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Help Turn Occasional Shoppers into Loyal Customers by Investing in the Front End

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By tailoring your pharmacy to meet the needs of customers across both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) products, you can transform your store into a long-term community destination for total health and wellness. Private-label brands allow you to deliver the same quality as larger name brands, often at a lower cost. April 2025.

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Obesity Medication Use Remains Low Among Children | ADA 2025

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of YA with obesity were prescribed OMs—predominantly GLP-1s approved for adults but used off label for younger people. Despite the high prevalence of obesity among children and YA, OM utilization remains low,” wrote authors of the abstract. 1 In the final year of the analysis (2024), just 1.5% of adolescents and 5.7%

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Healthy Diet Provides Health Benefits, Even Without Weight Loss

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Image Credit: sonyakamoz - stock.adobe.com "We have been conditioned to equate weight loss with health, and weight loss-resistant individuals are often labeled as failures,” Anat Yaskolka Meir, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the department of epidemiology at Harvard Chan School, said in a news release.

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Hair Loss Therapy Shows Potential for Regeneration in Phase 2 Trial

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After the randomized portion of the study, patients were eligible to enroll in an open-label extension study for 3 months to assess the long term safety of PP405. Patients applied the therapy or placebo once per day for 4 weeks and were followed for up to 12 weeks.

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FDA Approves Expanded Labeling of Farapulse PFA System for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Pharmacy Times

SHOW MORE The expanded instructions for use labeling expand on the Farawave and Farawave Nav Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) catheters. The update aims to enhance AF treatment with safe, effective ablation technologies, with future trials planned for more complex arrhythmias.

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Independent Pharmacy Innovation Spotlighted at McKesson ideaShare 2025

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Does Blue Cross Blue Shield cover Mounjaro?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Blue Cross Blue Shield doesn’t typically cover Mounjaro for weight loss because it’s considered an off-label use of the drug. Some specialty pharmacies will create their own version of Mounjaro, known as compounded tirzepatide. Does Blue Cross Blue Shield cover Mounjaro for weight loss? How much does Mounjaro cost?