PodcastRx with Chris Bender - September 2024

It's the debut episode of PodcastRx with Chris Bender! Regular listeners know Chris is a clinical pharmacist with Diamond's Office of Pharmacy Therapeutics and Integrated Clinical Services (OPTICS) team and a repeat guest many times over on PodcastRx. We liked his appearances so much that we asked him to stay permanently- and he accepted! We're pleased to bring you a more segment driven-show centered around one of Diamond's most enthusiastic pharmacy nerds (his term, not ours :-)

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In our first segment, which we've dubbed "Into the Clinic", Chris delves into some recent medication headlines and recent studies of note, including:

-Kisunla Approval

-PSA Levels in Transgender Women

-Saline Nasal Sprays and Sick Days

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The we shift into our main discussion block around some "mature" topics, as September is Healthy Aging Month. We explore:

-Effectiveness of Multivitamins

-Ways to Prevent Falls

-Advancements in Alzheimer's Medication

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And in our final segment, we take a somewhat lighthearted (but serious) look at some crazy contaminants found in OTC vitamins and supplements.

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Links to topics featured in the discussion:

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"Into the Clinic"

FDA approves Ohtuvayre as maintenance treatment for COPD

Ensifentrine, a Novel Phosphodiesterase 3 and 4 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Phase III Trials (the ENHANCE Trials)

Efficacy of Tiotropium+Olodaterol in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Initial Disease Severity and Treatment Intensity: A Post Hoc Analysis

Minimal Clinically Important Differences in Pharmacological Trials

Prostate-Specific Antigen Values in Transgender Women Receiving Estrogen

Nasal Sprays Reduce Sick Days From Respiratory Illnesses in High-Risk Patients

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Healthy Aging Month Discussion

Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study

Multivitamins in the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease: the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) randomized clinical trial

Daily Multivitamins Not Associated with Lower Risk of Death

Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions

September is Healthy Aging^® Month Celebrates 30 Years

A practical guide to the Mediterranean diet

Lecanemab in Early Alzheimer's Disease

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37459141/

Lecanemab for Alzheimer's disease: tempering hype and hope

Clinical Dementia Rating  – Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) A clinical endpoint to measure cognitive changes  in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease

Aducanumab to Be Discontinued as an Alzheimer’s Treatment

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Contaminants in Vitamins and Supplements

Unapproved Pharmaceutical Ingredients Included in Dietary Supplements Associated With US Food and Drug Administration Warnings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibutramine

Analysis: Some natural supplements can be dangerously contaminated

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