Danielle Valletti, Assistant Editor

Travis Tygart, JD, discusses the growing risks of supplements and the critical need for education and vigilance to protect athletes and uphold clean sport.

Nilhan Uzman, MS, BPharm, discusses how pharmacists elevate athlete care by guiding safe use of medicines and supplements, debunking “natural” myths, and strengthening clean sport teams.

This week's episode highlights new data on the newly approved oral GLP-1, orforglipron, the growing role of sports pharmacists, and FDA approval of a higher-dose regimen for spinal muscular atrophy.

Air pollution exposure, particularly fine particulate matter and ozone, may worsen cardiac outcomes in patients with breast cancer receiving cardiotoxic therapies.

Pharmacists play a critical and evolving role in sports medicine by optimizing medication use, guiding safe supplementation, and delivering personalized, prevention-focused care to support athlete performance and overall health.

Practical strategies to improve clozapine education, monitoring, and utilization while addressing common barriers and safety concerns.

How pharmacists are uniquely positioned to support athlete health, performance, recovery, and regulatory compliance through medication expertise and interdisciplinary care.

Octogenarians with early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can safely undergo surgery and achieve survival and quality-of-life outcomes comparable to those of younger patients.

Erin Dorval, PharmD, highlights the pharmacist’s role in safe athlete pain management, emphasizing appropriate NSAID use, alternative therapies, and emerging trends such as personalized care and wearable-driven performance optimization.

Team-based, multidisciplinary care aids personalized treatment, improving coordination across complex therapies, and enhances patient outcomes and long-term quality of life.

Ahead of the Sports Pharmacy Summit, Erin Dorval, PharmD, highlights the pharmacist’s role in optimizing athlete performance and recovery through safe medication use, careful supplement evaluation, and a holistic, risk-minimizing approach to care.

Circulating tumor DNA detected after neoadjuvant therapy may serve as a powerful biomarker for minimal residual disease and help predict breast cancer recurrence.

Brandon Welch, PharmD, highlights the expanding role of sports pharmacists in medication safety, anti-doping, and personalized athlete care.

Jonathan Leung, PharmD, RPh, BCPS, discusses the ongoing underutilization of clozapine despite its efficacy, highlighting clinician concerns, lingering perceptions, and the key role pharmacists play in improving its use through education and monitoring.

Selinexor plus ruxolitinib significantly improved spleen volume reduction in JAK inhibitor–naive myelofibrosis, supporting its potential as a novel frontline combination strategy.

New research identifies caspase-8 loss as a key driver of inflammatory reprogramming and tumor recurrence in small cell lung cancer.

The FDA removed the age requirement from the neffy 1-mg label, allowing use based solely on weight and expanding access to younger pediatric patients at risk for anaphylaxis.

ABBV-744 BD2-selective BET inhibitor shows early spleen and symptom gains with manageable cytopenias in a phase 1b trial.

Albuminuria (uACR) flags early vascular damage linking chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk.

Ahead of the Sports Pharmacy Summit, a pharmacist weighs GLP-1s for athlete weight management benefits.

Learn why uACR screening flags early vascular damage linking chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular health.

Evidence questions anemia plus thrombocytopenia prognosis in primary myelofibrosis, helping oncology pharmacists refine hematology risk stratification.

Tucatinib triplet regimen with trastuzumab and capecitabine boosts survival and cerebrospinal fluid control in HER2-positive breast cancer leptomeningeal metastasis.

FDA approval of linerixibat brings the first targeted oral relief for cholestatic pruritus in primary biliary cholangitis, easing relentless autoimmune itch fast.

Olympic athlete Tabitha Peterson, PharmD, reveals how sports pharmacy helps athletes avoid antidoping risks, manage supplements safely, and stay competition-ready.

Real-world data show racial gaps in multiple myeloma CAR T-cell therapy; pharmacists in oncology can boost referrals, equity, and access.

PharmD and Olympian Tabitha Peterson reveals how pharmacy analytics, teamwork, and constant learning fuel elite curling strategy and Olympic-level performance.