8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (360+ words) Oral semaglutide delivers significant weight loss in OASIS trials, offering needle-free obesity therapy. Although injectable GLP-1 receptor agonists have demonstrated impressive efficacy, some patients remain hesitant to initiate therapy due to needle aversion, injection burden, or concerns regarding administration technique....

6+ hour, 34+ min ago  (384+ words) Monica Dougherty, Pharm D, BCACP, explains how the 2026 GOLD guideline updates use blood eosinophil counts to guide biologic therapy decisions for patients with COPD. Pharmacy Times: Can you please introduce yourself? Monica Dougherty, Pharm D, BCACP: My name is Monica…...

7+ hour, 10+ min ago  (631+ words) Key questions to address during the assessment include: Engaging frontline pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in this process is essential. These staff members have firsthand knowledge of daily friction points and are more likely to champion technology adoption when they have…...

13+ hour, 45+ min ago  (698+ words) This FAQ outlines current measles cases, key drivers of increasing cases, and the essential role pharmacists play in vaccination, patient counseling, case recognition, and combating vaccine misinformation. This FAQ was fact-checked by Adam James, Pharm D. Q1: What is the current status…...

16+ hour, 25+ min ago  (463+ words) The agent is to be used alongside diet adjustments in adult patients. The FDA approved olezarsen (Tryngolza; Ionis Pharmaceuticals) used with diet to reduce triglycerides and the risk of acute pancreatitis in adult patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia. With this approval,…...

18+ hour, 39+ min ago  (581+ words) TNBC accounts for approximately 10% to 15% of all breast cancers and is associated with an aggressive clinical course, early recurrence, and poorer outcomes compared with other breast cancer subtypes. 2 Historically, treatment options for patients with advanced TNBC have been limited, particularly…...

19+ hour, 52+ min ago  (364+ words) Pharmacy Times: Can you please introduce yourself? Suzanne Feeney: Hi, I'm Suzanne Feeney. I am a pharmacist. I currently work as the senior director of pharmacy solutions with Health Mart. Pharmacy Times: With reimbursement cuts and pressures mounting, why is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (915+ words) While overall drug shortages declined in 2025, USP findings suggest that longstanding supply chain vulnerabilities continue to fuel persistent shortages across multiple therapeutic areas. USP's findings signify that persistent drug shortages are driven by broader structural weaknesses within the pharmaceutical supply…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (356+ words) Cheeley takes listeners inside her clinical decision-making process'from statin intolerance to PCSK9 inhibitors to omega-3s'and explains why patient buy-in is as important as the prescription itself. We will get you on something'even if it's just a baby dose of it,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (325+ words) Operational mitigation strategies must optimize inventory and distribution, as described in the Table. 2 Some institutions also use repackaging or allocation protocols to extend limited supplies equitably across patient populations. Conversion from intravenous to oral therapy, when clinically appropriate, can further…...