Diabetes

Pharmacists should be knowledgeable about the different approaches used to modify biopharmaceuticals and how they affect stability, dosing, safety, and efficacy.

Patients with schizophrenia and other disorders who take atypical antipsychotics should be monitored for an increased risk for diabetes.

The FDA has issued guidelines to review generic versions of biotech agents, which are made from biological rather than chemical building blocks.

Constant access to health benefit coverage is critical for successful preventive care.

New research indicates that patients with type 2 diabetes who have depression are significantly more like to develop dementia.

Successfully managing diabetes means being able to avoid the many traps that come with holidays like Thanksgiving. But it is possible, says the ADA.

To commemorate World Diabetes Day, we've compiled a listing of facts about diabetes and resources for pharmacists and other care providers.

In a new statement, the American Diabetes Association provides recommendations to ensure continuity of care for individuals with diabetes.

Sometimes, the best way for a pharmacist to truly help a patient is to be brutally honest--and not to sugarcoat the truth.

Diabetes has become both an economic and a health crisis. Prevention programs directed at high-risk patients are needed now more than ever.

Diabetes is becoming a significant burden, both in terms of public health and the economy.

Pharmacists must be aware of potentially serious adverse reactions in patients receiving angiotensin- converting enzyme therapy, particularly with the concurrent use of dipeptidly peptidase IV inhibitors.