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Deucravacitinib Shows Joint, Skin Symptom Improvements in Psoriatic Arthritis

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The study cohort included 670 patients who were diagnosed with PsA of at least a 3 month duration and have active plaque psoriatic skin lesions or a documented medical history of plaque psoriasis. READ MORE: Significant Knowledge Gap Exists in Patient Awareness of Psoriatic Disease The study found that 54.2%

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Obesity Medication Use Remains Low Among Children | ADA 2025

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image credit: syahrir / stock.adobe.com While data shows that obesity has been on the rise among children in recent history, the overall complications spurred on by childhood obesity have been well documented. 1 “Guidelines recommend treating obesity with medications and lifestyle changes.”

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Significant Knowledge Gap Exists in Patient Awareness of Psoriatic Disease

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This led researchers to explore a specific region of the world in order to better document patients’ understanding of the disease. The prevalence of psoriasis in the Gulf countries is not well-documented; however, recent studies suggested that psoriasis affects 0.5%-5.3%

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Q&A: Pharmacies Grapple With Patient Influx Amid Rite Aid Closures

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Rite Aid, which was once the third largest pharmacy chain in the United States, announced in May that it filed its second chapter 11 bankruptcy in under 2 years. Drug Topics : How has the closure of Rite Aid stores impacted independent pharmacies in Pennsylvania? Rob Frankil, RPh : I'm seeing a mixed bag.

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Tips for Marketing Weight Loss to Prescribers

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Your independent pharmacy can utilize this by marketing your weight loss programs, compounds, and services to local prescribers. Depending on the compound you are filling, you might also significantly save on labor if you can bulk compound larger quantities at a time. The Introductory Price is $399 Monthly.

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Hazardous Drug Compliance

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Hazardous drugs constitute a distinct category of pharmaceuticals that demand special attention from all types of pharmacies, not just compounding. Adhering to regulations related to hazardous drugs in pharmacies is of vital importance. Proper documentation helps demonstrate adherence to safety measures and regulatory standards.

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How To Become A Sports Pharmacy

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During this same time, we also focused on growing our compounding and functional medicine-based services. I set a goal to be the official pharmacy of as many of those organizations as possible. You can grab the 2021-2022 NCAA document HERE. In our city, we didn’t have any major professional teams.