Pharmacology News

CHICAGO — Now more than ever, opioid use disorder must be treated by primary care physicians, according to Ann R. Garment, MD, FACP, a clinical associate professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

CHICAGO — In this video, Adrienne Youdim, MD, FACP, discusses the social factors driving the rising prevalence of obesity in the United States.

CHICAGO — Cannabis has been approved by state legislators across the United States for more than 50 medical indications, according to a speaker at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

CHICAGO — Two speakers here reviewed what they believed were the top articles published in the Annals of Internal Medicine — research that reflects a diverse body of health issues and pharmacologic interventions.

CHICAGO — In this video, Rajesh K. Garg, MD, the director of the Comprehensive Diabetes Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, discusses three evolving areas in diabetes management: glucose goals, treatment and devices.

CHICAGO ⁠— While there are several challenges to deprescribing, applying a practical algorithm of care may ease some of the anxiety that older patients experience during this process, according to a presentation at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

CHICAGO ⁠— In this video, Healio Primary Care Peer Perspective Board Member Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS, discusses her presentations on obesity from the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

The FDA has approved Veklury for pediatric patients aged 28 days and older who are hospitalized for COVID-19 or have mild to moderate COVID-19 and are at risk for severe disease.

WHO has announced that it strongly recommends administering Pfizer’s Paxlovid to patients with non-severe COVID-19 who are at highest risk for hospitalization.

Adults with a lower socioeconomic status were more likely to use obesogenic medications, even after adjusting for comorbidity and medication burden, according to findings published in The Lancet Regional Health Americas.