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OTC GLP-1 boosters are marketed for weight loss, but pharmacists should help patients distinguish evidence-based care from supplement claims.

Pharmacists push antimicrobial stewardship into clinics and long-term care, tackling antifungal resistance, rapid diagnostics, vaccines, and public health leadership.

TrumpRx lists 600+ generic drugs with live cash prices, helping patients beat co-pays and sidestep PBMs amid rising drug prices.

Empowered pharmacy technicians strengthen adherence and support safer, smoother patient care.

A large analysis found that measurable declines in processing speed, global cognition, and executive function began up to 8 years before a cardiovascular event.

Jennifer Goldman, PharmD, CDCES, BC-ADM, FCCP, discusses how continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology and automated insulin delivery systems are transforming pharmacists’ roles.

Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, explains why continuous glucose monitor (CGM) persistence so often breaks down after initiation and how pharmacists can intervene at the point of dispensing.

The FDA approved baxdrostat based on meaningfully positive results from the phase 3 BaxHTN trial.

Minimizing sedation, cognitive impairment, and addiction risk are key priorities.

As pharmacies expand into offering immunizations and other clinical services, the rules for the Part B medical side have moved away from the traditional pharmacy side.

Pharmacists lead antifungal and antibiotic stewardship beyond hospitals, using rapid diagnostics, vaccines, and equity to curb resistance.

Pharmacists must balance the lifesaving automation of advanced technology with the harsh reality of a high-cost, high-risk transition.

Pharmacists can counter misinformation on SSRIs with evidence-based antidepressant guidance, safe tapering advice, and patient-centered depression care.

Pharmacy technicians are vital to obesity care, improving access, adherence, and patient engagement in increasingly complex treatment pathways.

Maroney discussed the pharmacist’s role in patient education, safe medication management, and incorporating broader treatment strategies into individualized mental health care plans.

FDA Recall targets True Metrix blood glucose monitoring systems after E-5 errors risk mistreating diabetes; updated guidance helps patients, pharmacists prevent harm.

A single dose of psilocybin produced rapid and clinically meaningful reductions in depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder.

FDA approves benralizumab for hypereosinophilic syndrome, driven by NATRON phase 3 clinical trial data showing fewer flares and improved fatigue.

The ruling comes after weeks of uncertainty for patients, health care providers, and pharmacists about how and whether they could access and distribute the drug.

Laughing gas misuse is surging as nitrous oxide drug abuse spreads online

Phase 3 SCORPIO-PEP trial shows ensitrelvir cuts symptomatic COVID-19 after household exposure, boosting postexposure prophylaxis options for high-risk patients.

This week’s episode covers Marty Makary’s resignation as FDA commissioner, evolving hepatitis B vaccination efforts, and new FDA approvals in asthma and precision oncology.

HBV still threatens health workers as vaccination programs stall; learn how managers and pharmacists can boost coverage with digital tracking.

Patients with CKD and GERD who initiated P-CABs had a 37% lower risk of needing renal replacement therapy.

Data from the STEP UP trial support semaglutide 7.2 mg as a well-tolerated option for patients who need greater weight reduction.

Pharmacists can guide the appropriate use of nonprescription therapies, reinforce recommended prevention strategies, and encourage patients to seek medical evaluation when warranted.

The commissioner's sudden departure leaves the agency navigating a crowded agenda of unresolved policy questions—many with direct implications for pharmacists and their patients.

Newborn vitamin K shot refusals rise, boosting bleeding risk; learn neonatal safety facts and how the vitamin K shot prevents deadly VKDB.