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Extremely Severe Pediatric Obesity Prevalence Increased Over Last 15 Years

Drug Topics

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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HHS Adopts ACIP Recommendation to Eliminate Thimerosal From Flu Shots

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“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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GLP-1s Lower Mortality, Neurodegeneration Risks

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READ MORE: Diabetes Resource Center Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? Neurodegeneration and stroke after semaglutide and tirzepatide in patients with diabetes and obesity. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter. References 1.

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Wildfires Have Significant Impacts on Respiratory Health

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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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Pharmacy services in emergency departments: a comprehensive approach to improve patient care

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

But now, a group of Spanish pharmacists and emergency medicine specialists have issued a joint declaration to streamline understanding and improve patient care. The number of clinical pharmacists involved in patient care in emergency departments (EDs) in Europe has increased significantly in recent years.

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UK fines drugmakers record £260m for price gouging NHS

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The price of a pack of 10mg tablets went from 70 pence in 2008 to £88 in 2016, according to the CMA, while a 20mg pack rose from £1.07 Before April 2008, the NHS was spending approximately £500,000 a year on hydrocortisone tablets, but that had swelled to £80 million by 2016. . to £102.74.

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PharmDs – Crucial to Chronic Care Management Services: A Doctor’s Perspective

PharmD Live

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. Comorbidities and Medicare patient risk.