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Topics in Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice is a continually updated collection of features and editorials that review, examine, and comment on the overload of information in the pharmacy field. Features are reviews of clinical trials, studies, and guidelines that examine the validity of approach, methodology, results, and recommendations, and make recommendations that can affect decision making. Editorials allow leading and emerging minds in the field express their opinion on the ever-changing world of pharmacy practice.

Triple whammy action of retatrutide on obesity—phase 2 findings

Dawn Havrda, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP

Published: November 16, 2023

Obesity is becoming a more common disease associated with various chronic conditions including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular (CV) disease, and stroke. The medical costs for individuals with obesity are higher than people not obese with an annual cost estimated at $173 billion in 2019.1 It is estimated that the ...

Does dapagloflozin affect the rate of hospitalization in patients with CKD?

Dawn Havrda, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP

Published: November 16, 2023

In the United States, chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 15% to 20% of adults and is usually present with various comorbidities. The presence of CKD has been found to increase the risk of hospitalization compared to individuals with similar comorbidities without CKD.1,2 In addition to the elevated ...

To wait or not—When to start anticoagulation after a stroke with atrial fibrillation

Dawn Havrda, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP

Published: October 3, 2023

The direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are the preferred anticoagulant agents to prevent stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF).1 However, when DOACs should be started after an acute ischemic stroke is unclear. In that post-stroke phase, the risk of a hemorrhagic transformation of the stroke needs to be ...

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Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach, 9<sup>th</sup> Edition

Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach, 9^th Edition

Kevin Grumbach, Rachel Willard-Grace, Thomas Bodenheimer

Published: November 17, 2023

This is a book about health policy. As such, we will cite technical studies and will make cross-national generalizations. As health care practitioners, however, we are daily reminded of the human realities of health policy. Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach is fundamentally about the people we care for: the ...