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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs, 9amHealth Collaborate to Make Obesity Medications Affordable

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Approximately 31% of people in the United States were overweight and 42% were obese in 2017 to 2018, compared with 34% and 30.5% " Obesity has risen considerably over the past 3 years, according to data from the Pew Research Center. in 1999 to 2000, respectively.

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Healthy Diet Provides Health Benefits, Even Without Weight Loss

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Updated March 20, 2018. A Dietary Intervention- Randomized Controlled Trial (DIRECT) Study; BGU-Harvard-Robarts Collaboration. ClinicalTrials.gov identification: NCT00160108. Accessed June 12, 2025. Diet and Body Composition (CENTRAL). ClinicalTrials.gov identification: NCT01530724. Updated October 23, 2020. Accessed June 12, 2025.

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Independent Pharmacists’ Unique Role During Disaster Management Efforts

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from 1999 to 2018. adults, 1999-2018. Natural disasters can be especially harmful to patients in polypharmacy prescription regimens, a term for patients taking 5 or more prescription medications concurrently. Safe drug use after a natural disaster. August 28, 2019. Accessed April 10, 2025. Wang X, Liu K, Shirai K, et al. 2023;8(1):25.

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Steatosis Liver Disease Shows Increased Risk of Diabetes for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Drug Topics

The study investigators included patients who developed AF between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2018, and were included in the National Health Insurance Service of South Korea. 1 Investigators included a total of 195,195 patients with AD, who had a mean age of 64.4 years and 57.5% Diabetes Spectr. 2024;37(1):5-7.

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DEA Reaffirms Synthetic THC Compounds Are Schedule I Controlled Substances

The FDA Law Blog

THC acetate esters are different than delta-9-THC, the psychoactive compound found naturally in the cannabis plant. Dr. Boos explained that delta-9-THCO and delta-8-THCO have similar chemical structures and pharmacological activities as compounds in the cannabis plant so they fall within the definition of THC. Terrence L. Boos, Ph.D.,

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Adopting Automation Supports Safer, More Efficient Sterile Compounding

Omnicell

Dennis Wright Senior Director, Central Pharmacy Dispensing Services, Omnicell As disruption and uncertainty in the supply of IV medications from outsourced compounding facilities continues, health system pharmacies should reevaluate how they are managing sterile compounding needs. 23 at 1 pm ET.

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Beckley Psytech raises $80m for psychedelic meds development

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The Oxford-based company had originally hoped to raise $50 million from the series B, and the scale of the financing is further evidence that repurposing psychedelic compounds as potential therapies for neuro-psychiatric disorders is a hot topic in biopharma. Beckley – formerly known as Beckley Canopy Therapeutics – raised £7.4