Pharmacy Focus Podcast: Independent Rx Forum- Episode 6

Pharmacy Times previews enlicitide, survodutide, diet and heart failure risk, and pharmacist-led HF care ahead of the AHA Scientific Sessions in Chicago.

Experts highlighted how Diamond-Blackfan anemia illustrates the scientific, financial, and manufacturing challenges that can prevent promising gene therapies for ultra-rare diseases from reaching patients.

Experts highlighted recent gene therapy approvals for inherited immune disorders while addressing ongoing challenges in manufacturing, long-term safety, and patient access.

Expected in the first half of 2028, the planned separation would create a stand-alone retail pharmacy company with nearly 30,000 pharmacists.

At the 2026 ASTCT Gene Therapy Summit, experts highlighted how chronic pain, psychological challenges, and neurologic complications may persist despite successful treatment.

RSV hospitalization raised short-term invasive pneumococcal disease risk, especially among unvaccinated individuals.

ADA guidance ties monitoring choices to therapy, risk, and preference. Brooke Hudspeth, PharmD, explains how pharmacists help individualize the plan.

Twice-daily metronidazole dosing had outcomes comparable with those of thrice-daily dosing for confirmed anaerobic infections, minimizing drug exposure and cost while maintaining clinical efficacy.