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Procedure Shows Promise for Sustained Weight Loss After GLP-1 Therapy

Drug Topics

1,2 “There is an extraordinary unmet need in obesity treatment, which is the ability for patients to stop GLP-1 drugs without regaining weight. 1 “These early Revita data are better than I expected and suggest the potential to prevent the weight regain we see in practice.

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Gilead hit with FDA clinical hold for batch of HIV trials

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a clinical hold on several of Gilead’s trials evaluating two HIV treatment candidates, though the rest of the drugmaker’s diverse pipeline remains unaffected. Gilead is considered the leading big pharma in HIV treatments. Shares in Nasdaq-listed Gilead opened 0.3%

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ADA 2025: Advances in Type 2 Diabetes Management With Tirzepatide

Pharmacy Times

The presentation emphasized early intervention and personalized treatment plans in managing type 2 diabetes, shifting from "treating to failure" to "treating to target." It is not indicated for type 1 diabetes and carries a boxed warning for thyroid C-cell tumors, with unknown risk in humans.

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Impact of Patient Access to Care on Rates of Febrile Neutropenia Post Inpatient Administration of a Colony-Stimulating Factor

Pharmacy Times

Although the use of colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) is well-established in mitigating severe FN, existing literature suggests there is only an approximate 3% difference in FN rates between various CSF agents.

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FDA Approves Meloxicam Injection For Moderate-to-Severe Pain in Adults

Pharmacy Times

3 Although meloxicam injection delivers a non-opioid alternative for pain control, it is not recommended as a first-line agent when rapid onset of analgesia is needed due to its delayed onset. 2 REFERENCES 1.

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The Checkup by Singlecare - Untitled Article

The Checkup by Singlecare

Examples of statins that can interact with Paxlovid include: Zocor ( simvastatin ) Lipitor ( atorvastatin ) Mevacor ( lovastatin ) Crestor ( rosuvastatin ) Simvastatin and lovastatin should not be taken at least 12 hours before the first Paxlovid dose, throughout treatment, and five days after completing Paxlovid.

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Oral COVID Agents

Pharmacy Friday Pearls

18 years Administration Oral Oral Oral PK/PD MOA: Nirmatrelvir – inhibitor of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease Prevents viral replicationRitonavir is a CYP3A inhibitor included to increase nirmatrelvir plasma levelsRitonavir alone has NO activity against SARS-CoV-2 Time to peak: Nirmatrelvir: 3 hrs & Ritonavir: 3.98 Introduction.