obesity
Expert insights on the pharmacological management of overweight and obesity
This webinar aims to provide pharmacists with a comprehensive understanding of overweight and obesity, including its prevalence, health consequences, diagnosis and management. Gain expert knowledge from Professor John Dixon on …
Would your customers on GLP-1 RAs for weight loss benefit from nutrition support?
Reduced Appetite: Implications and Nutritional Considerations Eating a balanced diet during GLP-1 RA therapy is important to ensure sufficient nutritional intake. The appetite-suppressing effects of GLP-1 RAs can lead to …
World news wrapup: 1 March 2024
US cyber attack impacts pharmacies; NZ dispensing error saw loratadine laced with haloperidol; UK pharmacists burning out New Zealand: The Health and Disability Commissioner has found a pharmacy breached the …
Ozempic competitor to launch in spite of PBS knockback
Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro will be on the private scrip market by the end of September Revolutionary new type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro – which is almost better known for producing …
Ozempic diabetes competitor gets PBS knockback
Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro would need “substantial price reduction”, says PBAC Mounjaro, the type-2 diabetes medication that the New York Times recently predicted “’could overshadow Ozempic” has been refused funding via …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes An umbrella and systematic review of the global evidence has concluded that E‐cigarettes can be harmful …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Vitamin D for the management of asthma This updated cochrane Review does not find evidence to support a role for vitamin …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Management of motor and nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson disease Parkinson disease (PD) presents a challenging array of motor and nonmotor symptoms. …
Complementary and alternative medicines for weight loss
The complementary and alternative medicine sector of the weight loss market often receives poor press because of the lack of scientific evidence underpinning products. Pharmacists can be implicated in these …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Oral antivirals for mild–moderate COVID‑19: a panacea or a logistical and clinical conundrum? Multiple therapeutic options for COVID-19 are …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Psychotropic medication deprescribing in residential aged care facilities In this exploratory study of the knowledge and attitudes of family members of …
World news wrapup: 28 January 2022
Pharmacist brothers offer “Jabs with kebabs;” Irish pharmacy calls anti-vax stunt “quite sad;” pharmacist sentenced over fraud Cork, Ireland: Sunday World has reported that a group of anti-vaxxers descended on …
