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JULY 22, 2025
Results from a JAMA Network Open study showed that the prevalence of extremely severe obesity has significantly increased over time, especially among older adolescents and patients who are nonHispanic Black. 1 From 2008 to 2023, the relative increase of pediatric patients with obesity classes 4 to 5 is 253.1%. Approximately 20.3%
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JULY 25, 2025
Another notable detail from this study was that tirzepatide wasn’t FDA-approved until 2022, midway through the study period, possibly owing much of the GLP-1 benefits to semaglutide rather than tirzepatide. Neurodegeneration and stroke after semaglutide and tirzepatide in patients with diabetes and obesity. References 1. Subscribe Now!
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JULY 24, 2025
As a provider, we utilize the ACIP guidelines as what we recommend for patients for preventive care to prevent diseases and things like that, [and] what's the best thing,” Kevin Cleveland, PharmD, professor at Idaho State University, said. Q&A: How ACIP Changes Could Reshape Patient Care. REFERENCES 1.
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million Kaiser Permanente Southern California members from 2008 to 2019. 8 The study results also found that those in higher-poverty census tracts and racial and ethnic minority individuals were more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than higher-income or White patients. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter.
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JULY 30, 2025
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AUGUST 1, 2025
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According to the FDA, there are over 20,000 medications approved. In the physician’s office, when you put electronic health records (EHRs) with algorithms and artificial intelligence into the hands of your team pharmacist, you have an overwhelming opportunity to improve clinical benefits and even greater opportunity to improve patient care.
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