Edaravone Oral Suspension: A Neuroprotective Agent to Treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by loss of motor neurons due to degeneration of nerve cells within the brain and spinal cord. Early symptoms include limb weakness, twitching or muscle cramping, and slurred speech. As the disease progresses, difficulty breathing, swallowing, and paralysis can lead to death.

Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy-Current and Future Therapies.

Objective: To describe the clinical presentation of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) and discuss current treatments and investigational products and their effect on patient outcomes.

Data Sources: A literature search was performed in PubMed (September 2018 to December 2020) using the following keywords: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .

Study Selection And Data Extraction: Clinical trials were evaluated for evidence supporting pharmacology, safety, efficacy, and measured outcomes.

Vancomycin Dosing in Obese Patients: Special Considerations and Novel Dosing Strategies.

Objective: To review the literature regarding vancomycin pharmacokinetics in obese patients and strategies used to improve dosing in this population.

Data Sources: PubMed, EMBASE (1974 to November 2017), and Google Scholar searches were conducted using the search terms vancomycin, obese, obesity, pharmacokinetics, strategy, and dosing. Additional articles were selected from reference lists of selected studies.

Incorporating the American Pharmacists Association's Delivering Medication Therapy Management services certificate program into an accelerated pharmacy curriculum.

Background And Purpose: To describe the incorporation of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Delivering Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services program into a PharmD curriculum and to describe student perceptions of the program.

Educational Activity And Setting: The program was delivered over 12 months to students on two campuses via two didactic courses in the second professional year and during the first two advanced pharmacy practice experiences in the third professional year of an accelerated school of pharmacy program.

Findings: Student perceptions were assessed by review of responses to the APhA MTM program evaluation survey.

The Surgical Skills and Technology Elective Program (SSTEP): A comprehensive simulation-based surgical skills initiative for preclerkship medical students.

Background: The Surgical Skills and Technology Elective Program (SSTEP) is a voluntary preclerkship surgical bootcamp that uses simulation learning to build procedural knowledge and technical skills before clerkship.

Methods: Eighteen second year students (n = 18) participated in simulation workshops over the course of 7 days to learn clerkship-level procedural skills. A manual was supplied with the program outline.