Phase 2b data from EASD 2026 show the amylin-incretin combination also cut HbA1c by up to 2.9% in adults with obesity or overweight and type 2 diabetes.
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In this video, Dhiren Patel, PharmD, CDE, BC-ADM FCCP, who is a professor of pharmacy practice at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Pharmacy, discusses with Pharmacy Times the important role pharmacists can play in combatting
Dr. Patel discussed managing diabetes with insulin/GLP-1 receptor agonist combinations during a special session held in conjunction with APHA 2017.
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