There is a growing body of evidence regarding the benefits of influenza vaccination to prevent cardiovascular events. Do immunizations against the reactivation of the herpes zoster virus confer similar CV benefits?

Guest Authors: Anna K Love, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM and Leslie Phillips, PharmD

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Most health professionals have been hyper-focused on helping patients lose weight. Undernutrition and weight loss in older adults now feel like forgotten concepts. It is well established that an individual's personal nutrition practices are a key ingredient to living a long and healthy life.

Guests: Jacob Rogers, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, and Jessica Copeland, BS, NBC-HWC

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SW was referred to the ambulatory care pharmacist for a medication review and disease state management for diabetesand hypertension.

CC: "I'm having some trouble with my blood pressure and blood sugar."

Authors: Michelle Hernandez, PharmD and Michelle Balli, PharmD, BCACP

Guest Experts: Christie Schumacher, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BCADM and Joshua Jacobs, PharmD, PhD, BCCPMusic by Good Talk

Is there a “magic remedy” to prevent the transmission of influenza to close contacts? The newest antiviral agent, baloxavir marboxil, rapidly reduces virus titers and stops the shedding of infectious virus faster than its counterpart, oseltamivir.

Guests: Emma Brucio, PharmD and Kathleen Pincus, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES

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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is now the most common chronic liver disease worldwide, a major cause of cardiometabolic events and, in its most advanced form, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), the most common cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality.

Guests: Sarah Wheeler, Pharm.D., BCACP, CDCES and Samantha Burton, Pharm.D., MS

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For some patients with peripheral artery disease, exercise can be impractical or impossible. Could the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists offer new hope for restoring movement and quality of life?

Guest Authors: Minitha Jacob, PharmD and Sherry Laguardia, PharmD, BCACP

Special Guest: Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCCP

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The BedMed study attempted to resolve a longstanding debate: Does the timing of administration for antihypertensive medication matter? As it turns out, the timing of medication administration isn't terribly important so long as the medication is taken consistently.

Guest Authors: Stefanie C. Nigro, PharmD, BCACP and Eric J MacLaughlin, PharmD, BCPS

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This iForumRx podcast episode, produced in collaboration with the ACCP Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network (PRN), focuses on layered-learning and how to structure your practice to engage learners at different levels of experience.

Expert panelists Dr. Adenike Atanda-Oshikoya, Dr. Michelle Patterson, and Dr. Michelle Musser share their experiences working with students and residents.