Brian Nowosielski

Drug Topics has been on site at McKesson ideaShare this week. Check out this podcast to hear a few of the exciting happenings at this year’s meeting.

See what’s trending in pharmacy with a preview of the Total Pharmacy June issue.

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In a webinar conducted by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), experts gathered to publicly address the ongoing bird flu outbreak across many US states.

Medication nonadherence can account for up to 50% of treatment failures and over $500 billion in annual health care costs.

In 2 abstracts presented at ASCO 2024, researchers addressed the use of GLP-1s for weight loss and to reduce cardiovascular outcomes in women with breast cancer.

From the Health Mart Pharmacy of the Year award presentation to general sessions covering pharmacy profitability, community impact, and much more, see what’s to come at this year’s meeting in New Orleans.

In a session presented at the 2024 Heart in Diabetes Conference, Neha Pagidipati, MD, MPH, discussed weight change and its effects on cardiovascular complications.

Nicolette Mathey, PharmD, founder of ATRIUM24 and Dotti CRM, discussed how new technological tools can help pharmacists care for more patients.

Check out this recap of articles published on our sister sites during the past week.

In abstracts presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting, researchers addressed the association between heart failure and multiple types of cancers.

In a session presented at the 2024 Heart in Diabetes Conference, Matthew Weir, MD, discussed the potential benefits of GLP-1s and SGLT2 inhibitors for improved chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular outcomes.

The Supreme Court ruled on the question of limiting access to to mifepristone, a key abortion drug that anti-abortion groups have been working to limit across the country.

The APhA urged policy makers to consider these recommendations to avoid further exacerbating effects of the attack on US health systems.

CDC researchers reported on the improvements and inaccuracies of assays within the Vitamin D Standardization-Certification Program.

Researchers addressed the use of cannabis to treat cancer symptoms in rural and urban areas, as well as patients’ comfortability discussing it with their providers.

Check out this recap of articles published on our sister sites during the past week.

In a session presented at the 2024 Heart in Diabetes Conference, researchers discussed the abilities of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to capture lifestyle data and improve mortality rates.

Researchers addressed patients’ preferences for the delivery method of educational cancer resources as well as the demographics that were influenced to read materials or not.

In an abstract presented at ENDO 2024, researchers addressed practitioners’ current knowledge of CGM and their experience prescribing in low-income communities.

In an abstract presented at the Endocrine Society’s ENDO 2024 annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, researchers addressed the association between social vulnerability and glycemic control in patients with diabetes.

In an abstract presented at the Endocrine Society’s ENDO 2024 annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, researchers explored access to GLP-1s for teenagers with and without type 2 diabetes.

Check out this recap of articles published on our sister sites during the past week.

Authors analyzed Section 804 of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) allowing state-sponsored programs to bring Canadian drugs onto US soil.

In an interview with Chris Schaffner, PharmD, owner of Schaffner Pharmacy and Apothecary Coffee in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, he discussed his unique pharmacy operation with the help of coffee shop revenue.

As health care technology advances and cyberattack threats loom large, researchers aimed to assess the effect of ransomware attacks on US health systems.

Researchers addressed the association between COVID-19 vaccination status and incidents of post-COVID condition.

While US health officials continue to monitor the outbreak in dairy cattle across the country, a second human recently tested positive after a mutation of the bird flu virus.

Emergency department visits tripled by December 2022 compared with the pre-legalization period from January 2015 to September 2018.

To assess the extent of FTC regulation, researchers collected data from the group’s merger and enforcement actions in a 22-year span.