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August 21st 2025
The oral glucagon-like peptide agonist-1 met its primary end point and all secondary end points in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial for weight management.
Policy Shifts Ahead: Expert Reviews Key Legislative Trends Reshaping Health-System Pharmacy
June 9th 2025As policy developments unfold rapidly at both the state and federal levels, Tom Kraus highlights the expanding scope of pharmacist practice through a wave of state-level legislation as a key opportunity.
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Juan Ovalles, MD, PhD, discusses how high placebo response rates driven by background therapy complicate lupus drug trials, and outlines evolving strategies in trial design, clinical practice, and pharmacist-led care to ensure investigational biologics are fairly evaluated and appropriately used in systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Targeted Screening Tools Can Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Health System Retail Pharmacies
June 5th 2025Implementation of the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle in health system retail pharmacies significantly increased uptake of 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine among eligible adults.
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Phase 3 PIVOT-PO Trial Evaluating Tebipenem HBr in cUTIs Ends Early After Meeting Primary End Point
June 2nd 2025A clinical trial shows tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide (Tebipenem HBr; Spero Therapeutics and GSK) effectively treats complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs), potentially transforming patient care and reducing hospital costs.
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ASCO 2025: Oncology Pathway Tools Show Consistent Usage Across Patient Groups
June 2nd 2025Laura Momoko Asakura, PharmD, BCOP, BCSPS, discusses the equitable use of oncology treatment pathway tools, highlighting that their utilization remains consistent across patient groups regardless of race, ethnicity, or insurance status.
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