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In this limited series, we speak with experts to understand the new frontier of anti-obesity drugs, as well as concerns and questions that still remain.

Despite study findings showing that 1 in 5 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 developed persistent high blood pressure, many had underlying risk factors.

Nirsevimab (Beyfortus) is the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) preventative drug to be approved by the FDA, and can protect infants through their first RSV season for up to 5 months.

Pharmacists can actively engage in the implementation of the Comprehensive Diagnostics and Examinations in Acute Coronary Syndromes pathway within the hospital or health care system.

Technology and regulations can revolutionize drug manufacturing and ensure a stable supply of medications.

Investigators from Griffith University stated that technology has helped the development of vaccines that are safe to use and induce strong immune responses against Strep A.

Women with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome for more than 10 years are more likely to have increased severity in their symptoms as they age.

This technique may be applied to transdermal applications, such as shot-free vaccines.

Advanced technology can automate many pharmacovigilance tasks to build workflow efficiencies, reduce manual intervention, and free up team members for more strategic activities.

Pharmacists' expertise is invaluable to prescribers who are unfamiliar with opioid use disorder treatment protocols.

With the help of new and complex algorithms and self-learning models, we are currently privy to what we may look back on as the golden era of AI.

KET01 could successfully treat treatment-resistant depression while limiting adverse effects in the home environment, according to the study.

There is lots of information about matters of women's health online, both true and untrue, but pharmacists remain a credible source for educating women about health matters.

Tailor pharmacy roles based on skill sets, although every technician must be capable of basic professional communication.

The digital cessation platform is the first FDA-cleared OTC device to help individuals quit smoking tobacco.

Tom Knight, founder and CEO of Invistics, now part of Wolters Kluwer, discusses the dangers of drug diversion and how this could negatively impact affect patients.

Investigators determined that there needs to be an evaluation of harm caused by pharmacy professionals who are in unique positions on social media, propagating misinformation about COVID-19, vaccines, treatment, masks, and other conspiracy theories.

Participants indicated that they would be more likely to accept PrEP-related information if it was recommended by a trusted person.

The drug is the first approved antiviral COVID-19 treatment that could be used across all stages of liver disease.

UB-311 has shown to be well-tolerated with a durable antibody response in a previous phase 1 trial, and new results from a phase 2a study support its continued development.

Cases address malaise and hyperglycemia.

The phase 3 study will advance the safety findings of survodutide reported in the phase 2 study to aid overweight and obesity.

Pharmacists can provide important safety education to patients and health care professionals.

Consumerization of health care solutions is connected to a growing desire of patients to have accessible health care/health data and an individualized care experience.

Kristin Glezman, PharmD, owner and pharmacist in charge of the independent pharmacy in Denison, Texas, takes pride in caring for the local community.

Generative artificial intelligence is a type of self-learning software that can increase the time pharmacists can allocate to patients, improve medication adherence, and allow patients to access health data on a whim.