Ashley Gallagher, Editor

Abelacimab (Anthos Therapeutics Inc) is a novel factor XI inhibitor being investigated for the reduction of bleeding for patients with atrial fibrillation.

The Commission aims to provide information for clinical decision making, therapeutic interventions, and public health strategies.

The drug is being investigated as a PET diagnostic of cardiac amyloid light-chain and amyloid transthyretin-related (ATTR) amyloidosis.

Approximately 33.2% of patients who received semaglutide 7.2 mg achieved 25% or more weight loss after 72 weeks.

A panel of experts discuss treatment of HR+, HER2– breast cancer with therapies such as ribociclib, alpelisib, everolimus, and elacestrant.

Regardless of confounding factors, the ratio of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol predicts the all-cause long-term mortality.

At the start of 2025, 590 drug prices changed, with only 7 drugs seeing decreases in wholesale acquisition costs (WAC).

Investigators found that the polypill treatment improved cardiovascular disease and lowered health care costs.

Jennifer Clements, a clinical professor and the director of pharmacy education at the University of South Carolina, discusses the pharmacists role in diabetes care.

Recommendations help influence the rate of gastric emptying, improve compliance, and prevent interruption of weight loss for patients.

The California wildfires caused many medical and community challenges, including triaging services, addressing basic needs, and supporting displaced residents.

The Justice Department alleges that Walgreens acted in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and sought reimbursement for unlawful prescriptions, violating the False Claims Act.

If finalized, the requirement would include readily available nutrition information, including saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar content.

Pharmacies are actively working to address issues and support their patients by collaborative with regulatory bodies like the Board of Pharmacy, and their engagement with the local community.

As per the Inflation Reduction Act, the negotiations with the drug companies of the 15 drugs will occur in 2025, with the negotiated prices going into effect in 2027.

Pharmacists help patients manage allergies and asthma by identifying triggers, recommending appropriate treatments, ensuring proper medication usage, and finding affordable options.

However, investigators also find that the combination did not meet the primary end point of increasing progression free survival.

Posttraumatic stress disorder is found to be associated with coronary artery disease, hypertension, and heart failure.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and higher body mass index (BMI) showed poorer clinical response to non-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-targeted treatments.

Dyslipidemia is a condition in which there are abnormal levels of lipids in the blood stream, including high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and/or high levels of triglycerides.

Pharmacy Times interviews Jennifer Clements, a clinical professor and the director of pharmacy education at the University of South Carolina, about glucagon-like peptide-1 receptors for diabetes treatment.

As of January 10, there are 5 major fires across a combined 36,560 acres—Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth, Hurst, and Lidia—and the 2 largest fires are a combined 11% contained.

Invikafusp alfa (STAR0602; Marengo Therapeutics Inc) is being investigated as a treatment for advanced colorectal cancer with high tumor mutational burden.

Depression and cardiovascular disease are often linked, with research showing inflammation is common for the 2 disease states.

The data from the report show how nutritional choices compliment the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and how health care providers can educate patients further.

Patients with acute coronary syndrome who were in the high quartile were at significantly higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).

Age, frequent snoring, hypertension, and poor glycemic control are associated with excessive daytime sleepiness.

Fiber-rich foods show improvements in health and reductions in chronic diseases, including obesity, by promoting weight management and enhancing the metabolism.

However, the effects on patient-reported outcomes were inconclusive when compared with self-monitoring blood glucose or the usual care.

Certain laboratory tests indicate stronger predictions for hospital stay, suggesting pharmaceutical intervention could help reduce the length of cardiovascular-related hospital stay.