Rumor vs Truth
Rumor vs Truth
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Your trusted source for facts... where we dissect the evidence behind risky rumors and reveal clinical truths.This new podcast series from TRC Healthcare, the team behind Pharmacist’s Letter and Prescriber Insights products, is designed to help pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, prescribers, and even patients navigate some of the claims they might see about medication therapy. Find the video version of this show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@trc.healthcare
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The show focuses on clinical truths regarding medication interactions, with episodes that cover topics like the impact of fruit juices on medications, the interaction of grapefruit juice with statins, and how certain juices can enhance or hinder medication absorption, providing detailed research findings and expert opinions.
Your trusted source for facts… where we dissect the evidence behind risky rumors and reveal clinical truths.
This podcast series from TRC Healthcare, the team behind Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter, and Prescriber Insights products, is designed to help pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, prescribers, and even patients navigate some of the claims they might see about medication therapy.
Find the video version of this show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@trc.healthcare
TRC Healthcare offers CE credit for this podcast for subscribers at our platinum level or higher. Log in to your Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter, or Prescriber Insights account and look for the title of this podcast in the list of available CE courses.
Are GLP-1 side effects food for thought or just food for rumors? In this episode, Don and Steve dig into the evidence behind the most talked-about risks of GLP-1 agonists, separating clinical truth from rumors and headlines.
🦱 Are these meds thinning waistlines—and hairlines?
🚹 Do GLP-1s cause erectile dysfunction—or could they actually help?
🛑Is holding GLP-1s before surgery a must, or just medical myth?
Our clinical sleuths investigate whether these claims hold up:
- GLP-1 agonists can lead to hair loss
- Men can develop erectile dysfunction from GLP-1 agonists
- GLP-1 agonists increase risk of suicidal thoughts
- GLP-1 agonists are associated with blindness
- GLP-1's should be held before every surgery to prevent aspiration
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TRC Healthcare Editor Hosts:
- Stephen Small, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, BCCCP, CNSC
- Don Weinberger, PharmD, PMSP
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Guest:
- Sara Klockars, PharmD, BCPS (TRC Healthcare Editor, Dermatology Specialist)
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CE Information:
None of the speakers have anything to disclose.
TRC Healthcare offers CE credit for this podcast for subscribers at our platinum level or higher. Log in to your Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter,or Prescriber Insights account and look for the title of this podcast in the list of available CE courses.
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The clinical resources mentioned during the podcast are part of a subscription to Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter, and Prescriber Insights:
- Chart: GLP-1 and GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Interactive Comparison Chart
- Chart: Treatment and Prevention of Hair Loss
- FAQ: Managing Erectile Dysfunction
- Chart: Perioperative Management of Diabetes
- Article: Keep Potential Eye Risks With GLP-1 Agonists in Sight
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