The Impact of OIC on Patients Taking Opioids

Christie Ballantyne, MD, explains how the CORALreef Extension study adds safety exposure and shows LDL-C lowering with oral enlicitide is sustained over time.

The glucagon/GLP-1 dual agonist did not raise major adverse cardiovascular event risk in adults with obesity, but GI-related discontinuations were high.

Post hoc AHA 2026 data show the oral GLP-1 receptor agonist lowered systolic blood pressure across hypertension stages, partly beyond weight loss.

Early metformin may curb insulin starts in gestational diabetes, while a separate analysis ties a history of the condition to advanced CKM syndrome.

Pharmacy Times previews enlicitide, survodutide, diet and heart failure risk, and pharmacist-led HF care ahead of the AHA Scientific Sessions in Chicago.

RSV hospitalization raised short-term invasive pneumococcal disease risk, especially among unvaccinated individuals.

Two Kidney Week 2026 posters suggest remnant cholesterol–based markers may help stratify CKD severity and cardiovascular death risk on hemodialysis.

SCOUT-HCM data show LVOT gradient reductions persisted, patients switching from placebo responded similarly, and no patient had LVEF below 50%.