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Real-World Data Used to Identify Most Hepatotoxic Medications
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Pharmacists might be surprised by which drugs were found to be the most likely to cause acute liver injury. Why? Because the current system used to classify hepatoxic drugs did not even include 65% of the 17 drugs that a new, real-world study found to put patients most at risk. Learn more about the results.
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Semaglutide Improved Heart Failure Symptoms, Weight Loss
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A symposium recently looked at the use of the drug semaglutide to treat heart failure in patients with and without diabetes. Find out why the presenters are urging use of the medication, not only because it significantly reduced A1C but also because its heart failure benefits are thought to be driven by mechanisms beyond glycemia, including weight-loss effects.
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Combination-Treatment Chemotherapy Shortages Continue
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As bad as drug shortages have been overall, among the hardest-hit areas have been hospitals and other centers that administer chemotherapy. At the peak of the drug shortage, 93% of centers recently surveyed were unable to obtain enough of the crucial chemotherapy drug carboplatin. That has eased up somewhat, but administering chemotherapy combinations remains difficult, a new survey notes. Read more.
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Contraception Scripts Drop in States Most Restricting Abortions
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Pharmacists in some states may have noticed that they are filling fewer prescriptions for birth control pills and emergency contraception. A study pointed out that this is occurring in states implementing the most restrictive abortion policies after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in July 2022. Find out why fewer prescriptions are being issued and what health advocates are saying.
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