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The glucagon/GLP-1 dual agonist did not raise major adverse cardiovascular event risk in adults with obesity, but GI-related discontinuations were high.

Every responsibility described in this issue depends on a pharmacy workforce with enough time and support to carry it.

Post hoc AHA 2026 data show the oral GLP-1 receptor agonist lowered systolic blood pressure across hypertension stages, partly beyond weight loss.

The evidence for GLP-1 receptor agonists keeps growing, while access for low-income patients keeps narrowing.

Specialty pharmacists can help patients with cancer weigh the benefits and risks of GLP-1 receptor agonists as use expands and new evidence emerges.

If gene therapies are expected to deliver decades of benefit, long-term evidence collection must be coordinated, useful to patients, and financially sustainable.

As kratom questions increase, many pharmacists and other health care professionals may remain unfamiliar with it and with the potential risks.

Pharmacists can work alongside dermatologists, nurses, and other health care professionals to help answer skin care–related questions and help patients understand trial outcomes.

Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD, highlighted preclinical advances in automated stem cell gene editing that could improve manufacturing scalability while supporting the development of next-generation genetic medicines.

Accelerated approval for patients who progressed on platinum and immunotherapy brings a new mechanism—and a familiar toxicity profile.

If approved, the combination would be the first chemotherapy-free, Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor–based regimen for adults with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).

Early metformin may curb insulin starts in gestational diabetes, while a separate analysis ties a history of the condition to advanced CKM syndrome.

Manufacturing delays, financial barriers, and complex care coordination can limit access to gene therapy, emphasizing the need for patient-centered programs and long-term follow-up.

Pharmacy Times previews enlicitide, survodutide, diet and heart failure risk, and pharmacist-led HF care ahead of the AHA Scientific Sessions in Chicago.

Experts highlighted how Diamond-Blackfan anemia illustrates the scientific, financial, and manufacturing challenges that can prevent promising gene therapies for ultra-rare diseases from reaching patients.

Experts highlighted recent gene therapy approvals for inherited immune disorders while addressing ongoing challenges in manufacturing, long-term safety, and patient access.

Expected in the first half of 2028, the planned separation would create a stand-alone retail pharmacy company with nearly 30,000 pharmacists.

At the 2026 ASTCT Gene Therapy Summit, experts highlighted how chronic pain, psychological challenges, and neurologic complications may persist despite successful treatment.

RSV hospitalization raised short-term invasive pneumococcal disease risk, especially among unvaccinated individuals.

ADA guidance ties monitoring choices to therapy, risk, and preference. Brooke Hudspeth, PharmD, explains how pharmacists help individualize the plan.

Twice-daily metronidazole dosing had outcomes comparable with those of thrice-daily dosing for confirmed anaerobic infections, minimizing drug exposure and cost while maintaining clinical efficacy.