Pharmacy Week in Review: November 6, 2015

Tor Härnqvist, MD, discusses immune testing after invasive pneumococcal disease, serotype-informed vaccine selection, and pharmacists' role in supporting patients on immunoglobulin therapy.

In adults with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular (CV) risk, the oral GLP-1 RA also improved HbA1C and weight, with less hypoglycemia but more GI events.

A behavioral walking program matched supervised aerobic training for improving asthma control in a randomized trial of physically inactive adults.

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.

American Pharmacists Month kicked off on October 1, honoring more than 700,000 pharmacy professionals and 250 years of caring for America's communities.

fMRI data show cagrilintide-semaglutide altered brain responses to high-calorie food cues; REIMAGINE analyses point to ectopic fat and bone effects.

A pharmacist-led collaborative drug therapy management program at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue reported high patient satisfaction, and every surveyed patient said they felt respected and supported by their pharmacist.

A Novo Nordisk–funded claims analysis of adults with type 2 diabetes found an adjusted HR of 1.06 for MACE with switching, although the findings cannot show causation.