according to a new report from healthcare performance improvement company Vizient Inc., in Irving, Texas.figure { display:inline-block; margin:0.5
  
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• Operating Under Observation: Privacy And Professionalism in a Recorded OR

  06-05-2026 15:11 via pharmacypracticenews.com
  Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology NewsBy Michael VlessidesOn March 7, 2022, a transgender woman named Jennifer Capasso underwent surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City. Unbeknownst to everyone but Capasso, the patient turned on her phone’s audio recorder before she was anesthetized. What followed was a much-publicized incident in which OR staff commented on Capasso’s body, ultimately resulting in a lawsuit against the instituti
  
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• ASA Session Highlights Top Recent Studies in Critical Care Medicine

  06-05-2026 15:11 via pharmacypracticenews.com
  Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology NewsBy Kenny WalterSAN ANTONIO—A trio of anesthesiologists reviewed some of the most important critical care studies published within the last year during the 2025 annual meeting of the ASA. Topics included trends in cardiovascular surgery in South Korea, dignity-related distress for critical ill patients, and the relationship between the norepinephrine equivalent dose of vasopressors within 24 hours from the onset of septic sho
  
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